Assault weapons

Republican Rep. Chris Jacobs of New York says he will not run for another term in Congress amid backlash over his support for new gun control measures.

A California bill would allow private citizens to go after gun makers in the same way Texas allows them to sue abortion providers

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he wants to empower private citizens to enforce a ban on the manufacture and sale of assault weapons in the state

California’s governor denounced in starkly personal terms a federal judge’s upending of the state’s restrictions on assault weapons as officials announced the filing Thursday of a formal notice that they will appeal the decision. Damian Trujillo reports.

Gov. Gavin Newsom will be in the Bay Area Thursday to discuss next steps following a recent federal ruling that struck down California’s ban on assault weapons. Cierra Johnson reports.

California has appealed a judge’s decision to overturn the state’s ban on assault weapons.

A federal judge has overturned California’s three-decade old ban on assault weapons. The San Diego judge ruled that the state’s definition of illegal military-style rifles unlawfully deprives law-abiding citizens of weapons commonly allowed in most other states.

A federal judge has overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons, calling it a “failed experiment” that violates the constitutional right to bear arms