As President Obama announces a new raft of measures to toughen gun control, we look at the research often cited and what it says about what can still be done ...

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The bill was passed largely along party lines, though the portion addressing background checks has the support of top Democrats in the Senate. Both pieces of legislation received the endorsement of ...

(FOX40.COM) — A federal appeals court struck down California’s first-in-the-nation gun control law that required background checks to purchase ammunition, declaring it a violation of Second Amendment ...

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 ...

Congress has debated gun legislation for decades with predictable results: impasse, recrimination, and no measurable improvement in public safety. The reason is simple: both sides are fighting the ...

A judge has shot down Democrats’ attempt to implement universal background checks for gun purchases in Virginia. Virginia’s ...

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) - The head of the National Rifle Association is attacking President Barack Obama's call for mandatory background checks for gun owners. The NRA's Wayne LaPierre says those who ...

TINLEY PARK, IL - JANUARY 19: A customer shops for a gun at Freddie Bear Sports sporting goods store on January 19, 2012 in Tinley Park, Illinois. Gun rights supporters have proclaimed today Gun ...