OXON HILL, Md. (AP) - The head of the National Rifle Association is attacking President Barack Obama's call for mandatory background checks for gun owners. The NRA's Wayne LaPierre says those who ...

WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate set a long-awaited vote for Wednesday on a bipartisan plan for expanding background checks to more firearms buyers, with supporters facing a steeply uphill path to victory.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down California’s first-in-the-nation law requiring background checks for ammunition purchases, another blow to the state’s gun control framework that has ...

For the second day in a row, the House of Representatives passed legislation related to gun control. The latest proposal dubbed the so-called "Charleston loophole" bill is aimed at closing a gap in ...

Gun control efforts in California took a big hit on Thursday as the 9th Circuit Court struck down a state law requiring background checks to buy ammunition. While some say this is a step back for gun ...

The bill is unlikely to advance in the GOP-controlled Senate House Democrats made good on a top campaign promise on Wednesday, passing a bill to strengthen background checks for people purchasing ...

Critics said the government had rushed the legislation, along with a bill targeting hate speech, in the wake of the mass ...

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