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The U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to tackle a Second Amendment question gun owners have waited years to see answered: Can the government ban AR-15s and similar semiautomatic rifles?

Florida’s sales tax holiday for hunters, anglers, campers and gun owners is back. This time, it is longer and covers more firearm accessories.

A woman armed with two large knives. Two people already stabbed. Four minutes of police commands. Tasers that failed to stop the threat.

A Georgia family is mourning the loss of its one-year-old donkey after a police officer shot and killed the animal during a search for a missing child.

The company has introduced VEXIS, a patent-pending biometric security system that recognizes the vein pattern beneath a user’s palm. Instead of touching a fingerprint reader or entering a code, the owner simply holds a hand near the scanner.

Silencer Central has named U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota its “U.S. Senator of the Year” for his work supporting hunters, sportsmen and lawful gun owners.

The FBI’s unadjusted numbers showed an even larger jump. The agency processed 1,917,379 NICS checks during August, up 10 percent from 1,743,509 one year earlier.

At issue is Expedited Bill 23-26. The ordinance generally prohibits possessing or transporting firearms or ammunition in or within 100 yards of a “place of public assembly.”

A quiet early-morning break-in turned deadly in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, after a homeowner encountered an unknown man inside the residence and opened fire.