Federal court deals blow to ATF pistol brace rule ahead of gun accessory registration deadline
Gun rights groups argue the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives lacks the authority to force millions of gun owners to register their weapons equipped with stabilizing braces.
Texas gun reform: Gun safety bill headed to Gov. Abbott's desk
There haven't been major changes to gun safety in the wake of school shootings until now. A gun safety bill is making its way to Governor Abbott's desk. This proposal is aimed at keeping guns out of the hands of juveniles who struggle with mental health. FOX 26's Denise Middleton explains more about what this means.
Judge rules banning gun sales to young adults under 21 is unconstitutional
The judge's ruling, if not overturned, would allow firearms dealers to sell guns to 18- to 20-year-olds.
Texas legislature: Assault rifle reform falters, Texas House approves internet gambling
There were some big developments on Thursday at the Texas Capitol on the future of both gun control and online gambling.
Allen Outlet Shooting: FOX Faceoff examines killer's motive, ties to white supremacy
Police are looking into a possible connection between white supremacist ideology and the mass shooting at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas. Attorney, former judge, and police officer Charles 'Big Angry' Adams and activist Quanell X offer their take.
Texas House panel OKs bill raising age to buy semi-automatic rifles days after Allen mall shooting
The legislation would raise the minimum age for purchasing certain firearms but likely wouldn’t have been a hindrance to the Allen gunman obtaining a weapon. The bill still faces an uphill climb in the Legislature.
Acclaimed journalist Ioan Grillo to speak on 'Fentanyl Crisis and Cartel Violence' in Houston
Grillo highlights the overlooked link between gun trafficking, and the drug war in his book: “Blood Gun Money" and during a visit to Houston, hopes to share his eye-opening accounts while also shedding light on the impact of fentanyl.
Ioan Grillo to speak on 'Fentanyl Crisis and Cartel Violence' in Houston
Acclaimed journalist Ioan Grillo has examined the drug crisis in Mexico for more than 20 years have always tried to make sense of it all. And during a visit to Houston, hopes to share his eye-opening accounts while also shedding light on the impact of fentanyl.
Proposed Democratic gun control measures likely to falter in the Capitol
With the Lone Star State suffering mass shootings with what some call "numbing regularity", lawmakers are proposing what they see as "common sense" measures to reduce the number of gun deaths.
Another 6-year-old caught with a handgun at a school in Virginia
Another 6-year-old was caught with a handgun at an elementary school in Virginia. The young student's mom is now facing the consequences.
Supreme Court rejects bump stock ban cases
The Supreme Court says it won't take up two cases that involved challenges to a ban enacted during the Trump administration on bump stocks, the gun attachments that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns.
After school shootings, are states making classrooms safer?
Here is what several states have done to implement school safety in the wake of the Uvalde elementary school massacre.
States’ plans to make school safer reflect political divides
In the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, governors around the country vowed to take steps to ensure their students would be kept safe. Many Republicans have emphasized school security spending, while Democrats have called for tighter gun control.
2 in 10 Americans report experience with gun violence, AP-NORC poll finds
CDC data has shown a spike in gun violence since the pandemic, with gun-related homicides increasing across the country in large and small metro areas and in rural areas.
'Fund the police': Biden outlines crime plan, pushes assault weapons ban
Democrats and Republicans worked together in a rare effort to pass gun safety legislation earlier this year after massacres in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas.
Most in US want stricter gun laws, AP-NORC poll finds
The poll found that 71% of Americans say gun laws should be stricter, including about half of Republicans and a majority of those in gun-owning households.
Gun laws across the U.S.
A state-by-state look at gun control and weapons laws across the United States, including background checks, waiting periods, concealed and open carry permits, and assault weapons bans.
Legal expert breaks down Texas guns, good Samaritan laws explained
While most people by now know it took 400 officers 77 minutes to take down a school shooter in Uvalde, it took 1 civilian just two minutes to stop a gunman on a rampage at a mall in Indiana. FOX 26 hears from Letitia Quinones about Texas’ gun laws with respect to good Samaritans.
How closing 'boyfriend loophole' could prevent intimate partners from buying, processing a firearm
Celebrations among those who help survivors of domestic violence as we approach what they see as a very real possibility of closing the so-called "boyfriend loophole" to limit gun access for abusive partners.
Gun safety proposal announced by bipartisan group of Senators
Senate bargainers announced a bipartisan framework Sunday responding to last month’s mass shootings, a noteworthy though limited breakthrough offering modest gun curbs and bolstered efforts to improve school safety and mental health programs.