The latest news coverage, opinion and information on Second Amendment rights and gun control. The Second Amendment states "a well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed..."
By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times
The national debate over gun control has spilled over into New Hampshire where Sen. Kelly Ayotte is defending her vote against stricter gun laws and deriding the Mayors Against Illegal Guns group that is attacking her as carpetbaggers who don't understand her state's voters. Published May 21, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s gun group has kept its word to go after vulnerable Republican seats, and launched on Friday a $350,000 ad campaign against Arkansas Sen. Mark Pryor. Published May 24, 2013
By Martha Mendoza - Associated Press
A high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a wireless controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved — and disable it remotely. Published May 21, 2013
By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
Gunmaker Smith & Wesson tops the list of best businesses in bright blue Massachusetts — after not making the list at all last year — a new report in the Boston Globe found. Published May 20, 2013
By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times
Magpul Industries joined 54 Colorado county sheriffs Friday in filing a federal lawsuit against the state's recently signed gun-control bills. Published May 18, 2013
By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
Sen. Joe Manchin III, West Virginia Democrat, says the ongoing scandal surrounding the IRS certainly doesn't help his chances of winning expanded gun-purchase background checks. Published May 17, 2013
By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times
Gun control advocates in Maryland were bracing for an inevitable challenge to a law giving the state some of the strictest weapons prohibitions in the nation, even as they gathered Thursday to applaud Gov. Martin O'Malley for signing the bill he shepherded through the General Assembly. Published May 16, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
A New York man has the dubious honor of being the first reported arrest for carrying two bullets too many in his otherwise legally authorized ammunition magazine — in violation of the state's new gun control laws. Published May 14, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Two Britain reporters were able to sneak a plastic gun made with a 3-D printer past security checkpoints onto a crowded Eurostar train leaving London for Paris, a security test subsequently described by their newspaper as an abject failure. Published May 13, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
The American Academy of Pediatrics has been on a quiet march to Congress to lobby members to pass gun control legislation and tighten carry laws. Published May 13, 2013
By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times
Designs for a plastic gun which can be made using a 3-D printer may breach U.S. arms export laws, the State Department warned. Published May 10, 2013
By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
Vice President Joseph R. Biden said in a wide-ranging magazine interview that gun-control legislation will pass eventually because several senators who voted against it are experiencing a public backlash. Published May 10, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
The blueprints for a plastic gun that can be produced on a 3-D printer were downloaded 100,000 times in two days, with Spain leading the global rush to obtain the directions. Published May 10, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Hollywood's Michael Moore couldn't gush enough about New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's nationwide push for gun control. Published May 9, 2013
By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times
Sen. Tom Coburn says that it is just a matter of time before the Senate passes the proposal it rejected this week that would allow gun owners to carry their weapons on federal lands managed by the Army Corps of Engineers in states where carrying weapons is legal already. Published May 9, 2013
By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times
"Grab this gun before Obama does." And so advises Rep. Steve Stockman, who is raffling off a Bushmaster AR-15 rifle, which he describes as "almost impossible to find in stores and the No. 1 firearm on the gun banners' wish list." Published May 9, 2013
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Rep. Steve Stockman caused a stir in the Twitterverse Wednesday after tweeting that he was raffling off a Bushmaster AR-15. Published May 9, 2013
By Emily Miller - The Washington Times
New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg has not made a peep about gun control since news came out that firearms-related deaths were way down. President Obama has ignored it and continued to pursue more gun-control laws. Their reaction shows how this news screws up their agenda to keep the decline in gun-related homicides a secret from Americans so that they can pass restrictions on the Second Amendment. Published May 9, 2013
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
The Senate beat back a new push to expand gun rights Wednesday, defeating a plan to let gun owners carry their weapons on federal lands in states where it would otherwise be legal. Published May 8, 2013
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
A Chicago alderman introduced an ordinance Wednesday that would allow museums to display unloaded firearms for historical purposes. Published May 8, 2013
By Charles Hurt
Big Apple Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and his band of rabid gun snatchers have targeted their victims, taken them hostage and will start bumping them off one by one. Time for negotiation has passed. Published May 7, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
A 7-year-old boy at a small school in rural Virginia has been suspended over pointing a pencil, a la gun, at another student and making firing noises. Published May 7, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Four Colorado Democratic lawmakers who have pushed tough gun control measures are now facing concerted recall efforts. Published May 7, 2013
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
