Firearms

• DoJ 宣布了包括 ‘loophole’ 在内的多项变更，允许人们在展会上无需背景调查即可购买枪支 • 美国司法部撤回了几项重大的枪支限制，包括恢复所谓的 “gun show loophole”，该漏洞允许人们在此类活动中无需经过背景调查即可购买枪支 • 这些变革由代理总检察长 Todd Blanche 宣布，标志着 second amendment 支持者所倡导的枪支政策转向，这一群体在 Donald Trump 的支持者基础中占据重要地位

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...

Laurence Gray charged with attempting to provide material support to terrorist organizations An Arizona licensed gun dealer was charged this month with attempting to provide material support to terrorist organizations after federal agents caught him allegedly selling a series of rifles and guns to two Mexican cartels.The federal charges against the American firearms dealer come amid years of pressure by the Mexican government to stop the flow of weapons into the country. Mexico’s violent and bloody internal conflict, between drug cartels and the Mexican government, has been largely fueled by American weapons smuggled into the country. Continue reading...