Federal gun policy is shifting from a patchwork of dealer rules and background checks toward a more explicit question: should you need a national license before you can buy or keep a firearm. The new ...

A group of gun-rights advocates in Massachusetts is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the Boston Police Department over a backlog of applications from residents seeking to carry ...

The latest push in the Senate to require a federal license before someone can buy a gun is built around a simple premise: if the government already screens people before they drive a car or prescribe ...