Gun Control Articles

Elections have consequences, and America has now experienced a hard turn to the left. The looming question: How will this affect hunting and gun ownership?

Walmart announced Sept. 3 that it will end sales of ammunition that can be used with modern sporting rifles and handguns, stop all handgun sales in Alaska and ask that customers not carry firearms openly in its stores unless authorized law enforcement is present.

At least one sponsor has already dropped out of Chipper Jones' TV show after the former baseball star made controversial comments in support of gun control.

New Jersey will soon have a law that bans domestic abusers from owning firearms.

In addition to electing the next POTUS, voters in California, Maine, Nevada and Washington voted on measures to tighten gun-control laws.

State have approved 15 out of 18 ballot initiatives to expand gun right. However, this year, four states are looking at potentially tightening restrictions.

Team USA shooters will spend the next month trying to win medals for our country all while defending their right to bear arms.

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.

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

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.

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.

A group opposed to New York's two-year-old gun law says registration data show few owners complied with the requirement to register firearms reclassified as assault weapons.

Clinton says regulations can be passed while still respecting the Second Amendment and “respecting responsible gun owners.''

A measure voters put in place makes gun-control restrictions subject to strict legal scrutiny, but adds that it shouldn't be construed to prevent laws limiting the gun rights of "convicted violent felons."

The nominee to be America’s top doctor, Vivek Murthy, could get a confirmation vote in the last days of a Democrat-controlled Senate.

Most Americans feel safer with a gun in the home, don’t want stricter gun control laws.

Panera has asked its customers to not bring guns into its bakery-cafes, unless they are an authorized law enforcement officer.

After Chipotle, Sonic and Jack in the Box open carry protests, surveys show Americans don’t want to see guns while they eat or shop.

Says Georgians will not be able to carry a weapon on college campuses or in other schools when two new laws go into effect July 1.

Despite being a top priority, a dispute among Republicans ultimately derailed the attempt to void any federal law that “infringed on people's right to keep and bear arms.”

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

In yet another indication that more gun laws could be a political loser, a new poll released March 31 shows a strong majority of likely voters think stricter gun control is a bad idea, the highest level of skepticism toward firearms restrictions in two years.

Connecticut''s WTNH-TV and COLT Manufacturing examine the modern sporting rifle.