Firearms

• DoJ 宣布多項變更，其中包括允許民眾在 shows 無需 background check 即可購買槍支的「loophole」 • 美國司法部已 rolled back 數項重大的 firearms 限制，包括恢復所謂的「gun show loophole」，該漏洞允許民眾在此類活動中購買 firearms 而無需經過 background check。 • 這些由代理 attorney general Todd Blanche 宣布的變更，代表了 firearm policy 的轉向，並得到了在 Donald Trump 支持群體中佔有重要地位的 second amendment 支持者的擁護。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...