The Second Amendment to the Constitution, which concerns the right to bear arms, is always a hot-button issue, especially during election season. Gun rights and gun control groups alike have been lobbying Congress for decades to craft legislation in their respective favors. Twice in the past two years the gun issue has reached the nation's highest court.
The Second Amendment to the Constitution, which concerns the right to bear arms, is always a hot-button issue, especially during election season. Gun rights and gun control groups alike have been lobbying Congress for decades to craft legislation in their respective favors. Twice in the past two years the gun issue has reached the nation's highest court.
Because our federal gun laws are so weak, states can play a critical role by adopting laws to protect communities from gun violence. While some states have enac
Because our federal gun laws are so weak, states can play a critical role by adopting laws to protect communities from gun violence. While some states have enac
Because our federal gun laws are so weak, states can play a critical role by adopting laws to protect communities from gun violence. While some states have enac
Because our federal gun laws are so weak, states can play a critical role by adopting laws to protect communities from gun violence. While some states have enac
Because our federal gun laws are so weak, states can play a critical role by adopting laws to protect communities from gun violence. While some states have enac
Because our federal gun laws are so weak, states can play a critical role by adopting laws to protect communities from gun violence. While some states have enac
Because our federal gun laws are so weak, states can play a critical role by adopting laws to protect communities from gun violence. While some states have enac
Because our federal gun laws are so weak, states can play a critical role by adopting laws to protect communities from gun violence. While some states have enac
Because our federal gun laws are so weak, states can play a critical role by adopting laws to protect communities from gun violence. While some states have enacted a number of strong laws, others have far too few laws on the books.
<p>Gun control laws regulate the possession and purchase of firearms, including the types of guns that may be owned, waiting periods required for purchase,
<p>Gun control laws regulate the possession and purchase of firearms, including the types of guns that may be owned, waiting periods required for purchase,
<p>Gun control laws regulate the possession and purchase of firearms, including the types of guns that may be owned, waiting periods required for purchase,
<p>Gun control laws regulate the possession and purchase of firearms, including the types of guns that may be owned, waiting periods required for purchase,
Gun control laws regulate the possession and purchase of firearms, including the types of guns that may be owned, waiting periods required for purchase,
<p>Gun control laws regulate the possession and purchase of firearms, including the types of guns that may be owned, waiting periods required for purchase,
<p>Gun control laws regulate the possession and purchase of firearms, including the types of guns that may be owned, waiting periods required for purchase,
<p>Gun control laws regulate the possession and purchase of firearms, including the types of guns that may be owned, waiting periods required for purchase,
<p>Gun control laws regulate the possession and purchase of firearms, including the types of guns that may be owned, waiting periods required for purchase,
Three years ago on Monday, a heavily armed gunman walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, and started shooting. When he was done, he had killed 26 people, including 20 children, most of them with an assault-style rifle equipped with high-capacity magazines. He saved his final shot, reportedly fired from a handgun, for himself.
Not all American citizens have "the legal and Constitutional right to have a gun," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday, calling for the nation's gun control laws to be tightened in the wake of the nation's mass shootings and recent terror attacks in San Bernardino.
Not all American citizens have "the legal and Constitutional right to have a gun," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday, calling for the nation's gun control laws to be tightened in the wake of the nation's mass shootings and recent terror attacks in San Bernardino.
The recent tragedies in Colorado Springs and San Bernardino have prompted more calls for gun control. But what controls? And will they work? Gun-control advocates say we need universal background checks and bans on assault weapons and gun sales to those on the no-fly list.
No single law could have stopped the tragedy in Charleston, but incremental steps can reduce the risk of future attacks. Please consider disabling it for our site, or supporting our work in one of these ways Subscribe Now > There is of course no "one law" that would prevent all gun massacres, any more than there is "one law" that would eliminate all house fires, all fatal car crashes, or all smoking deaths.
WASHINGTON - Even as he prepares to take action on gun violence on his own authority, President Obama could turn to another source of potential source of executive action: The nation's governors. The White House is in talks with governors and other state and local officials as part of a bottom-up strategy to better enforce gun laws at both the state and local level.