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In a sweeping ruling, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that there is no Second Amendment right to carry a concealed firearm in public. The broad wording of the decision in Peterson v. Martinez creates a far-reaching national precedent against carrying a loaded handgun outside the home. The case began on a narrow point – a challenge by a Washington State man against Colorado’s law to issue CHL permits (“Concealed Handgun License”) only to state residents. But the …

An attempt to save a little cash on train fare turned out to be a very expensive mistake for one man in New York City. Ruben Sanabria, 37, was sentenced to eight years in prison this month, with an additional 3 1/2 years probation, after he tried to carry a loaded .40-caliber Smith & Wesson semi-automatic pistol into a 14th Street train station. Police spotted Sanabria when he hopped the turnstile to get into a Port Authority subway station with …

Cops in the Brownsville area of Brooklyn are dealing with one of New York City’s most crime-infested areas by spending more time on Facebook. That’s where they’ve found plenty of evidence of illegal gun possession and are nabbing criminals who post pictures of themselves living la vida loca.   Stats Support Facebook Strategy Officers and detectives in the 73rd Precinct in Brownsville spend part of their shifts every week on Facebook, looking for pictures of weapons and evidence of gang …

This article first appeared on the Huffington Post. New Jersey’s law that limits handgun purchases to one per month was just upheld by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, creating a federal law foundation for other states to follow. So far, California and Maryland have one-gun-a-month laws along with the Garden State, which has among the strongest gun laws in the country. The challenge to the New Jersey One Gun law came from a unit of the NRA, the …

Connecticut is launching two task forces to examine mental health treatment in the state, following last year’s shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School that left 20 children and six adults dead. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is leading one task force, and the legislature is heading up the second. A more focused conversation about how people with mental illness get access to care and how to identify people who could become violent is also occurring in other states and at the …