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  A Colorado Ruling May Signal a Shift in How Courts View Gun Restrictions

  TIME - Josiah Bates

  A judge’s recent block of an assault-weapons ban in a Colorado county could be an early sign of a trend for local municipalities with similar laws. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Charlotte Sweeney granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) against Boulder County’s enforcement of a ban on assault …

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  Becky Dole

  

  Texans suddenly scared of guns when they're used to protect Drag Queens Story Time

  boingboing.net - Thom Dunn

  Fox News warned of "armed Antifa members showing up at 'kid-friendly' drag show — 'They want to intimidate.'" The Daily Mail called it "terrifying." …

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  Becky Dole

  

  New York to restrict gun carrying after Supreme Court ruling

  Associated Press - By MICHAEL HILL, MAYSOON KHAN and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN

  NEW YORK (AP) — Amid the bright lights and electronic billboards of New York’s Times Square, city authorities are posting signs proclaiming the bustling crossroads a “Gun Free Zone.” The sprawling Manhattan tourist attraction is one of scores of “sensitive” places — including parks, churches and …

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  Becky Dole

  

  5-year-old boy, 17-year-old boy gunned down in drive-by shooting; toddler injured

  ABC News - Emily Shapiro

  The children were in a front yard when they were shot. A 5-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy were killed and an 18-month-old boy was hurt in a …

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  Uvalde parents and activists rally in Austin to demand age increase for AR-15 sales

  NPR - Dustin Jones , Kailey Hunt

  A small group of parents and family members who lost loved ones in the Uvalde school shooting joined gun safety advocates outside the Texas governor's mansion in Austin early Saturday, pleading for Gov. Greg Abbott to move to raise the minimum age to purchase AR-15-style rifles. With schools across …

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  Firearms banned at events with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has argued 'gun-free' zones are less safe

  Business Insider - Charles R. Davis

  When a man, identified by law enforcement as a white supremacist, opened fire on Black patrons at a grocery store in upstate New York, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, balked at calls for stricter controls on firearms, arguing that such restrictions actually contributed to mass casualty …