gun control
SCOTUS Taking Up 2nd Amendment Case Could Mean Cuts To Broad Swaths Of Gun Regulation
The fact that the Court may soon strike down a regulation on the public carry of weapons will have deep political significance.
State GOPers Craft Wild Gambits To Wriggle Out Of Fed Gun Control Measures
Some GOPers Look To Use State-Sanctioned Militias To Circumvent New Federal Gun Laws
Where Things Stand: Militias And Other Right-Wing Groups Get Particularly Worked Up About Red Flag Laws
This is your TPM afternoon briefing.
After back-to-back mass shootings in Atlanta and Boulder in the past week, gun reform advocates are once again hoping to see an expansion of red flag laws, which allow authorities to confiscate guns from individuals deemed to be particularly dangerous. They’re one of the few gun control measures that some members of the pro-gun lobby will get behind due to their case-by-case enforcement.