The National Rifle Association’s plan to counter a New York lawsuit hit a major setback on Tuesday after its bankruptcy case was dismissed. Federal Judge Harlin Hale ruled the gun group’s attempt to relocate to Texas in response to litigation by New York Attorney General Letitia James (D.) targeting the
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Gun buybacks don’t reduce crime and may actually make things worse, according to a new study released this month. Researchers working with the National Bureau of Economic Research looked at almost 25 years of data to analyze whether buybacks in 100 different US cities had reduced gun crime. They concluded the programs were “an inefficient use of taxpayers’ dollars.”
Americans gave President Joe Biden (D.) among his lowest marks on gun policy in a poll published Monday.
“Anything that can be readily converted into a receiver can then be regulated as a firearm receiver,” he said. “So, even if something is down to the very base metal block these parts are made of under this rule, with how broad it is, that could be considered a firearm. That block itself would have to be serialized. If you wanted to buy one, you’d have to go through the process that you’d have to go through in order to buy a finished gun that’s fully functional.”
The new rule would expand the ATF’s power to determine what constitutes a firearm. It would also make it much more difficult to sell unfinished firearms receivers, especially as part of a gun-building kit. The proposed rule is a nearly identical copy of a draft proposal published by The Reload in April.
I’ve decided to move the weekly newsletter up to Friday. I think that fits a bit better with most people’s schedules. Everyone can get a roundup of what happened in gun news before the weekend hits. Then, on Sunday, Reload members can read the analysis newsletter to get a better
What the hosts of Guns Out TV tell us about the flood of new gun owners and the future of guns in America.
