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  LA gun owners stuck waiting years for concealed carry permits score major DOJ victory

  Aug 17, 2026 ·Fox News (Politics)(Right)

  The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) has slashed lengthy concealed carry permit delays after a Department of Justice (DOJ) lawsuit accused the agency of leaving thousands of applications in limbo and forcing some gun owners to wait nearly three years for action. The turnaround prompted the DOJ to end its landmark lawsuit against LASD, with federal officials announcing Thursday that t

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  Justice Department creates a new pathway to restore gun rights for some people convicted of felonies

  Aug 17, 2026 ·PBS NewsHour(Lean left)

  It's the latest move by President Donald Trump's administration to ease firearms restrictions.

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  El-Sayed aide likens GOP opponent's campaign to 'KKK cross burning' over video with Ford pickup

  Aug 17, 2026 ·Fox News (Politics)(Right)

  A recent campaign video released by Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers in Michigan left one of his opponent's staffers feeling triggered. Rogers on Sunday released a video of himself riding shotgun in a red antique Ford pickup truck, which had two American flags affixed to the tailgate. The video shows Rogers smiling and waving from the passenger's seat as the truck breezes down the road

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  DOJ opens new pathway to restore federal gun rights for certain barred individuals

  Aug 17, 2026 ·Fox News (Politics)(Right)

  Attorney General Todd Blanche on Monday launched a new process to allow certain people who are barred from possessing firearms to apply for restoration of their federal firearm rights. Under a final rule issued by Blanche, applicants must establish the circumstances of their prohibition, as well as show that they are not likely to pose a danger to public safety. "The Second Amendment is not a seco

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  Blanche creates new pathway for certain US citizens to regain federal gun rights

  Aug 17, 2026 ·Just the News(Lean right)

  Blanche said applicants must establish the circumstances of their prohibition, prove they do not pose a public safety risk and then the Justice Department will also evaluate the applicant's record, reputation and subsequent conduct.

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  Hasan Piker torched over playbook to dodge his past controversies: 'Bats--- crazy'

  Aug 16, 2026 ·Fox News (Politics)(Right)

  Shannon Watts, a Democratic political operative and gun control activist, torched a rising progressive kingmaker on Friday, accusing him of trying to brush off his past controversial comments online. In her view, Hasan Piker , a far-left streamer, used the same playbook to downplay his unhinged claims after facing backlash on social media. "Hasan Piker defense Bingo card: ‘It’s a joke, satire, hyp

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  Suppressors sold unregistered for the first time since FDR, but not for everyone

  Aug 15, 2026 ·Straight Arrow News(Center)

  A Texas ruling limits National Firearms Act registration for suppressors and short-barreled firearms, but background checks may still apply.

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  Gun rights gets 'greatest restoration' in 100 years with latest Trump DOJ move, lawmaker hails

  Aug 15, 2026 ·Fox News (Politics)(Right)

  Gun rights advocates are cheering a recent ruling that will make it easier for people to obtain firearm suppressors and certain weapons, with a business founder-turned-lawmaker calling it "the greatest restoration" of Second Amendment rights in almost a century. Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., who founded Clyde Armory in his home state of Georgia before he was elected to Congress, argued that the regula

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  A Better Approach to the Firearms Law Dispute

  Aug 14, 2026 ·National Review(Right)

  There is a counterintuitive way for the Trump administration to put a correct Texas ruling nixing part of the National Firearms Act on a firmer footing.

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  New aircraft carrier heads toward Mideast after reports of issues on long-deployed USS Lincoln

  Aug 14, 2026 ·NPR(Lean left)

  The Pacific-based aircraft carrier USS George Washington has begun heading toward the Middle East as reports have emerged of mental health and supply issues aboard the long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln. (Image credit: Victor R. Caivano)

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  Gun rights groups capitalize after judge reverses decades-old restrictions: 'Monumental'

  Aug 13, 2026 ·Fox News (Politics)(Right)

  Gun rights advocates are wasting little time putting a "huge" federal court victory into action after a judge struck down decades-old firearms restrictions as unconstitutional. Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Silencer Shop, a federal firearms licensee covered by the ruling linked to the sale and transfer of silencers, notified the Trump administration Thursday they planned to begin transferring gu

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  BBC Verify speaks to woman who filmed ICE agent pointing gun at her

  Aug 13, 2026 ·BBC News(Center)

  BBC Verify has examined footage shared by a Virginia woman in which an ICE agent points his gun at her.

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  Two American Sailors Try To Jump Overboard From Ship Plagued By Food Shortages, Water Problems

  Aug 13, 2026 ·The Daily Wire(Right)

  The aircraft carrier USS George Washington has begun heading toward the Middle East to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln, as reports have circulated of mental health concerns aboard Lincoln. The carrier switch, according to a report published Thursday by The Wall Street Journal, is part of a scheduled rotation to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln after more than eight months at sea with limited port c

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  Former Super Bowl Champ Could Leave Prison Early To Be With Dying Child

  Aug 13, 2026 ·The Daily Wire(Right)

  Former Philadelphia Eagles running back and Super Bowl champion Wendell Smallwood could be released from federal prison early to spend what may be the final days of his 8-year-old daughter’s life after a New Jersey judge allowed him to withdraw his guilty plea in a separate state gun case. Smallwood, 32, could be released from Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institution as early as August 17 after G

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  Second Amendment Roundup: The Militia of the Sea

  Aug 13, 2026 ·Reason(Center)

  Jonathan Goldstein, Adjunct Professor at University of Pennsylvania Law School, has published a comprehensive analysis of the power of Congress to "grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water," U.S. Const., Art. I, § 8, cl. 11. Historically, this meant that private citizens could possess cannon and ships and could wage war at sea on enemies approved b

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  No Second Amendment Right to Export Guns (Including to Haiti)

  Aug 12, 2026 ·Reason(Center)

  An excerpt from the longish decision in Monday's U.S. v. Clerfe , written by Third Circuit Judge David Porter, joined by Chief Judge Michael Chagares and Judge Jane Roth: Derby Clerfe purchased handguns in the United States and smuggled them to the Republic of Haiti in violation of numerous federal laws. He was indicted for and later pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to violate federal law

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  A Gun Ruling Highlights the Tricks Congress Uses To Evade Limits on Its Power

  Aug 12, 2026 ·Reason(Center)

  Second Amendment groups applauded last week after a federal judge in Texas ruled that several national firearm regulations were unconstitutional. But the decision did not hinge on gun rights. Rather, it affirmed a broader principle : The federal government's powers are limited to those explicitly granted by the Constitution. The case involved the National Firearms Act (NFA), a 1934 law that target

• Bill
  S 5208 Special Operations Forces Concealed Carry Act

  Aug 3, 2026 ·Introduced

  To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide concealed carry privileges to qualified special operators.

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  HRES 1477 Honoring the contributions of small manufacturers of firearms to the economy, culture, and recreational heritage of the United States and supporting the designation of August 2026 as "National Shooting Sports Month".

  Aug 3, 2026 ·Introduced

  Honoring the contributions of small manufacturers of firearms to the economy, culture, and recreational heritage of the United States and supporting the designation of August 2026 as ``National Shooting Sports Month''.

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  'Worst of the Worst' judges are sabotaging Trump's immigration agenda, top DHS official says

  Jul 30, 2026 ·Fox News (Politics)(Right)

  DHS General Counsel James Percival says Americans deserve to know which federal judges are repeatedly blocking the Trump administration's immigration agenda, accusing a small group of district judges of acting in "open defiance" of the Supreme Court and engaging in "naked political activism." Percival has begun posting on X identifying federal district judges while accusing them of obstructing key