Handguns

This week a federal appeals court held that the Second Amendment does not apply to state or city gun laws. Supporters of Judge Sonia Sotomayor incorrectly argue that this affirms her recent gun-control case. Now the NRA is petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to take the case, and in doing so heats up the gun-rights issue to potentially become the dominant topic in Sotomayor's confirmation hearings.

Today, the National Rifle Association filed a petition for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of NRA v. Chicago. The Seventh Circuit opinion upholds current bans on the possession of handguns in Chicago and Oak Park, Illinois.

Tennessee House members voted on Wednesday to override the governor's veto of a bill to allow handguns to be carried in bars and restaurants that serve alcohol.

SB585 would stop gun shows at the Cow Palace near San Francisco. It would do this not because of any problems with illegal activities at the shows, but because its sponsors don't like guns and think that gun shows send the wrong message.

A terse two-sentence statement from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a request for a rehearing in a case that defense lawyers say stemmed from a broken rifle that was loaned out and then malfunctioned.

Judge Sonia Sotomayor's best defense against firearms owners mobilizing to oppose her U.S. Supreme Court nomination may come from an unlikely source: two top conservatives on the federal bench.

A Fayette County homeowner shot and killed an intruder early Monday morning. Investigators with the Fayette County Sheriff's Department say the dead man is the homeowner's neighbor.

Mayor Jim Ardis wants to see a push for Peoria to become a pilot city for statewide concealed-carry legislation that would allow people to carry guns in a responsible manner, he said Thursday.

Gun Owners of America ... is telling its 300,000 members to let senators know they oppose Judge Sotomayor's appointment.

Even though the 20th century is noted for its absolute and bloody wars, war was not the 20th Century's biggest killer. Democide was. Or rather government was. And the comparison was not even close.

Earlier this year, President Obama's Supreme Court nominee joined an opinion with the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that Second Amendment rights do not apply to the states.

While at work, Oklahoma gun owners can store firearms in their locked vehicles parked on company property. State Attorney General Drew Edmondson announced that recently, when the filing deadline had passed for further legal appeals in a long-standing legal case.

A bill to ban terrorists from buying guns is before congress. Newsflash: The definition of terrorist is being expanded to include gun owners.

The nomination of Second Circuit Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor to replace retiring Justice David Souter on the U.S. Supreme Court is a slap at gun rights and the Second Amendment, the Second Amendment Foundation said today.

The Interior Department says a new law allowing loaded guns in national parks and wildlife refuges will not take effect until next year.

Robert Ord says he stays away from the District of Columbia because he fears he will be arrested on a gun charge. The private security officer unsuccessfully sought a declaration in federal court that he is immune from prosecution on D.C. gun laws.