The legislation would close a loophole by requiring universal background checks for the private sale of long guns.

House lawmakers on Tuesday passed a proposal mandating background checks for purchasers of any type of firearm in ...

Lawmakers in the state House passed legislation that would require background checks for the sale and transfer of rifles and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

RENO, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — Guns cannot be legally sold and transferred to Nevadans without a concealed carry permit currently as the cyberattack that occurred last month has crippled the state's ...

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 ...

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 ...