Gun Rights

Top justices declined to consider a case that many believe would have settled the argument over whether the Second Amendment guarantees the right to carry a firearm outside the home.

Several potential Republican presidential candidates courted gun-rights supporters at the National Rifle Association's annual convention, talking up their pro-gun credentials.

The nation's largest gun-rights group wants Congress to require that concealed weapons permits issued in one state be recognized everywhere, even when the local requirements differ.

Under a law just signed by Georgia's governor, people with a license can carry a gun into bars, some government buildings and places of worship if religious leaders say it's OK.

Republicans have been divided on how to punish potential violators of the legislation dubbed the “Second Amendment Preservation Act.”

A renewed push to ban semi-automatic weapons and high-capacity magazines in Rhode Island is facing difficult political hurdles.

A California state senator who advocated gun control legislation asked for campaign donations in exchange for introducing an undercover FBI agent to an arms trafficker and told him how to get shoulder-fired automatic weapons and missiles from a Muslim separatist group.

A letter reportedly drafted by state law enforcement officials asks gun owners who didn't register AR-style rifles and magazines to dispose of their firearms or move them out of state.

Building on national momentum to relax concealed carry laws in restrictive jurisdictions, 19 states have joined an appeal to force New Jersey to relax its rules on obtaining a permit to carry a handgun.

In a surprising reversal of previous trends, a Gallup poll found much of the increased dislike of current gun control laws comes from Americans who believe they are too strict.

A gun rights group and a North Texas dealer are taking on a federal law that limits where people can buy handguns.

Kim Stolfer is the president of Firearm Owners Against Crime, a gun-rights political action committee whose influence arguably ranks alongside that of the National Rifle Association.

In what the NSSF calls a "new normal," January through July firearms sales in 2014 are down 21 percent compared to last year, but they’re up 1.5 percent compared to 2012.

A federal judge threw out a lawsuit challenging parts of Washington state's new law expanding background checks on gun transfers, saying gun rights activists couldn't challenge it because they aren't being prosecuted for violating it.

In a move that could have far reaching implications for gun retailers nationwide, a U.S. District Court in Illinois has ruled that Chicago must lift its ban on the sale of firearms in the city.

Wolf hunting opportunities are opening up all across the country with seasons in at least six states this fur season.

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