Trump's Republican administration alleges the ban violates the Constitution's Second Amendment right to bear arms.
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday challenging the Donald Trump-era regulation that treats bump stocks as machine guns and bans Americans from owning them.
Rep. Jared Golden, a Marine Corps veteran who lives in Lewiston, Maine, said Thursday that in light of the recent mass shooting in his hometown he was changing his view on banning assault-style weapons.
Police are investigating after a 9-year-old accidentally shot and killed a 6-year-old child in Florida.
"Weapon confusion is as tragic as it is complex." In two shootings more than a decade apart, police officers have said they confused their gun for their taser. Now, a California law enforcement agency is testing a new product that could help police officers with weapons confusion in possibly avoiding accidental shooting deaths.
"You got 14,000-something schools. This grant initiative is going to connect those districts to those billions of dollars that's there, available, and wants to be used to make our kids safe," McConaghey said.