CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker took steps on Monday to strengthen laws to protect children from accidental shootings in their homes. Advocates hope it will prevent the kinds of tragedies ...

With gun violence still a persistent problem despite recent drops in Chicago, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a pair of gun control efforts into law Monday — one that requires Illinoisans to more quickly ...

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed the Community Safety Firearms Act into law Tuesday, effectively banning bump stocks and ...

145 business leaders have signed a letter demanding the US government take action on gun violence. Their plea, which follows the recent rash of mass shootings, is among of Corporate America's ...

It's part of a multi-pronged approach from the state to address gun crime rates that rose in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic. President Donald J. Trump signed an order on the first day of ...

New qualitative research from University of Virginia professors and law students explores contributing factors to youth gun violence in Virginia as well as solutions at the state and local levels.

"Nothing has really changed from 2007, when people were leaving cards with thoughts and prayers to now, and people are still ...

ALBANY — New York enacted strict new gun laws on Monday, including raising the age for people to be able to buy semiautomatic weapons and banning body armor. Gov. Hochul commended lawmakers in the ...