A semi-automatic rifle is displayed above shotguns at Rainier Arms Friday, April 14, 2023, in Auburn, Wash. A Cowlitz County judge ruled Washington’s ban on high-capacity magazines unconstitutional ...

The FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System reported on Friday that firearm background checks rose 1.0% year-over-year to 2,757,367 in December to mark a new monthly high for the year ...

Since 2021, the events have collected nearly 1,700 guns, and about 1,650 gun safes were handed out Kristin Song said.

This June, the University of Wyoming Firearms Research Center and the Duke Center for Firearms Law will host their seventh annual joint Works-in-Progress Conference. These two Centers are the only ...

Americans bought nearly 5.5 million firearms in the first four months of 2024, according to one analysis, and nearly half a million of those — 429,664 — were sold in Florida. That puts us No. 2 in the ...

A background check system critical to the firearms purchase process is back online after being down for about three weeks during a cyberattack on the state of Nevada. The Brady Firearms Unit ...

The Center for American Progress submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce on its rule to strengthen firearms export policy. On June 28, 2024, the Center for American Progress ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SAN FRANCISCO — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today released a groundbreaking report from the California Department of ...

I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t disappointed (and often angry) at the lack of progress but I’m still here trying.

Sandra Ramirez’s son Joseph was hanging out with friends last February at the home of a boy whose parents owned a gun. One of the children found the gun in an unlocked safe, Ramirez told the House ...

Since 2021, the events have collected nearly 1,700 guns, and about 1,650 gun safes were handed out Kristin Song said.

Washington lawmakers are considering a package of gun control legislation, including a bill requiring secure storage of firearms. Other proposals include requiring permits to purchase guns, limiting ...