MSNBC's "Morning Joe" panel weighed in on the National Rifle Association's executive vice president Wayne LaPierre's speech at the NRA convention over the weekend, with contributor Mike Barnicle going as far as saying the chief is capable of "inciting a riot." Published May 6, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords received the 2013 Profiles in Courage award at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston on Sunday for her efforts to enact new gun control laws. Published May 6, 2013
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Kicking off the National Rifle Association's annual convention Friday in Houston, Sen. Ted Cruz extended an invitation to Vice President Joseph R. Biden to a debate on guns. Published May 5, 2013
By Juan A. Lozano - Associated Press
National Rifle Association leaders told members Saturday that the fight against gun-control legislation is far from over, with battles yet to come in Congress and next year's midterm elections, but they vowed that none in the organization will ever have to surrender their weapons. Published May 5, 2013
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
HBO host Bill Maher and MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell seemed to agree Friday night that it's ridiculous for Americans to think the Second Amendment can protect them from tyranny. Published May 5, 2013
By Emily Miller - The Washington Times
As firearms manufacturers are run out of states where gun-grabbing governors are pushing through radical new laws, Gov. Rick Perry is all too happy to welcome them to the great state of Texas. The boom in new jobs and economic impact of a thriving industry in the Lone Star State shows how gun-control laws don’t make anyone safer yet hurt states’ economies. Published May 4, 2013
By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times
A Colorado firearms company has found a new home across the border in Wyoming, protesting the recent passage of restrictive new guns laws. Published May 3, 2013
By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times
Want to create a plastic, usable handgun in your own home? Thanks to a Texas law student, all it takes is a 3-D printer. Published May 3, 2013
By David Keene
America's gun owners are under siege on virtually all fronts. Congress is after us, and so are governors such as New York's Andrew Cuomo and Maryland's Martin O'Malley. They must think that when they run for the Democratic presidential nomination, a strong anti-gun stance will help them with left-wing primary voters. Published March 27, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Rocking Second Amendment activist Ted Nugent's response to President Obama's State of the Union push for more gun control was simple and to the point: It's "nonsense," he said. Published February 13, 2013
By Emily Miller - The Washington Times
President Obama hit the road Monday on a nationwide gun-grabbing tour. His show doesn't have many fans inside the Beltway, since being seen favoring gun control can be the kiss of death for senators with rural constituencies. Published February 5, 2013
By Ted Nugent - The Washington Times
Congratulations on your appointment to lead a presidential commission to end gun-related violence. Published December 31, 2012
By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times
That didn't take long. Less than a day after President Obama's re-election, the administration breathed new life into the United Nations' previously comatose treaty regulating guns. Published November 8, 2012
Sen. Joe Manchin said Tuesday that the Senate could agree on a plan to expand background checks on commercial gun sales. Published May 7 2013
Sen. Robert P. Casey Jr. said Monday that Congress should take another shot at a proposal to expand background checks on gun purchasers and also should push harder to limit the size of high-capacity ammunition magazines. Published May 6 2013
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Democrat, said Monday that the National Rifle Association's push back against expanded background checks for gun purchasers shows that the group is "out of touch" with the overwhelming majority of Americans and most of the group's gun-toting members. Published May 6 2013
A survey of Republicans found nearly half agreed that "an armed revolution in order to protect liberties might be necessary in the next few years." Published May 2 2013
The daughter of Sandy Hook Elementary School Principal Dawn Hochsprung, who was killed in December's shooting rampage in Newtown, Conn., confronted Sen. Kelly Ayotte during a testy town hall meeting Tuesday in Warren, N.H. Published May 1 2013
Five senators who voted against gun legislation earlier this month have all seen a drop in popularity post-vote, new numbers from the Democratic firm Public Policy Polling show. Published April 30 2013
Nearly two-thirds of Americans think the U.S. Senate should have passed a measure to expand gun-purchase background checks compared with 29 percent who agreed with the chamber's recent decision to reject it, according to new polling numbers from Gallup. Published April 30 2013
A New York congresswoman who recently received several death threats over gun control legislation said Monday the debate on the issue is not over and that a bill "will pass eventually" despite a recent setback in the Senate. Published April 29 2013
A new survey shows that nearly half of adults are angry or disappointed about the Senate's failure to pass a measure that would have expanded gun-purchase background checks, but 39 percent are "relieved" or "very happy. Published April 24 2013
Amazingly enough, National Rifle Assoc. executive vice president Wayne LaPierre is among the leaders named by the mainstream media magazine. And more amazing, his description was written by none other than Ted Nugent, gun rights guy and he-man rocker. Published April 18 2013
Sen. Joe Manchin III struck an optimistic tone on Thursday despite the defeat of a bitterly fought measure that would expand background checks on certain gun sales. Published April 18 2013
An emotional and forceful New York Times op-ed penned by former Rep. Gabby Giffords is gathering attention Thursday morning, one day after the Senate voted down a measure to expand background checks on gun sales in the wake of tragedies such as the deadly 2011 Tucson shooting that left her seriously injured. Published April 18 2013
Sen. Joe Manchin says America's gun laws are so lax that at least one known terrorist is ready and willing to take advantage of them. Published April 17 2013
Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, says he is "very favorably disposed" toward the recently unveiled proposal from Sens. Joe Manchin III, West Virginia Democrat, and Patrick J. Toomey, Pennsylvania Republican, that would expand gun-purchase background checks to sales online and at gun shows. Published April 14 2013
