Gun ownership
Debate: Is Individual Gun Ownership at Stake in This Election?
John R. Lott, Jr. of Crime Prevention Research Center debates John E. Rosenthal of Stop Handgun Violence.
Individual Gun Ownership Is Not at Stake in This Election
It is quite hyperbolic to suggest that individual gun ownership is on the ballot this November.
Rival Gun Rights Group Accuses NRA of Never Advocating for Second Amendment
President of the National Association for Gun Rights Dudley Brown said the National Rifle Association has not advocated for Second Amendment rights "for decades," after New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit to dissolve the NRA on Thursday.
Americans Own at Least 423 Million Firearms, Industry Report Shows
Despite calls to ban sales of so-called assault weapons in the U.S., these kinds of firearms are prevalent in civilian society and elsewhere.
The Average Californian Gun Owner Has Five Firearms, Study Finds
Researchers have published a study investigating the prevalence of firearms in California, the types and numbers of weapons people owned, and their reasons for having them.
Americans Have 40 Percent of World's Guns: Report
The U.S. was the only country in the world found to have more guns than people, possessing more civilian firearms than the next 25 nations combined.
1 in 5 Gun Owners Take Drugs, Have Mental Illness
"In comparison to other developed countries around the world, the U.S. has a very unique problem with gun violence."
Australia's Gun Amnesty Collects 57,000 Firearms
An average 630 firearms a day were collected as part of the three-month initiative to rid the country of unregistered weapons.
Study Finds Gun Injuries Fall During NRA Conventions
A Harvard-led study found that gun injuries fell by about 20 percent during NRA conventions.
America and Guns: To Grasp the Obsession, Come to Texas
Texas's defiance and love of firepower lives on.
White Men Feel Gun Laws Are Attacks on Masculinity
Some males find moral and emotional solace in their firearms.
Gun Owners Are Voting Republican Now More Than Ever
The political gap between gun owners and non-owners gets larger in nearly every election cycle, researchers have found.
Gun Sales: Deadlier, Compact Pistols Ever More Popular
People are buying larger-caliber handguns, and they're not for hunting or recreation.
U.S. Navy to Launch Gabby Giffords Warrship
The Navy named the combat ship after the former Arizona representative who was shot in the head as she met constituents in 2011.
Gun-Related Injuries Put 20,000 Children a Year in ER
American adolescents aged 12 to 19 comprise 90 percent of the yearly emergency room visits.
Mapping America's Gun Control Laws State by State
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.
Anti-Immigrant Leader Calls for Germans to Bear Arms
Germany has some of the strictest gun control laws in Europe, but multiple attacks increase calls to loosen laws.
Trump's Explosive Rhetoric—Does He Mean It?
Trump is taking existing Republican rhetoric and deploying it at sharper pitches, before larger audiences.
Why Can Suspected Terrorists Legally Buy Guns?
Since 2001, lone-wolf terrorists have increasingly turned to high-powered guns as their weapon of choice.
America and Gun Violence: A History in 13 Covers
Gun violence has been a major American issue for more than 70 years,
Guns Have Been the Most Dramatic Weapon Used Against African-Americans, but Not the Most Effective
Generational neglect, demonization and the stigma that American society has attached to blackness go a lot deeper.
U.S. Gun Ownership Declines
Sales may be up, but according to a new survey, the number of American households with at least one gun is at a low point.