Friday Finds
Our weekly roundup of the latest gun violence prevention news
On Fridays here at Armed With Reason, we highlight articles from the gun violence prevention realm that might’ve been missed during your busy week.
GVP Victory - SCOTUS Upholds Ghost Guns Regulations:
The Supreme Court Upholds Regulations on Ghost Guns
“[On Wednesday], the Supreme Court defended public safety by upholding federal regulations on ghost guns, addressing the major issue of untraceable firearm use in violent crimes nationwide. Research shows state and federal regulations on ghost guns effectively limit the prevalence of these untraceable firearms in crimes.”
Supreme Court upholds Biden rule requiring serial numbers and background checks for ghost guns
“The 7-2 opinion found that existing gun laws allow regulation of the kits increasingly linked to crime. It comes after President Donald Trump ordered a review of federal gun policy that could undermine or reverse regulations championed by his predecessor.”
Supreme Court Upholds Biden Administration’s Ghost Gun Rule
“Police departments across the United States have “confronted an explosion of crimes” involving ghost guns, Gorsuch’s majority opinion noted. Lacking serial numbers, these guns are exceedingly difficult for law enforcement to trace.”
‘Ghost Guns’: What They Are and Why There Has Been a Fight Over Them
“It did not ban the sale or possession of parts that can be assembled to make homemade guns, but it did require manufacturers and sellers to obtain licenses, mark their products with serial numbers and conduct background checks.”
Supreme Court says if you build it, it’s still a gun
“So, despite the claim by gun-rights folks that these nearly complete kits are just for hobbyists having some fun at home, building a Glock-like weapon as if they were snapping together Lego sets, the reality is ghost guns are used by violent criminals to ‘evade every law we have'….’”
NEW DATA: Youth gun deaths in the US have surged 50% since 2019
“Youth gun deaths don’t just affect family members, close loved ones and friends; they ripple through entire communities, making it difficult for people to heal….”
Op-Ed: Guns, guns, everywhere…
“Like a lot of things that once were widely seen as signs of miraculous societal progress (in many cases with good reason) only to be viewed very differently later — high calorie foods, smokestacks, the internal combustion engine, drained wetlands (aka “swamps”), large dams, nuclear power plants, cigarettes — guns in the 21st Century United States have lost much of their former luster.”
March for Our Lives lays off most of its staff, names new executive director
“We are facing financial challenges as an organization, not unlike many nonprofit advocacy organizations in this time…. I am sure things would look differently with a different outcome of the election, but these are the systems and circumstances in which we have to make adjustments based on the financial situation we find ourselves in.”
Jaclyn Corin and Yolanda Renee King speak at the second March For Our Lives protest in Washington, D.C., in 2022, following the Uvalde shooting. (Courtesy of Jaclyn Corin/March For Our Lives; via Yahoo News)
Concealed carry reciprocity advances from House Judiciary
“Allowing people with state-issued concealed carry licenses or permits to conceal a handgun in any other state… has moved forward from a congressional committee.”
“Chaos and Uncertainty”: A Concealed Carry Mandate is Dangerous and Unpopular
“Such a mandate would force each state to allow violent offenders from out of state to carry firearms within its borders — even if those people could not otherwise legally buy a gun in that state or were from one of 29 states that don’t require a license to carry at all.”
“Common Denominator” Gun Violence Awareness Short
VIDEO: HHS plans to shutter or downsize several health agencies, including at CDC
“Among the divisions being eliminated or reduced at the CDC, HHS said, are those focused on global health, domestic HIV prevention and prevention from injury, such as gun violence.”
Linda McMahon Became Ed Secretary Without Discussing Schools’ Scariest Issue: Guns
“… her previous comments on gun control and the White House’s actions on the issue so far suggest to prevention advocates that this administration won’t make it a priority — potentially endangering youth, domestic violence victims and other vulnerable groups.”
Related: Senators grill Linda McMahon on the education position she may not fill for long
How Disrupting the Department of Education Could Hurt Shooting Survivors
“While experts maintain that the new administration can’t dismantle the department without congressional approval, the White House can certainly unravel it.”
Less Than 1% of Gun Owners Use Their Firearms for Self-Defense Each Year. But Many More Are Exposed to Gun Violence
“The study suggests gun proliferation carries more risks than self-defense benefits.”
VIDEO: Rutgers study debunks argument that guns make people safer
PODCAST: Louder Than Guns: How Music Amplifies the Fight Against Gun Violence
“In a time of increasing political and social division, the new documentary Louder Than Guns seeks to do something many have struggled to accomplish—foster meaningful conversations about gun violence across all aisles of the political and social divide.”
David Greene, host of NPR-member station KCRW’s “Left, Right and Center,” left, talks along side Ketch Secor, founder and frontman of Old Crow Medicine Show, during the Louder Than Guns event at McCaskey High School on Monday, March 10, 2025. (Photo/caption via WITF)
Shoot This, Not That: Exhibition puts youths behind lens as they cope with gun violence
“Through photography and videography, they captured their unique perspectives on gun violence and its impact on their communities.”
Top photo by Yan Krukau; via Pexels.
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Backwards SCOTUS decision.... Just as easily as the Biden ATF created the regulation out of vapor, the Trump ATF can likely repeal it along with further curtailing the over-reach by the ATF. Standby.