President Obama has asked the mother of a victim of December's school shooting rampage in Newtown, Conn., to speak in this week's presidential address. Published April 12 2013
A liberal advocacy group in Texas is blasting the chairman of the state's Railroad Commission for re-tweeting a link on Thursday to an image that includes the names of the 16 Republicans who voted to advance gun legislation in the Senate alongside a picture of a noose and the word "TREASON." Published April 12 2013
By Ben Wolfgang
They may be staunch supporters of stricter gun laws, but former Rep. Gabby Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly still keep their own firearms. Published April 9 2013
For the second consecutive day, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid slammed Republicans for threatening to delay debate on gun legislation and accused them of talking out of both sides of their mouths. Published April 9 2013
Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, who on Thursday signed some of the nation's most sweeping new gun-control laws, brushed aside concerns on Sunday that the Second Amendment crackdown could drive several longtime arms manufacturers from his state. Published April 7 2013
Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz said Wednesday that Democrats are trying to use the massacre of children and teachers at Sandy Hook elementary school to ratchet up pressure on lawmakers to pass laws that trample on Second Amendment gun rights. Published April 3 2013
Rep. Diana DeGette, Colorado Democrat and a co-sponsor of a bill to ban high-capacity magazines, appeared this week not to understand how they work. Published April 3 2013
Rep. Elijah E. Cummings called on Congress on Tuesday to pass legislation aimed at stemming guns bought through straw purchases, vowing to fight for tighter gun-control laws until the day he dies. Published April 2 2013
The sister organization of the conservative Heritage Foundation is urging lawmakers to shoot down the package of stricter gun control laws that the Senate is expected to take up when they return to Washington from its two-week recess. Published April 2 2013
Mark Kelly, a retired astronaut and the husband of former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona Democrat, says any gun-control legislation that does not include universal background checks on all gun sales is "a mistake." Published March 31 2013
Sen. Jeff Flake, Arizona Republican, said Sunday that universal background checks on all gun sales are "a bridge too far for most of us" as Democrats try to cobble together a package that can win 60 votes in the Senate. Published March 31 2013
As Democrats work to craft gun legislation that can attract 60 votes in the Senate, Sen. Chuck Grassley is working on an alternative, Politico reports. Published March 28 2013
New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who recently announced a $12 million, 13-state advertising blitz to push U.S. senators on gun legislation, says that he has "a responsibility" to try to make the country safer. Published March 24 2013
More than 30 years later after John Lennon was shot and killed in New York, President Obama used his official Twitter account to link the shooting to the ongoing gun-control debate by retweeting a photo of the blood-stained glasses Lennon wore when he died. Published March 22 2013
Although lengthy bipartisan negotiations over strengthening background checks for gun purchasers hit a stumbling block this week, Sen. Tom Coburn appeared relatively confident Thursday morning that a deal could ultimately be struck. Published March 7 2013
The White House is standing by Vice President Joseph R. Biden's decision to talk bluntly about his affinity for old-school shotguns — despite a storm of criticism from the left that the pump-action pitch undermined the White House push for gun-control measures. Published February 20 2013
By National Rifle Association
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By National Rifle Association
Today, Senate Bill 2193 passed the Illinois House of Representatives with House Amendments 1 and 2 in a vote of 85-30. This legislation was introduced to comply with a ruling of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruling on December 11, 2012 that invalidated Illinois’ total ban on carrying firearms for self-defense. Published May 24 2013
By National Rifle Association
More than a decade ago, John Lott’s best-selling book More Guns, Less Crime shattered conventional wisdom about gun control, and changed the academic debate among criminologists and economists from how much gun ownership caused crime to increase, to how much it caused crime to decrease. Published May 23 2013
By National Rifle Association
District Attorney Paul Czajka dropped a state SAFE Act charge Thursday in county district court against Hopewell Junction resident Gregory Dean Jr., who was the first person charged in the county under the controversal law since it was enacted last month.Czajka told Town Justice Jessica Byrne that he would not prosecute the SAFE act violation.“Although I believe that it is not for a district attorney to determine or make blanket policy,” Czajka told Byrne, he said he would “decline to prosecute the unlawful possession of ammunition feed devices.” Published May 23 2013
By National Rifle Association
The US Fish and Wildlife Service has released a plan that will guide management of the Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge and the Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area for the next fifteen years. The planning area is located in Penobscot, Kennebec, and Waldo Counties. Published May 23 2013
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Vice President Joseph R. Biden's advice to his wife during a public Facebook video chat Tuesday would likely land her in jail. Published February 21, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
A new bill working through Washington state's legislature would allow local sheriffs to enter homes of gun owners to ensure their weapons are properly stored. Published February 19, 2013
By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
The president of the National Rifle Association argued Thursday that a universal background check system for gun buyers is both impracticable and unnecessary, but an effective instant check system that includes records of the adjudicated mentally ill would prevent potentially dangerous people — such as the gunman at Virginia Tech in 2007 — from getting their hands on firearms. Published January 31, 2013
