Gun Rights

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.