Latest Gun Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Gun Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
NRA’s Ex-CFO Agrees to Nonprofit Ban; Avoids Second Trial; Still Owes $2 Million
Jul 11 2024 // The National Rifle Association’s former finance czar, Wilson “Woody” Phillips, has been banned for a decade from managing money for any nonprofit company in New York, the state’s attorney general...
Supreme Court Backs NRA in First Amendment Claim Against New York Regulator
Jun 17 2024 // The U.S. Supreme Court has revived a claim by the National Rifle Association (NRA) that a former New York regulator allegedly violated the organization’s First Amendment rights by coercing insurers and banks to...
Rhode Island Lawmakers Pass Bill Requiring Safe Storage of Firearms
Jun 10 2024 // A bill that would require the safe storage of firearms in Rhode Island has been approved by lawmakers and is awaiting the governor’s signature. The bill, which won final approval from lawmakers on Thursday, would...
Louisiana Gun Bill Risks Roiling Wall Street’s Muni Business
Jun 5 2024 // Louisiana could soon bar banks that “discriminate” against firearm entities from working on government contracts, after lawmakers advanced legislation that’s similar to a Texas statute that has whipsawed...
Supreme Court Backs NRA in First Amendment Claim Against New York Regulator
May 30 2024 // The U.S. Supreme Court has revived a claim by the National Rifle Association (NRA) that a former New York regulator allegedly violated the organization’s First Amendment rights by coercing insurers and banks to...
Maryland Governor Signs Bills on Gun Safety Center, Minimum Firearms Standards
May 23 2024 // Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a bill into law last Thursday to create a new statewide center to help prevent gun violence. The governor described the center as the first of its kind since the White House urged states to...
Kansas Governor Cites Competition Concerns While Vetoing Bill for School Gun-Detection Technology
May 17 2024 // Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a measure Wednesday that could have earmarked up to $5 million for gun-detection systems in schools while expressing concern that it could have benefitted only one particular...
Kansas Schools Turn to AI to Spot Guns
May 14 2024 // TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas could soon offer up to $5 million in grants for schools to outfit surveillance cameras with artificial intelligence systems that can spot people carrying guns. But the governor needs to approve...
Experts Say Gun Alone Doesn’t Justify Deadly Force in Fatal Shooting of Florida Airman
May 14 2024 // On the afternoon of May 3, Roger Fortson opened the door of his Florida apartment with a gun in his hand and was immediately shot six times by a sheriff’s deputy responding to a complaint about an...
Georgia AG Says Savannah Overstepped on Ordinance Banning Guns in Unlocked Cars
May 8 2024 // SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia’s attorney general says city officials in Savannah overstepped their authority by making it illegal to leave firearms in unlocked cars. Savannah’s mayor and city council in April...
District of Columbia AG Settles With NRA Over Alleged Violations of Nonprofit Law
Apr 24 2024 // District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb last week announced a resolution of his office’s lawsuit against the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the NRA Foundation that alleges misuse of nonprofit...
Savannah Ordinance: Vehicles Should be Locked When Guns Left Inside
Apr 23 2024 // SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Coastal Georgia’s largest city will require guns left in empty vehicles be securely stored, an effort that Savannah Mayor Van Johnson says is meant to cut down on gun thefts from unlocked...
Gun Makers Urge Supreme Court to Hear Appeal in Mexico’s Lawsuit
Apr 19 2024 // U.S. gun manufacturers on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their challenge to Mexico’s $10 billion lawsuit seeking to hold them responsible for facilitating the trafficking of firearms to violent drug...
Michigan Man Sues After Losing Eye from Ghost Gun Incident
Apr 1 2024 // A 19-year-old Michigan man who lost his right eye after being shot with a firearm made from a ghost gun kit filed a lawsuit against his former best friend who accidentally shot him and the Pennsylvania company that sold...
Mexico’s Lawsuit Against Arizona Gun Dealers Can Proceed, US Judge Rules
Mar 26 2024 // A U.S. judge on Monday ruled that the Mexican government could move forward with a lawsuit accusing five Arizona gun dealers of participating in the trafficking of weapons and ammunition to drug cartels across the...
Chicago Sues Glock Over Proliferation of Illegal Machine Guns on City Streets
Mar 21 2024 // CHICAGO (AP) — The city of Chicago sued Glock Inc. on Tuesday, alleging the handgun manufacturer is facilitating the proliferation of illegal machine guns that can fire as many as 1,200 rounds per minute on the streets...
Supreme Court Seems to Favor NRA in Free Speech Case Against Insurance Regulator
Mar 20 2024 // Supreme Court justices appeared receptive Monday to National Rifle Association claims that a former New York state official violated its free-speech rights by pressuring banks and insurance companies to blacklist the group...
Michigan Man Who Was Accidently Shot in Face With Ghost Gun Sues Manufacturer
Mar 15 2024 // A 19-year-old Michigan man who lost his right eye after being shot with a firearm made from a ghost gun kit filed a lawsuit against his former best friend who accidentally shot him and the Pennsylvania company that sold...
$7.8M Court Order Blocks Ghost Gun Retailer From Selling Certain Parts in New York
Mar 8 2024 // A federal judge on Wednesday permanently banned a Florida gun retailer from selling or delivering certain gun parts in New York that officials say can be used to assemble untraceable ghost guns and sold without background...
Jury Finds Former NRA Chief LaPierre Misspent Gun Group’s Funds, Owes $4.4M
Feb 26 2024 // The longtime head of the National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre, misspent millions of dollars of the organization’s money, using the funds to pay for an extravagant lifestyle that included exotic getaways and...
