Handguns

A special 11-judge federal appeals court panel will consider whether to side with the gun lobby's effort to dramatically loosen California's restrictions on carrying concealed firearms.

After years of struggling under mounting debt and sagging sales, the makers of the “gun that won the West” has filed for Chapter 11 in hopes of turning its business around and rebuilding its brand.

One of the nation's oldest companies and a world-renowned firearms brand has launched a major management shakeup, letting go its CEO after three years on the job and reshuffling its board and chief financial officer in order to "accelerate an ongoing transformation at the company."

Texas lawmakers approved carrying handguns openly on the streets of the nation's second most-populous state, sending the bill to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who immediately promised to sign it and reverse a ban dating to the post-Civil War era.

Legislation to let people carry a concealed weapon without a permit has died for the year in South Carolina.

People in the nation's capital no longer have to show a good reason to get a permit to carry concealed handguns outside their homes and businesses.

A New Jersey Democrat is resurrecting failed federal legislation that could drive Internet ammunition sales offline.

There are lots of reviews on how the new Taurus Curve shoots. But we take a look at how it actually works as a concealed carry handgun.

Storied gunmaker and top military supplier tells investors to take a bath, or it’s filing for bankruptcy.

A series of proposed gun laws would expand concealed weapons in Ohio by potentially allowing them in places like churches or day cares and letting certain gun owners carry concealed weapons without a permit.

Michigan lawmakers sent Gov. Rick Snyder legislation that would relax the state's restrictions on air guns by repealing an age limit and no longer regulating them like firearms.

Siouxland gun advocates say a proposed U.S. Senate bill requiring states to honor all concealed-carry permits would ease the anxiety of travelers who carry firearms.

A GOP measure to eliminate a law that bans ammunition magazines that hold more than 15 rounds was also rejected by ruling House Democrats. Both gun-control laws were part of a package of legislation Democrats passed in 2013 at great political cost, losing two state senators through recall elections.

A new study from the National Shooting Sports Foundation showed most female gun owners aren’t into pink pistols or a "feminine" look in their firearms. In fact, most of those surveyed said they couldn’t take daintily colored guns seriously.

In a video that's shocked the competitive world and reminded shooters that safety is everyone's job, a man is seen still down range when a course of fire has begun during a match.

Likely Republican presidential candidate proposes "Second Amendment Enforcement Act" that would bring the District’s firearms laws in line with some of the most gun-friendly states in the country.

A federal appeals court agreed to reconsider its decision to strike down a California law that requires applicants for a concealed-weapons permit to show “good cause” beyond self-defense.