These bills are the first of a slate of guncontrol and gun safety laws to be signed after the most recent session.
The new gun laws become effective in the state on July 1.
President Barack Obama addresses guncontrol issues during a speech at the Denver Police Academy on April 3, 2013, in Denver, Colo. Obama commended Colorado's newly passed guncontrol laws.
Patrick Tate Adamiak was charged with illegal possession of machine guns during the Biden administration's push for stricter guncontrol. Read the original report here.
Read the original report here.
Supporters of guncontrol legislation carry it out in other towns and cities across America, part of a bus tour organized by Mayors Against Illegal Guns.
John Lott, founder of the Crime Prevention Research Center, and author of a number of books on guns and guncontrol, including most recently, “GunControl Myths.”
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Cekada said that in 2024 data from the ATF’s Demand Letter 2 Program (DL2) was provided to guncontrol/gun safety groups and was used for a “name-and-shame” campaign.
Guncontrol has been a hot topic in the news in recent years, and even more so since the Sandy Hook massacre. Should gun ownership be limited? How? Can guns be restricted without violating the constitution?
Democrats passed similar guncontrol packages in the past two years, but then-Republican Gov. Glen Youngkin vetoed those bills.
In November 2025, Democrats took control of the General Assembly and the governor’s office.
Guncontrol organizations did not respond to requests for comment by publication. However, their websites list their concerns, which include the dismantling of Biden’s guncontrol agenda.
Gun-Control Groups Disagree
The gun-control group Everytown Law called the decision disappointing but noted that business owners can still post signs forbidding firearms on their properties.
Siegel said the project is unprecedented in the gun debate.
The 23 members included lawyers, veterans of the guncontrol and gun rights movements, gun dealers, religious leaders, health care workers, and military veterans.
Not for Everyone
The Justice Department and Everytown for Gun Safety, a guncontrol advocacy group, agree on at least one principle behind restoring gun rights: Some people should not get them back.
New York guncontrol advocates are railing against a guncontrol hotline that enables state residents to report illegal gun owners exchange for a reward.
Now he works as the Assistant Director of Federal Legislation for the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, and is a passionate advocate for better guncontrol legislation.
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The Epoch Times reached out to guncontrol organizations for comment, but they did not respond by publication time.
Guncontrol groups have opposed altering the NFA.
PTR Industries Inc., based in Bristol, Conn., will relocate following the passage of gun-control legislation it says tramples on the rights of citizens and does not show enough consideration for the industry.
Guncontrol advocates have spoken out against the rule changes, saying the administration is bowing to Second Amendment advocates, loosening regulations and possibly putting Americans in danger.
The man and the gun become intimate and they cannot do the act without each other. So the gun is part of the problem,” Maisch also said, according to the Huffington Post.
Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a coalition led by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, said on April 9 that they will grade members of Congress on their record on guncontrol policies.
Rivara, a principal author of the report, denied that it is a push for guncontrol in an interview posted online.
“That's a dirty word. We don't use the word ‘guncontrol,’” Rivara said.