Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Firearms are on display in a Salem gun shop. Advocates for gun owners and the Oregon State Police are debating the the efficacy of ...

Advocates of common-sense gun laws often cite the number of firearm deaths in the United States—nearly 50,000 per year—as a ...

As the Senate prepares to bring gun control legislation to a vote this month, universal background checks seem to be a sticking point--despite recent polling showing widespread public support for such ...

Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona appears to be reversing his opposition to the background check compromise killed in the Senate last month. It's another sign that the tide is shifting in the gun debate — ...

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 ...

To Wes Morosky, president of Duke’s Sports Shop in New Castle, Penn., the universal background check proposal now under debate in Congress would be a boon for business. “It’d keep everyone on the same ...

A series of gun control-related bills faced mixed results at the State Capitol, with several failing along near-party lines in the State House, while a bill on background checks passed.A red flag law ...

From a mechanical standpoint, the news is unremarkable: Senators from West Virginia and Pennsylvania have reached a tentative agreement on a policy measure. From a political standpoint, though, it's ...

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 ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...