Tag: Guns and Firearms

The combined bill passed 231-198; six Democrats voted for it, and 14 Republicans voted against it. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

North Carolina Republicans want to give armed teachers a raise

Daniel Jativa · March 9, 2019 3:10 pm

Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, left, watches as Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, center, fire a Border Patrol weapon during a tour of the US-Mexico border at Santa Teresa Station in Sunland Park, N.M., Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019.

Firearms use by border agents in 2018 falls to a quarter of rate seen in 2012

Anna Giaritelli · March 5, 2019 4:53 pm

Gunmaker stocks slide after House tightens firearm restrictions

James Langford · February 28, 2019 7:17 pm

People shop for guns at a gun show. Current laws prohibit federally licensed firearm dealers from selling long gun rifles or shotguns to someone under 18, and cannot sell handguns to someone under 21. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

House votes to expand gun background checks

Susan Ferrechio · February 27, 2019 8:43 pm

President Donald Trump walks from Marine One to speak to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, en route to a campaign rally in Manchester, N.H.

Federal judge sides with Trump administration on ‘bump stocks’ ban

Diana Stancy Correll · February 26, 2019 5:02 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill on July 10, 2018.

Magazine - Washington Briefing

Ready to revive gun control fight

Susan Ferrechio · February 22, 2019 5:00 am

Democratic presidential candidate and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks at the AARP Presidential Candidates Forum at the Arts Center at Iowa Western in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Saturday, July 20, 2019.

Magazine - Your Land

You can’t say that on the radio

Seth Mandel · February 22, 2019 4:10 am

Magazine - Life & Arts

Must have, but won’t buy

Paul Bedard · February 22, 2019 12:00 am

Cops knew Illinois gunman who murdered 5 illegally owned gun

Steven Nelson · February 17, 2019 11:47 pm

Law enforcement personnel gather near the scene of a shooting at an industrial park in Aurora, Ill., on Friday, Feb. 15, 2019.

Aurora shooter began rampage immediately after firing from manufacturing plant

Josh Siegel · February 16, 2019 5:22 pm

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2010 file photo, an Amazon.com package is prepared for shipment by a United Parcel Service (UPS) driver in Palo Alto, Calif. States could force Internet retailers to collect sales taxes under a bill that the Senate advanced on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Smith & Wesson sticks to its guns

James Langford · February 15, 2019 5:00 am

Suzanne Devine Clark, an art teacher at Deerfield Beach Elementary School, places painted stones at a memorial outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during the one-year anniversary of the school shooting, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, in Parkland, Fla. A year ago on Thursday, 14 students and three staff members were killed when a gunman opened fire at the high school.

Democrats move on gun control on one-year anniversary of Parkland shooting

Anna Giaritelli · February 14, 2019 7:50 pm