Gun Rights

Assault weapons ban is gun debate's first casualty

Greg Henderson — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:01:49 +0000

The prospects of an assault weapons ban emerging as part of any post-Newtown gun control law looks highly unlikely after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid opted not to include it in a Democratic proposal to be offered on the Senate floor in coming weeks.

"My understanding is it will not be [part of the base bill]" to be introduced on the Senate floor, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said after meeting with Reid on Monday, according to Politico.

Maker of 3-D printer guns now has federal firearms license

Maureen Chowdhury — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:17:13 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAW72Y_XPF4

Washington sheriffs, police chiefs say pistol database is valuable tool

Austin Jenkins — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 01:36:00 +0000

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Efforts to get gun rights leaders in Washington to support -- or at least not oppose -- universal background checks appear to have hit a stumbling block. At issue is a state database that tracks pistol sales. Second Amendment advocates want it shut down, but the state’s sheriffs and police chiefs say it’s a vital law enforcement tool.

Every time a licensed gun dealer in Washington sells a handgun, that information is uploaded into the state’s pistol database.