Law enforcement’s discovery of a machine gun in a home has the potential to result in the owner facing up to a decade in prison. The individual illegally possessed a Bushmaster Model E.A-15 .233 caliber machine gun that was not registered to the individual. This individual is one of four people recently named by the… Read More
In a move many are viewing as a sign of changing views regarding the Second Amendment, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a legal challenge to an assault weapons ban ordinance enacted by Highland Park, IL (a suburb of Chicago), the New York Times is reporting. The case in question, Friedman v…. Read More
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review the case of Voisine v. United States, according to the SCOTUS blog. The case could have far-reaching ramifications pertaining to firearms possession and the Second Amendment. The case is being brought by two defendants from Maine, Stephen Voisine and William Armstrong, both of whom were convicted… Read More
The United States Supreme Court ruled late last month that a 1996 law prohibiting people who have been convicted of domestic violence may not later possess a firearm, regardless of whether the underlying case included evidence of actual physical harm. At least two federal appellate rulings had previously held that some level of actual violence… Read More
Though Atlanta’s Gucci Mane is famous for his music, his legal problems keep bringing him unwanted attention. The rapper was in court recently to face federal charges: gun possession by a convicted felon. The 33-year-old was arraigned on the pair of charges stemming from two September incidents in which he was accused of carrying loaded… Read More