FOX's Eben Brown has this week's 'FOX Bullet Points': I'm Eben Brown. Second Amendment advocates are a bit upset the U.S. Supreme Court didn't take up the case of a California man suing over a denial of a concealed carry permit. In Peruta v. California, the sheriff in San Diego says he can refuse to issue concealed carry permits if the applicant doesn't show a real need for one. Justices Thomas and Gorsuch published a dissent to the court's rejection, calling it 'distressing.' Meanwhile, in...

One gun group is fighting over-the-counter hearing aids. FOX's Eben Brown has more with 'FOX Bullet Points': I'm Eben Brown. A bill in the U.S. Senate aims to reduce the cost of hearing aids, the kind your doctor would prescribe you for hearing loss. The proposed law would create class of hearing aids that could be sold at low cost and over the counter. But the measure is getting flak by groups like Gun Owners of America, who say the legislation could wind up regulating personal sound...

Concealed carry permits are rising. FOX's Eben Brown has your 'FOX Bullet Points': I'm Eben Brown. More and more of you are getting your concealed carry permits. A compilation of the number of applications by the Crime Prevention Research Center says the number of concealed weapons licenses in the United States now exceeds 15 million, almost 16 million. The center will have its yearly data ready this summer. But it shows what other record-keepers at places like the NRA have been saying: The...

FOX's Eben Brown has your 'FOX Bullet Points': I'm Eben Brown. New York Magazine is taking some flak for saying the NRA has found an ally in the terrorists of the Islamic state group. The magazine says their sources from ISIS, and previously al-Qaeda, had often joked about how easy it would be for one of their henchmen to get an AR-15 at a gun show in the much of the United States. The article was meant to highlight the NRA's stance on the supposed 'gun show loophole' regarding background...

Use caution when liking things on Instagram. FOX's Eben Brown reports: I'm Eben Brown. Parents of an Ohio middle schooler are relieved their son is allowed back to school after being suspended for liking a picture of a gun on Instagram: (Bolin) "I didn't think I did anything wrong." Zachary Bolin's parent's didn't think so either. He wasn't even at school when he clicked the photo of which, by the way, was an airsoft pistol. But when he showed up for class the next morning, he was brought...

The NRA holds its annual meeting and Texas making it easier to carry in state. FOX's Eben Brown with details in this "Bullet Points": I'm Eben Brown. The annual meeting of the National Rifle Association wrapped up after a weekend in Atlanta, and a visit from President Trump. And with a new NRA president. The board of directors picks Pete Brownwell to head the NRA. He's from Montezuma, Iowa and is part of the long-lived family firearms retailer Brownell's. Wayne Lapierre will continue as...

NRA's annual meetings have begun in Atlanta & you may want to be careful with a toy gun in Atlantic City, NJ. FOX's Eben Brown has your 'FOX Bullet Points': I'm Eben Brown. Don't run around with toy guns in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Police in that town confiscated more than 60 toys from a store on the city's famed boardwalk, saying they looked too real, despite having those bright orange plastic tips. The officers said those tips are too easily removable and the toys could be mistaken...

Tennessee is making a pitch to de-criminalize suppressors and Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill on confiscating firearms. FOX's Eben Brown has 'FOX Bullet Points': I'm Eben Brown. Tennessee's state legislature is moving toward the de-criminalizing of suppressors. A proposed law cleared the state Senate and could soon be passed in the state's House of Representatives. It's called the Tennessee 'Hearing Protection Act' and would remove suppressors from a list of banned fire arms in the...

Another week and the Second Amendment continues to be a hot topic around the country. FOX's Eben Brown has your "FOX Bullet Points": I'm Eben Brown. Lots of Second Amendment legislation is coming about in the past week. North Dakota gets a new law, taking effect in August, allowing so-called 'constitutional carry', meaning one can carry a concealed firearm with no permit or background check when purchasing. Georgia's senate approves a bill for campus carry on public universities. But it would...

FOX's Eben Brown has your "FOX Bullet Points": I'm Eben Brown. Connecticut could get a whole lot more gun friendly, if certain state legislators get their way. They've been discussing handgun concealed-carry permit reciprocity with states of similar standard for issuing permits. Currently Connecticut has no reciprocity, per se, but will issue permits to non-resident with permits in other states. The Norwich Bulletin newspaper reports Connecticut saw permit applications last year jump more...

Another title for West Virginia! FOX's Eben Brown has "FOX Bullet Points": I'm Eben Brown. West Virginia takes their fifth consecutive title at the NCAA Air Rifle championship in Columbus, Ohio: (Announcer) "Babic has fired, made the difference, point nine. We are at the end. We have a new freshman Mountaineer national champion." Milica Babic, the freshman star is the big winner in Air Rifle: (Babic) "This comes just from hard work. So it feels nice, it definitely does." West Virginia bested...

The NRA continues to stand by President Trump. FOX's Eben Brown has more with "FOX Bullet Points": I'm Eben Brown. Last week's big convention for C-PAC featured one of the National Rifle Association's top executives taking a round to remind people it was the NRA itself that made the first big endorsement of Donald Trump's presidential campaign. Wayne Lapierre said it was Second Amendment-minded voters in key states that turned the tide: (Lapierre) "All across this country it was NRA members,...

