Gun Rights

Four gun control proposals barring sales to those on a terrorist watch list and expanding background checks to private sales failed to gain a Senate majority after largely party line votes.

Reports say the retailer will still sell AR-15 rifles but has removed them from displays "out of respect for the victims of the Orlando tragedy."

Federal judges in California said the Constitution does not protect the right to carry concealed outside the home, but teed up a potential Supreme Court fight over whether so-called "open carry" could be constitutional.

The nation's largest gun owners group endorsed presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, arguing the Second Amendment 'is on the ballot' in the 2016 election.

A new national survey shows most Americans want to keep gun business liability protections, fearing repeal would cripple key industries.

Democrats vow to stop new rules that would allow New Jersey gun owners to obtain a concealed carry permit if they prove 'serious threat.'

It's been 20 years since a mass shooting at a cafe in Port Arthur, Tasmania, changed Australia's views on guns. Take a look back on the decision.

Investment regulators rebuffed a proposal by Trinity Wall Street church to force the national outdoor retail chain to stop selling firearms with a magazine capacity greater than seven rounds.

Iowa governor signs bill to immediately legalize suppressors in the Hawkeye State.

President Obama's pick to replace Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court has a track record that is hostile to gun rights in America.

Rarely does a single individual make such a significant difference to so many people in so many ways. Regardless how things turn out, one thing is certain. Guns and hunting have lost a champion with the passing of Justice Scalia.

Appeals court ruling saying AR-15s and standard-capacity magazines are protected by the Second Amendment could prompt the Supreme Court to weigh in on state gun bans.

The measure, one of only a couple of its kind in the nation, adds $25 to the price of each firearm sold in the city, plus 2 or 5 cents per round of ammunition, depending on the type.

For the first time in two decades, poll shows 50 percent of Americans don't want AR-15 restrictions.

Digital technology website Gizmodo wrote a flaming takedown of Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz and his handling of an over-under shotgun during a recent interview in Iowa. But our expert says Cruz was going overboard to show his gun was safe and empty.

Texas residents will soon be allowed to openly carry most guns, but state law still bars the carrying of many types of knives and other weapons.

An Amish resident of central Pennsylvania is challenging the photo identification requirement to purchase a firearm, saying his religious beliefs prevent him from being photographed.

A midlevel court has rejected a challenge to New York's new gun law, dismissing arguments it was pushed through the state Legislature improperly and that its restrictions violate the Second Amendment.

The Supreme Court's 2008 decision in District of Columbia v. Heller and the 2010 decision in McDonald v. Chicago focused mainly on the right to defend one's own home. Gun rights groups have failed repeatedly to get the justices to say how broadly the Second Amendment protects gun rights.

In the wake of a school shooting in Oregon that killed nine, a nationwide poll has found a sharp increase in the number of Americans who want stricter gun laws.

Contenders for the Democratic nomination for president called for a host of new restrictions on firearms, including background checks on private sales, bans on so-called "assault weapons" and lawsuits against gun manufacturers.

People with special permits would be allowed to bring concealed firearms inside schools and other “gun-free'' areas under legislation advanced by a Senate committee.

Gun-rights supporters say publicly owned zoos have misinterpreted laws and are illegally posting signs that ban firearms.

Florida is one of five states that don't allow people to openly carry guns in some form. The others are South Carolina, New York, Illinois and California.

President hints at strict gun bans similar to those enacted in Australia and Great Britain after shooting rampage at an Oregon community college leaves 10 dead and scores wounded.

Gun owners won a dramatic victory in May when lawmakers voted to allow handguns to be openly carried on Texas streets, but the latest debate is a more mundane affair as gun advocates take aim at signs.

In a move that has sent political waves through Capitol Hill, the Department of Justice has awarded millions of tax dollars to the gun industry's top lobbying group to help promote firearms safety with young shooters and to fund locks for all new gun purchases.

In a mixed decision, a federal appeals court struck down as unconstitutional several strict gun registration laws in the nation's capital, but upheld other restrictions aimed at public safety.

A new poll conducted the same week as a national gun control push shows a majority of Americans don't want more gun laws and are skeptical checks on private sales will keep guns from crooks.