Entries Tagged gun control

Hunters, retailers and firearms manufacturers are scrambling to make sense of Canada's extensive gun ban, which lists about 1,500 firearms and has language regarding the bore size of shotguns.

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke laid out part of his plan on firearms if elected: a mandatory buyback program and national registration to own guns.

Walmart announced Sept. 3 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.

A recent study, funded by the National Institute of Justice and conducted by anti-gun researcher Phillip Cook, examines how long criminals possess a firearm before they are arrested and charged with a firearm-related crime.

The Second Amendment Foundation has joined in an amicus brief to the Colorado State Supreme Court in support of a case that challenges Centennial State gun control laws.

An Illinois town's efforts to ban "assault weapons," including confiscation, heavy fines and destruction, has been shot down by a permanent injunction.

Dick's Sporting Goods will remove firearms, ammunition and hunting items from 125 stores in 2019, said CEO Ed Stack, and replace them with other products.

A proposed bill for California's 2019 legislative session requests an additional gun sales tax for handguns and semi-automatic rifles.

New York officials want to require submission of all social media history of anyone wanting to purchase a pistol or renew a pistol permit.

Democrats have introduced a bill called the Assault Weapons Ban of 2018, which would ban a wide range of semi-automatic rifles, pistols and shotguns.

The question put to voters read “Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to include a declaration that the right to keep and bear arms is an unalienable right and that the state government is obligated to uphold that right?”

The question put to voters read “Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to include a declaration that the right to keep and bear arms is an unalienable right and that the state government is obligated to uphold that right?”