Members of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party cannot legally possess firearms under the country’s weapons law because the party has been deemed a suspected extremist group. The Dusseldorf Administrative Court ruled on Monday that a married couple must surrender all of their firearms, dismissing a lawsuit brought by the couple over the revocation […]
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Pierce County man sentenced over firearms, explosives stash
A Pierce County man was sentenced to four years in prison Thursday for unlawful possession of a machinegun and other firearms. Brady Lee Eltz, 39, was arrested in October 2023 at an auto glass business in Fife. Eltz has been in custody since his federal arrest on October 31, 2023. Chief U.S. District Judge David […]
Man took his vehicle into a Fife auto-glass shop. A cache of firearms led him to prison
A 40-year-old Pierce County man was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison for illegally possessing a cache of firearms, which were discovered by workers and authorities after he took his vehicle to a Fife auto-glass repair shop. Brady Lee Eltz was arrested Oct. 4 after Fife police were called to the shop where employees […]
Major drug and firearms arrest made in Seattle after intense standoff
A suspect arrested in Seattle led to the discovery of multiple guns and rifles during a warrant search. On June 19, the Snohomish Regional Drug Task Force (SRDTF) completed an operation that led to the arrest of a 35-year-old suspect on the 5500 block of South 129th Street in Seattle. The operation was coordinated with […]
Florida man faces drug, firearms charges in Valdosta
Jun. 26—VALDOSTA — A Florida man was charged Monday with drug and firearms offenses in Valdosta. Around 6:08 a.m., police headed to a hotel near the Rainwater Conference Center on a suspicious activity call, a Valdosta Police Department statement said. They found a 47-year-old Jacksonville, Fla., man inside a room that had been ransacked. Hotel […]
After gun control victory at Supreme Court, justices have other firearms cases in their sights
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s ruling on Friday upholding a law that bars domestic abusers from possessing firearms — a rare victory for gun control advocates — doesn’t mean it is going to stop striking down other gun restrictions. The court has several pending cases that it could act on in the next week that […]
Man sentenced to 30 days in jail after bringing firearms twice to Wisconsin’s state Capitol
The man accused of bringing firearms twice to the Wisconsin state Capitol to confront Gov. Tony Evers last year has been sentenced to serve 30 days in the Dane County Jail for one misdemeanor charge, according to Wisconsin online court records. Joshua Pleasnick, 44, pleaded guilty to one count of carrying a firearm in a […]
US Supreme Court upholds firearms restrictions for domestic abusers in setback for gun rights activists
Insights from The New York Times, The Trace, and Slate The News People who are subject to domestic violence protective orders can legally be barred from owning guns, the US Supreme Court ruled on Friday. In an 8-1 decision that saw Justice Clarence Thomas dissent, the Court ruled that the Constitution does not prohibit states […]
Seeking an antidote to gun violence, a St. Paul church will help turn firearms into gardening tools
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Palm Coast couple arrested after road rage incident involving firearms and alleged death threats
Man pleads guilty to illegally possessing device to create fully automatic firearms
Jun. 12—An Albuquerque man has pleaded guilty to charges of modifying firearms to make them fully automatic before selling them. Joe Jasso, 20, pleaded guilty to dealing firearms without a license and unlawful transfer or possession of a machine gun and machine gun conversion device. According to the U.S. Department of Justice in New Mexico, […]