guns

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The 9th Circuit upheld that measure in principle, but said California went too far by requiring the owner to post a prominent sign expressly authorizing guns.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

Wolford involves a Hawaiʻi law that prohibits individuals from carrying guns on private property unless the owner affirmatively consents.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

He added Quailey-Daspher did not know most of her co-defendants, did not know about any grudge match between gangs and was not party to discussions about guns.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

Visitors were greeted by security forces in flak jackets, some in military camouflage and others toting submachine guns, scattered amid a landscape of green pastures, wooden chalets and snowy peaks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

You couldn’t supply foreign warships with fuel, for instance, and you couldn’t ship guns to foreign armies.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield