Gun Control

Scream into the abyss and the abyss is only likely to scream back at you—even louder.

If the NRA's claim that guns help reduce crime were true, the U.S. would have the lowest homicide rate among industrialized nations instead of the highest one.

The Navy named the combat ship after the former Arizona representative who was shot in the head as she met constituents in 2011.

For the first time, long-term trends in the enactment of gun safety laws can be compared between states. The evidence suggests firearm laws are becoming better at protecting the gun industry from liability rather than protecting the lives of innocent civilians from guns.

Police have arrested a man suspected of nine random killings and more shootings after a year-long chase.

The court found that military-style assault weapons and large-capacity magazines are not protected under the Second Amendment’s right to bear arms.

Supporters of the measure could appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The decision is a significant step for gun rights.

A Senate bill and newly emboldened Congress wants to make D.C. loosen its gun laws.

One senator compared Trump’s opportunity to enact gun laws to President Richard Nixon’s visit to China in 1972.

The U.S. outranked China, Japan, Germany and the U.K.—combined—in firearm assaults.

Many Americans think gun violence won’t ever personally touch their lives. The likelihood of knowing someone who has been shot is now more than 99 percent.

Trump ran a “law-and-order” campaign, but it so far is unclear whether this will translate to action in the White House.

There’s little chance she would be able to live up to her campaign promises on the partisan issue.

With the NRA’s focus on federal elections, groups like Everytown for Gun Safety have seized an opening to outspend the gun lobby on state ballot initiatives.

The national tour will reach at last 43 cities across 14 states in six weeks and end on Election Day.

Senators Pat Toomey and Mark Kirk have broken with the gun lobby by supporting a push for stricter firearms laws.

The play “Machine Gun America” is named after an Orlando, Florida, shooting attraction that welcomes teenagers.

Democratic nominees say the American public is not divided on gun control measures—yet the politics around the issue have become 'poisonous.'

Democratic vice presidential pick urges strengthened background checks, closing gun show loophole, limiting combat weapons and expanding mental health services.

German officials promise a review of existing laws, which are already prohibitive, in response to the "deranged" teen who used a Glock pistol to kill nine.

Teen gunman who killed nine lived in a society with extensive gun control measures.

When discussing gun violence or other potentially frightening topics with children, it’s important to present information in an age-appropriate way that a child can understand.

National Democrats and Republicans still squabbling over a legislative response as California takes the lead on reform.

Legislation derided as the brainchild of the NRA would give authorities three days to convince a judge that someone on terror list should not be allowed to buy a gun.

Gun control policies are 'about finding common ground that keeps all communities safe, while respecting everyone's rights.'

Democrats are acting on their pledges to push for gun legislation.

The gun industry was able to create demand for a product that had few practical applications other than killing humans at scale. 

The high court ruled against two Maine men, who said their domestic abuse convictions shouldn’t ban them from owning guns.