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WASHINGTON – As the nation continues to reel from a series of mass shootings, lawmakers on both sides of the aisles have increasingly discussed revisiting gun-control legislation.
Back-to-back shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio restarted a national gun-control debate that reached members of Congress and the White House this week.
Some lawmakers are calling for "red flag" gun laws, while others are advocating for expanding background checks.
Beto O’Rourke reshaped the national gun debate when, in response to a string of deadly mass shootings, he called for a mandatory buyback of the military-style...
When guns evoke such positive (even sacred) feelings of security and national belonging, is it any wonder that so many evangelicals refuse to consider gun...
Walmart will stop selling handguns and certain types of ammunition, and will no longer allow customers to openly carry firearms, after separate shootings at...
Joe Biden said there was no room for compromise with congressional Republicans, while Elizabeth Warren sounded more open to it and wanted a broad solution to...
AFTER LAST year’s mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, it quickly became clear that students who had survived the horror weren’t willing to...
“Democratic presidential candidates reiterated their call for gun control Wednesday in a forum hosted by MSNBC.” (AP News, YouTube) The left supports...
Gun manufacturer Colt announced Thursday that it will no longer produce and sell rifles such as the AR-15 for personal use. Colt's President and CEO Dennis...
There is widespread support among Americans — Democrats, Republicans and gun owners alike — for a number of initiatives to curb gun violence they would like to...
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and members of his caucus are tiptoeing toward legislation addressing gun violence amid deep anxiety over...
America’s largest retailers are rethinking their gun policies following a spate of mass shootings this summer in states including California, Texas and Ohio...
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is living proof of the old aphorism that it is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and...
"Red flag" laws leave gun owners defenseless. Shortly after 5 a.m. on November 5, 2018, two police officers arrived at Gary Willis' house in Glen Burnie,...
Remember last month when San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors passed a resolution declaring the National Rifle Association a domestic terrorist organization...
Pro-gun control activists and politicians remained undeterred in pushing for stricter gun laws in the aftermath of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's...
Nearly seven years have passed since the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, when a 20-year-old gunman killed 26 people,...