Another week and more talk about guns around the country. FOX's Eben Brown has this week's "FOX Bullet Points": I'm Eben Brown. A federal appeals court is backtracking on Maryland's law banning semi-automatic rifles, including the AR-15. The law was passed in 2013. The fourth circuit court of appeals once voted to overturned it but after re-hearing, re-instated it. Two southern states might make changes to laws allowing one to carry firearms on college campuses. There's a proposal in Georgia...

FOX's Eben Brown has your latest edition of "FOX Bullet Points": I'm Eben Brown. California officials have repealed their requirements of gun owners to provide photos of firearms, among other things, related to the state's expansion of rules regarding so-called 'assault weapons.' The state backtracked following promises of legal action by Second Amendment groups. Back East, in Connecticut, gun owners are crying foul over governor Daniel Malloy's plan to close a billion-and-a-half dollar gap...

A national registry to help solve gun crimes is in the works and it has already helped find a link to the shooting death of a police officer. FOX's Joy Piazza calls the shots with "Bullet Points": I'm Joy Piazza. A new tool for solving crimes by firing weapons involved in criminal activity. That's what the Phoenix police department is doing, connecting with a national database. Jessica Ellefritz is with Phoenix P.D. and says firing a confiscated weapon can help find its criminal history:...

The NRA has put its stamp of approval on President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch. FOX's Eben Brown has this week's "Bullet Points": I'm Eben Brown. A controversial Kansas State law aimed at protecting people from federal prosecution on certain gun crimes is now ruled out-of-bounds. A federal court says a gun shop owner can't claim to be protected by the state for violating the National Firearms Act by building his own short-barreled rifles and suppressors. Next time you go...

The U.S. Army has a new contract with a different pistol provider. FOX's Eben Brown has this week's "Bullet Points": I'm Eben Brown. For the past 30-plus years, soldiers of the U.S. Army have kept the M9 Beretta at their side, but after a years-long search, the decision has been made to strap our men and women with a special variant of Sig Sauer's P320. Those in the know say the Sig was picked because it's a truly modular pistol. The contract's said to be worth more than a half-a-billion...

Kansas is facing some pushback against steps toward looser gun legislation's and rules regarding President-elect Trump's inauguration. FOX's Eben Brown calls the shots with "FOX Bullet Points": I'm Eben Brown. This is the year Kansas is supposed to start allowing legally carried firearms at libraries, hospitals and college campuses. But now some state lawmakers are hoping to delay that indefinitely. It takes legislation for that to happen. Now that the new year and the new Congress is...

In this week's "Bullet Points", incoming Attorney General Jeff Sessions discusses the Second Amendment and a famous town in Arizona receives a new nickname. FOX's Eben Brown has more: I'm Eben Brown. President-elect Trump's first big endorsement was from the NRA and now his pick to head up the U.S. Justice Department, Alabama senator Jeff Sessions, had to talk about the Second Amendment during confirmation hearings: (Sessions) "Well, I do believe the Second Amendment is a personal right."...

Mixed reaction to concealed carry in Missouri and the NCAA's rifle rankings are out. FOX's Eben Brown has this week's "FOX Bullet Points": I'm Eben Brown. Welcome to 2017, where in Missouri you can now get a permit to carry a concealed weapon without needing to get any type of training or show some sort of competency certificate. Reactions are mixed in the show-me state. These folks spoke with FOX 4 in Kansas City: (People) "I do think you should have the right to conceal and carry. / It's...

California has a spike in firearm sales. FOX's Eben Brown has that and more on "FOX Bullet Points": I'm Eben Brown. Firearms retailers are having a great week in California, but it isn't a Christmas buying rush. The new state law comes into effect January 1, enacting a 10-day wait period, banning higher capacity magazines and semi-automatic rifles with 'bullet buttons', the quick magazine release and reload feature. People are trying to buy things up before they can't. Dateline: Aventura,...

Hear what one Virginia politician is doing as he runs for office. FOX's Eben Brown has your "Bullet Points": I'm Eben Brown. If you're a politician, you're not allowed to buy votes, but apparently you're allowed to give voters guns! Corey Stewart is hoping to get the Republican nomination for governor in the commonwealth of Virginia and he's giving away an AR-15: (Stewart) "It's one of the more popular rifles sold in the United States. I also do want to bring attention to the need for...

In Florida, you'll now be able renew your concealed carry permits online. FOX's Eben Brown has your "Bullet Points": I'm Eben Brown. About quarter million Florida concealed carry permits are due to expire in 2017. So instead of making everybody report to a state or county office to renew, or hiring extra staff for the paperwork. Florida agriculture commissioner Adam Putnam says it can now be done online: (Putnam) "Only in government is it novel to have commerce online when the rest of us are...

A celebrity is on board with the NRA's interstate concealed-carry idea. FOX's Eben Brown has your Turkey Day edition of "Bullet Points": I'm Eben Brown. One of the NRA's big legislative goals for years now has been the interstate concealed-carry idea, where someone with a proper permit from one state could carry in the other 49, got a big show of support from one of the most recognized entertainers in the nation: Howard Stern! He's backing the idea, which is also championed by President-elect...