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 ...

While the nation’s leading measure of gun ownership continues to decline, Nevada is moving in the opposite direction, with ...

The Biden administration announced Wednesday it will step up federal background checks and impose license requirements on thousands of gun dealers, regardless of where firearms are sold. The Justice ...

Licensed gun dealers would be able to run their employees through the government’s background check system under a new rule the Biden administration proposed Wednesday. Under current rules, dealers ...

Background checks alone might not be enough to reduce shooting deaths in the United States, a new study warns. States that require gun permits, rather than relying solely on universal background ...

In 2021 Texans purchased more than 1.6 million guns. Texans with guns killed 4,616 people in the same year. We lead the nation in gun deaths. In fact, we kill 1,000 more people than second-place ...

Despite widespread support, laws enforcing universal background checks at the time of firearm purchase may not be enough to move the needle on reducing shooting deaths in the United States. A Tufts ...

The background check system for gun purchases is a mess. Republicans have criticized Democratic presidents for failing to prosecute people denied gun purchases through background checks. Democrats ...