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A federal judge in Denver decided Colorado's new gun-permit law stays in place while the lawsuit against it goes on. The gun owners suing asked the judge to pause the law. He said no — at least for now. Here's what the law means in plain English: since August 1, to buy certain semiautomatic rifles and shotguns in Colorado, you first need a permission card from your county sheriff, then you take an in-person safety class and pass a test with at least 90%. Why he said no: the challengers hadn't shown they're likely to win. Courts disagree on whether the Second Amendment covers these guns, and the Supreme Court will probably take it up this term. He also called it 'shall-issue' — the sheriff must issue the card if you qualify. The other side: the gun owners say the classes cost $200 to $400 and the whole process is a maze. Their lawyers say the judge got it wrong and they're weighing next steps. The case isn't over — the judge still has to rule on whether to throw it out entirely. By the state's numbers, the system is moving: as of Sept. 1, 3,574 people had applied, 1,125 got their cards from 39 county sheriffs, and 502 finished the class. Nobody has failed the test yet.

A man from Lancaster, Pennsylvania who couldn't legally buy a gun got 5 to 10 years in state prison for getting his girlfriend to buy one for him. Colin Frank King, 28, pleaded guilty Oct. 19. Here's the short version of what a straw purchase is: someone who can legally buy a gun buys it for someone who can't. King had a 2019 felony conviction, so he was barred from buying or owning one himself. Prosecutors say it happened in December 2021 at a gun shop in West Lampeter Township, Pennsylvania. Store video showed King pointing out the handgun he wanted, then handing his girlfriend cash and his own debit card to pay for it. On the background-check form, she first said she was not the actual buyer. After a clerk told her she couldn't legally buy a gun for someone else, she changed her answer to say she was the buyer — and initialed the change. He was arrested in January 2022, and the gun was seized. Photos later posted on social media showed him holding it. His girlfriend, Jerelly Inette Alvarez, 32, is accused of making the purchase — her case is still pending

After last week's election sweep in Texas, Democrats are set to take the governor's office and the state House — the first time in decades — when the legislature meets January 12, 2027. Two gun bills are already filed. The first, House Bill 218, filed by Rep. Ann Johnson of Houston, Texas, would bring 'red flag' orders to Texas. A family member or police officer could ask a judge to take someone's guns if they say the person is an immediate danger because of mental illness. Here's the part drawing fire: a judge could issue the order without telling the gun owner first and without a hearing. The owner would have 24 hours to hand over their guns. A hearing comes within 14 days — and after it, a judge could ban them from guns for a year, renewable. This would reverse a law from about a year ago, signed by Gov. Greg Abbott, that banned most red-flag orders in Texas and blocked local governments from taking federal money to enforce them. Texas Gun Rights president Chris McNutt calls the red-flag bill a statewide gun-confiscation program — guns taken with no crime, no hearing, and no warning, on an allegation alone. He says his group will fight it at every step. The second bill, House Bill 173, filed by Rep. Joe Moody of El Paso, Texas, would bar selling or giving certain semiautomatic rifles to anyone under 21 — rifles that take detachable magazines and fire calibers bigger than .22. Breaking it would be a state jail felony.

A 26-year-old in Providence, Rhode Island is facing gun charges after police say they found seven firearms in his home — several of them within reach of a child who was living there. Eric Aponte, 26, was arrested November 3 after police investigated him over claims he had multiple guns and was illegally selling marijuana. Officers then searched his home with a court warrant.Inside, police say they seized seven guns, including an AR-15-style rifle and a Micro Draco — a compact AK-style pistol — plus gun accessories. They also found packages of suspected marijuana, a digital scale, and packaging materials. The most serious part: police say several of the guns were accessible to a child in the home. The child was turned over to a family member, and Rhode Island's child welfare agency was notified.He's charged with carrying a pistol without a license, five counts of possessing high-capacity magazines, and three counts of unsafe storage of a firearm. More charges could follow from the marijuana — police sent that part to their Narcotics Bureau.

A 16-year-old in Riverview, Florida was arrested Monday after a deputy found a gun in his backpack at Spoto High School. A loaded magazine with eight rounds was in there too. How they knew to look: an anonymous tip came in through a hotline, saying the student had been breaking into cars, stealing guns, and bringing weapons onto school grounds. The school resource deputy searched his backpack when he arrived around 8:20 a.m. The gun was found in a zipper pocket of the backpack. Police say it had been reported stolen in Pasco County, Florida back in March 2025. He's facing three charges: having a weapon on school property, grand theft of a firearm, and being a minor in possession of a firearm. He's 16, so the sheriff's office isn't naming him. Hillsborough County, Florida Sheriff Chad Chronister credited the tipster and the deputy's quick response, saying the gun was intercepted before anyone was hurt: 'Weapons have no place on our school campuses

A hunter in Minnesota is seriously hurt after a rifle went off while he and another hunter were getting ready to hunt Sunday in a field north of Ortonville. The shot hit the man's left foot. The two were sitting in a side-by-side utility vehicle when the rifle discharged, according to the Big Stone County, Minnesota Sheriff's Office. The other hunter was the one handling the rifle at the time. He was first driven to Ortonville Area Health Services in a private vehicle, then flown by air ambulance to Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota because of how serious the injury was. Investigators are still working out exactly what happened — including whether a mechanical problem with the rifle played a part. The victim's name hasn't been released.

The full Fifth Circuit court split 9-8 and decided NOT to take up a Texas gun club's challenge to the federal machine gun ban — at least not yet. One vote the other way and the whole court would have heard it from the start. What they're fighting over: federal law has banned owning machine guns made after May 19, 1986. The Temple Gun Club says Congress overstepped, because the ban has no link to interstate commerce — and Congress can only regulate commerce between states. How it works: normally three judges hear a case first. The club asked all the court's judges to hear it from the start instead — that's called 'en banc.' Eight judges wanted to. Nine said no, so it goes to a three-judge panel. Two judges dissented in writing. Judge Oldham pointed out the court just agreed to rehear a similar challenge to the felon gun-possession ban — so why not this one? He also said this case comes from law-abiding gun owners, not a criminal defendant. Nothing about the ban itself was decided. The case now goes to a three-judge panel, and the club is asking the courts to overturn a 1997 ruling that upheld the ban. A lower court already threw the case out once, back in July.

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Del-Ton, the North Carolina AR-15 maker, closed in April 2025 after 25 years. It gave no reason, only a thank-you note. Observers point to rivals like Palmetto State Armory and Bear Creek Arsenal undercutting its prices with more features, and to little new product or marketing.

Spain's national police, the Policía Nacional, picked the Springfield Armory Echelon 4.0FC 9mm as the issued pistol for uniformed officers. It was tested against other international makers, and Springfield says the swappable modular design stood out.