Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Aug. 9-15 include actor Antonio Banderas, singer Michael Bivins of New ...

A federal appeals court invalidated New Jersey’s ban on “assault” firearms and high-capacity magazines in a 10-5 vote on Friday, ruling that it violates the Second Amendment. The decision by the 3rd U ...

Court struck down New Jersey's ban on semiautomatic rifles like AR-15s Ruling marks the first by a federal appeals court against a state's assault-weapons ban New Jersey's attorney general said the ...

PHILADELPHIA (July 17, 2026) — Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) today announced a landmark victory after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, sitting en banc, held in FPC’s Cheeseman v. New ...

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Attorney General Jay Jones has asked judges to pause all four state lawsuits challenging Virginia's new assault weapons ban until after the U.S. Supreme Court rules on two similar cases from other ...

The sentencing of a teenager convicted of assaulting an elderly traffic warden has been adjourned, after the court heard the warden's behaviour was the subject of an alleged complaint. The defence ...

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A federal appeals court in Chicago on Thursday upheld Illinois’ 2023 assault weapons ban, overturning a lower court decision and delivering what could be a short-lived victory to Democratic Gov. JB ...

Man accused in James Crossing shooting denied bond, due back in court Nov. 2 The man accused of shooting two people at James Crossing on Friday was denied bond during a court appearance on Monday. HHS ...

A relic hunt through the Berlin battlegrounds uncovers what the final assault of World War II left behind in the ground. Rifle ammunition, weapon parts, trench positions, and battlefield debris show ...

Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones joined more than two dozen local officials, clergy members and lawmakers in Petersburg Tuesday to discuss gun violence prevention as Virginia’s new assault weapons ...