Gun Control

Second Amendment sanctuary counties are coming to liberal states, like New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington.

Twenty-six Democrats in the House joined Republicans to pass a provision requiring that vendors notify ICE when background checks reveal gun applicants to be undocumented.

A Pacific Standard analysis reveals the only other time a new Congress has introduced so many gun-control bills was in the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting.

The current crop of frontrunners in the 2020 Democratic primary show the homogenization of the left's views on combating gun violence.

For proof of the newest Supreme Court justice's influence, look to a New York gun rights case.

New research finds kids are more likely to kill themselves if they live in states with high rates of gun ownership.

Cars have gotten much safer. Maybe we could start treating firearms the same way?

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds a press conference with former Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords and Representative Mike Thompson (D-California) to introduce legislation expanding background checks for gun sales at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 8th, 2019.

In the wake of the recent mass shooting, college students in Ventura County attempt to call for action without alienating a conservative community.

A quick look at the regulations and numbers doesn't necessarily suggest the state's laws are useless.

New research finds that the rate of such tragedies, which had been declining, has returned to the level of 12 years ago.

At the end of his last term, Jerry Brown is showing willingness to clash with opposition both within the state and at the national level.

The American Medical Association came out in support of a slew of progressive proposals to curb gun violence on Tuesday.

Charlie Mirsky, and Alfonso Calderon, students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, take part in a Gun Violence Prevention Forum at the House Visitor Center.

There is brimming triangular tension between local, state, and national governing bodies about how cities should best protect their citizenry from gun violence.

In a Friday ruling, the judge upheld Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey's crackdown on copycat assault weapons.

At least four people are injured and one is dead after today's shooting, and government statistics show that workplace shootings are on the rise.

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The marchers offered an array of ideas for reducing gun violence in America.

Congressional leaders intend to include a bipartisan measure called Fix National Instant Criminal Background System, which addresses the thoroughness of gun-purchase background checks by encouraging state use of criminal databases.

Research shows that over half of U.S. gun owners aren't storing all their guns safely.

The new bill includes funding for mental-health programs and arming teachers. It goes now to Governor Rick Scott for his signature.

State senators voted largely along party lines to pass a measure to arm and train teachers.