Gun Control
The Senate cleared the way on Thursday for debate on proposals to curb gun violence, rejecting an effort by conservative Republicans to block consideration of gun-control legislation prompted by the Newtown school massacre.
The U.S. Senate has successfully avoided a filibuster of new gun control measures introduced today, in a rare show of bipartisanship for the often-deadlocked body.
First lady Michelle Obama officially weighed in on the gun control debate being waged across the country, urging the Senate to pass new gun control measures in a speech she gave in Chicago on Wednesday.
Two key senators announced a breakthrough deal on Wednesday to expand background checks for gun buyers, boosting prospects that the Senate will approve at least some of President Barack Obama's proposed gun restrictions
A new Marist College poll shows support for new gun control measures still high, even though political will has been dropping steadily.
There seems to be no end in sight as the feud between comedian Jim Carrey and the ultra-conservative cable news channel Fox News continues over gun rights and freedom of speech.
Over 100 days after the deadly shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., support for new gun control measures is waning nationwide.
Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein's proposal to ban the sale certain types of military-style assault weapons will not be included in a larger Senate bill aimed at curbing gun violence in America.
On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill that would reinstate a federal ban on assault weapons. The bill, which was introduced by Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein (CA), passed in a party line vote.
Recent polls show more than 90 percent of Americans support requiring background checks for firearms purchases at gun shows.
It's been one year since the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin rattled the country and pushed the issues of gun violence and racial profiling back into the national discourse.
Faculty and staff members in Arkansas are one step closer to legally carrying concealed handguns on the state's college campuses.
During an online Facebook town-hall forum hosted by Parents Magazine, Vice President Joe Biden spoke candidly on the issue of gun control urging Americans to buy shotguns rather than military-style assault weapons in order to protect themselves.
On Friday, President Obama spoke at the Hyde Park Career Academy high school in Chicago pleading for lawmakers to pass common sense legislation on gun control. Hours later, the sister of a teen who sat behind Obama during his speech fell victim to the gun violence epidemic in Chicago that killed 65 other children last year.
Three people are dead and two police officers were injured this morning during a gunfight that ensued inside a Delaware courthouse when a gunman opened fire in the lobby, CBS News reports.
