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The U.S. Supreme Court stands in Washington, U.S., February 6, 2022. Photo by Joshua Roberts/REUTERS

Nation Jan 11

Supreme Court lets New York enforce law banning guns in some settings while lawsuit plays out

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Nation Dec 07

FILE PHOTO: AR-15 rifles are displayed for sale at the Guntoberfest gun show in Oaks, Pennsylvania
Oregon court places hold on state’s gun law, state to appeal

A ruling by a state court judge placed Oregon’s tough new voter-approved gun law on hold late Tuesday, just hours after a federal court judge allowed the ban on the sale and transfer of high-capacity magazines to take effect this…

By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press

Nation Oct 30

Man holds assult rifle during open carry firearm rally during NRA meeting in Dallas, Texas
Permitless carry laws raise public safety dilemmas for police officers

Permitless carry laws have created a dilemma for officers working the streets: They now have to decide, sometimes in seconds, if someone with the right to carry a gun is a danger.

By Rebecca Reynolds, Associated Press

Politics Jun 23

U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol holds its opening public hear...
WATCH: Senate debates new gun bill in wake of mass shootings

The Senate pushed a bipartisan gun violence bill to the brink of passage Thursday as it voted to halt a Republican filibuster against the measure, clearing the way for Congress' most far-reaching response in decades to the nation's run of…

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

Politics Jun 03

Republican Senators hold press conference following weekly luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington
Cornyn tapped to lead Republicans in gun law negotiations

The Republican lawmaker says he’s not interested in making a political statement, but wants to “make the terrible events that occurred in Uvalde less likely in the future.”…

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Jun 02

WATCH: House committee considers legislation to raise age limit for buying certain firearms

By News Desk and Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The House is preparing gun legislation in response to mass shootings by 18-year-olds in Texas and New York.

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Apr 19

Watch 7:19
What we get wrong about mass shootings and how to curb them

By William Brangham, Courtney Norris, Karina Cuevas

Shootings in Pittsburgh and South Carolina this past weekend brought the year’s number of mass shootings (in which four or more people were killed) to 146. William Brangham talks to Mark Follman, a journalist who has long covered gun violence,…

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Jan 05

Georgia governor announces push to loosen handgun rules

By Jeff Amy, Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he'll push for a new state law that would loosen the state's handgun requirements.

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Nov 10

Watch 6:34
Why Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial got fiery after he took the stand

It was a fiery day in the courtroom in Kenosha, Wisconsin, at Kyle Rittenhouse's trial for the murder of two men and the shooting of a third. Rittenhouse took the stand in his own defense, breaking down as he described…

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Nov 03

Watch 4:42
Supreme Court mulls limits of Second Amendment in New York gun law case

By John Yang

Gun rights and the Second Amendment were front-and-center at the Supreme Court Wednesday, in the first major test of gun regulations since the court said gun ownership was a right protected by the Constitution. John Yang reports.

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