Firearms

DoJ는 background check 없이 전시회에서 총기를 구매할 수 있게 하는 ‘loophole’을 포함한 변화를 발표했습니다. US justice department는 해당 행사에서 background check 없이 총기를 구매할 수 있도록 허용했던 이른바 “gun show loophole”의 재도입을 포함하여 여러 중대한 총기 규제를 철회했습니다. Todd Blanche 법무장관 대행이 발표한 이번 변화는 Donald Trump 지지층에서 비중이 큰 Second Amendment 지지자들이 옹호해 온 총기 정책의 변화를 의미합니다. Continue reading...

Defense secretary signs memo letting members request permission to carry firearms on military installationsDefense secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memo on Thursday that would allow military service members to request permission to carry their personal firearms on military installations such as bases, naval yards and recruitment centers, claiming the new policy will allow soldiers and other military personnel to defend themselves in case of an attack.While the full text of the memo has yet to be made public, it appears to loosen the current policy that allows for personnel to get permission to have their weapons on base on a case-by-case basis, and requires that they are registered with the base’s authorities and stored in a secure device. Continue reading...

Khalid Ahmed, 24, from Ealing in west London, also charged with one count of possession of prohibited ammunitionA 24-year-old man who was stopped at Dover has been charged with 10 counts of possession of a firearm.Khalid Ahmed, from Ealing in west London, who is a dual Dutch and Irish national, is to appear at Westminster magistrates court on Wednesday, where he will also face one charge of possession of prohibited ammunition. Continue reading...