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More States Adopting Gun-Seizure Laws After Parkland Tragedy

Nine states have passed laws over the past year allowing police or household members to...

Did Most States That Legalized Marijuana Use Ban Marijuana Users from Owning Guns?

A meme misrepresented the reasons why it is illegal for cannabis users to also be...

Did Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez Say ‘Owning Guns Is Not a Right’ in the Constitution?

Attempts to discredit the freshman lawmaker from NYC seem to know no end.

Did Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis Criticize ‘Pantyhose-Wearing’ Politicians for Gun Restrictions?

A widespread meme attributes some colorful criticisms of pro-gun-control lawmakers to the legendary retired Marine...

Dems to Push Gun Control on Anniversary of Giffords Shooting

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats plan to introduce a bill to expand background checks...

Is New Jersey Conducting Door-to-Door Gun Confiscations?

Partisan websites have accused New Jersey officials of violating the Second Amendment and 'waging war'...

Did Joe Biden Once Advise the Public to Use Shotguns for Self-Defense?

A meme featured an eye-catching quotation attributed to the former vice president.

Trump Administration Moves to Ban Bump Stocks

The devices will be banned under a federal law that prohibits machine guns, according to...

Did Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell ‘Suggest Nuking’ Gun Owners Who Resist Confiscation?

Conservative web sites and commentators pounced on a tweet which the Democratic Congressman insisted was...

School Shootings in Christian Texas vs. Non-Christian Japan

A viral tweet, offered in response to remarks made by the Republican candidate in a...

Did Nancy Pelosi Say the ‘Plastic Straw Ban Is Important for Gun Control?’

The House Minority Leader did not argue that the plastic straw ban would prevent "gateway...

Did the U.S. State Department Legalize the Publication of Instructions for 3D-Printed Guns?

A settlement between the U.S. government and a gun-rights group has, in that group’s words,...