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Court temporarily allows part of New Jersey's handgun carry law to remain in effect
A federal appeals court has temporarily agreed to keep part of New Jersey’s handgun carry law in effect as court proceedings play out. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday granted the state attorney general’s request to keep part of the law that bars people from carrying handguns in “sensitive places” in effect. It also denied Attorney General Matt Platkin’s request in...
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Gunman Kills 5 at Gay NightClub, Subdued by Patrons in Colorado
There have been 523 mass killings since 2006 resulting in 2,727 deaths as of Nov. 19
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Appeals Court Grants Stay in Challenge to New York Gun Law
A federal appeals court Tuesday issued a temporary stay on a lower court judge’s order that pared back enforcement of New York’s new gun law. The stay from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals comes eight days after U.S. District Judge Glenn Suddaby declared multiple portions of the law unconstitutional, including rules that restrict carrying firearms in public...
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Judge Extends Hold on NY's Gun Ban in Houses of Worship
A federal judge blocked a provision of New York’s new gun law that bans carrying firearms in houses of worship from taking effect in parts of the state. U.S. District Judge John Sinatra Jr. sided with two Buffalo-area clerics and gun rights organizations who had sued and sought a hold on enforcement of the law until the judge decides the...