Gun News

There's a lot of talk around the country these days about rights and freedoms. The Second Amendment right to bear arms and the First Amendment right to speak freely have been of primary focus as the debate rages over gun control in the wake of December's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Over the past 48 hours, National Public Radio , India Today and Opposing Views have zeroed in on a months-old southwest Oregon rape case that underscores the need for gun ownership where police are few and far between due to budget cuts.

A post yesterday featured the Independence Institute's Dave Kopel talking about a lawsuit targeting Colorado's new gun-control laws -- and featuring the support of Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith and 54 of his colleagues around the state.

A concealed-carry gun deal brokered by House Speaker Michael Madigan cleared a House committee Thursday, but its prospects were unclear across the Capitol in the Senate because of the way it would curb existing local gun laws.

Illinois legislation allowing public possession of concealed guns has passed the House Judiciary Committee.

A new Pew Research Center poll finds broad support for background checks on gun purchases, but 6 in 10 Americans doubt Congress will pass gun control laws this year.

When the League of Humane Voters of New Jersey announced support for state Senator Raymond Lesniak in his primary election campaign, the New Jersey Outdoor Alliance reacted with some strongly worded remarks attacking the lawmaker.

Nearly six in 10 Americans back a path to legal status for undocumented immigrants, with narrow preference for prompt action on the issue.

Got AMMO? That should be the TV commercial that all the gun rights organizations are running! It continues to be a challenge to get various types of ammunition all across the country.

<![CDATA[MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama's governor has signed legislation that expands where people can carry guns in Alabama. The bill by Republican Sen. Scott Beason of Gardendale passed the Legislature Monday, and Bentley's office announced he signed it into law Wednesday. House Speaker Mike Hubbard said the governor's signature makes Second Amendment rights more secure. The new law says employees can have firearms in their cars at work, and businesses can't be sued for any harm resulting from the use of those weapons. Loaded weapons can be carried in cars by anyone with a concealed carry permit. A driver can carry an unloaded weapon, as long as it is out of reach, even without a permit. Sheriffs must issue a written justification for denying a concealed weapons permit, and the decision can be appealed.

The City of Clermont may be best known as home to the Citrus Tower, but as 9 Investigates first revealed in February, it is also home to the ZIP code with the most concealed weapons permits in our area.

British CNN host Piers Morgan is writing a book about his career, his job as news show anchor and his interviews with Hollywood stars and world leaders, his publisher said on Wednesday.

In his annual State of the State address last January, Gov. John Hickenlooper gave the General Assembly a wish list that included civil unions, universal background checks, tuition for undocumented students, Medicaid expansion, a comprehensive overhaul of the state's mental health system and school finance, and a bill to support advanced ... (more)

The Pink Pistols , a national gay gun rights organization based in Philadelphia, today issued a statement that it is not responsible for pro-gun posters supporting the right of gay citizens to be armed for personal protection that have appeared in Seattle and Olympia .

Second Amendment-hating New Jersey judges rejected a Texas man's appeal on a 2010 conviction of illegal possession of multiple firearms this week, but the case may soon be headed for New Jersey's Supreme Court.

Even as attempts to enact sensible gun safety legislation at the national level remain stalled and states like Missouri pass constitutionally-questionable measures to nullify all federal gun control laws, California continues to lead in the effort to stem the U.S. epidemic of gun violence.

A majority of Georgians oppose allowing students who have concealed-weapons permits to carry guns on college campuses, according to a survey released Tuesday.

More than 400,000 postcards lobbying for the repeal of the New York SAFE Act will be delivered in Albany on Tuesday.

A high-tech Capitola startup is wading into the gun control debate with a wireless controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved -- and disable it remotely.

Dear Mexican: Like many Americans, I've heard about the "Fast and Furious" scandal in which our own ATF was shown to be guilty and corrupt of supplying guns that ended up in the hands of the drug cartels.