Claims by Trump administration officials that the man fatally shot by a federal agent in Minneapolis lacked a right to possess a firearm and that his killing was justified are being dismissed by legal experts and assailed by gun rights groups ordinarily aligned with the president.

A number of Republicans suggested carrying a gun to a protest is an indicator of violence, while Democrats suddenly claim to care about Second Amendment rights they had sought to ban.

"You cannot bring a firearm" to a protest, said FBI Director Kash Patel.

For decades, the conservative movement had argued the opposite: that the right to bear arms did not dissolve in public spaces, that lawful carry was not conditional on political context, and that armed presence alone was not provocation.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Supreme Court will decide whether the government may ban "habitual drug users" from possessing guns. (J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press) The Supreme Court agreed Monday to ...

On Aug. 7 Rep. Dave Min, D-Irvine, pushed for stricter gun laws on stage with former Rep. Gabby Giffords of Arizona at a town-hall event in Laguna Woods before 450 people. She co-founded the Giffords gun-control advocacy group after surviving a mass ...

The shooting of Alex Pretti and Renee Macklin Good by federal agents in Minneapolis have enraged many people across the country. NPR wanted to know what supporters of President Trump's immigration policy think about the shootings.