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Following the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen U.S. Supreme Court decision, NYC Mayor Adams has signed two new bills. The first bill helps track data for illegal gun trafficking within the city. The second bill labels new boundaries of Times Square as sensitive zones, where…

T.S.A. at airport security has encountered over 4,600 guns so far this year, 87% of which were loaded. This terrifying statistic is thought to be a culmination of pre-pandemic rates of air travel, coupled with an upsurge in gun sales. When such an incident occurs, T.S.A passes the situation over to…

Emma Tucker, author of this article, summarizes the gun control laws that have been passed in 2022 so far. This includes federal laws, such as the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act that invests $750 million to support states with crisis intervention programs that will manage red flag programs and…

Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney introduced two works of legislation. The first being the Firearm Industry Fairness Act, which would put a tax rate of 20% on all revenue for firearm manufacturers that produce semiautomatic weapons and high-capacity magazines. The tax revenue would go towards…

After the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, kindergarten teacher Mandi in Ohio began taking training classes to be able to carry guns in school. Republicans and gun rights advocates are proposing that teachers and school administrators should be armed as a "solution" in case of attacks. In fact, at…

A new law, AB 1594 by Assemblyman Phil Ting requires manufacturers, distributors, and dealers of guns and ammunition to abide by new state standards of safety, marketing and sale. This measure allows the state, local governments, and individuals that were harmed by gun violence to sue companies…

As gun violence continues to soar and create devastating incidents in our country, states have little hope in legislation and politicians. They begin to think that there can be some control through the market. California ponders for the creation of liability insurance for gun owners. San Jose is…

During the COVID-19 pandemic, gun purchases have risen in scary numbers, and as such, we are seeing much more gun violence these days than our already high pre-pandemic numbers. Texas has seen the worst of this crisis. In 2021, Austin police reported 160 road-rage episodes that involved a firearm.…

There was a mass shooting in Sacramento on Sunday that left six people dead. The suspects of the tragedy have been identified to be at least five shooters involved in gang violence. Police Chief Kathy Lester states that this incident is an example that is so familiar to the families in many of the…

A new study found that there is a direct correlation with states that have weak gun laws and high rates of deaths due to guns. Hawaii has the lowest gun death rates in the country and the second most strictest gun laws, while California has the strictest gun laws. Mississippi has the weakest gun…

California has very tough gun laws, but there is no point of them because they are not being enforced in this state. Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta states that most of the violence crimes are due to guns, and especially currently the rise of ghost guns. These guns are impossible to track to the owner because…

San Jose is in development of a liability insurance that would require gun owners to pay an annual fee for suicide prevention and other safety programs. This law is intended to reduce gun violence. There was an overwhelming favor for this gun-ownership ordinance. If the measure is passed after the…

Eric Adams, mayor of New York City, develops a new public safety prevention plan, releasing a "Blueprint to End Gun Violence." He mentions that the root of the cause should be targeted, which would begin with the youth and allow for "a better path long before they pick up a gun." The blueprint…

Personalized smart guns can only be fired by verified users. This will allow unauthorized people from firing guns, which will inhibit children and convicted criminals from using the smart guns. There are two ways to verify users, first, radio frequency identification (RFID) tokens, which are…