Connecticut Governor to Sign Gun Control Bill Banning Open Carry, Assault Weapons June 6, 2023 A slate of gun control measures was headed Saturday to Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s desk, after an all-night state Senate...
New Jersey Governor Proposes New Gun Control, Safety Measures April 19, 2021 By Mike Catalini New Jersey would mandate safety courses in order to get a gun permit, require lockboxes for out-of-use firearms and change...
Missouri Bill Would Allow Giving Guns to Minors Without Parents’ Permission August 26, 2020 By Summer Ballentine Missouri lawmakers have advanced a bill that would legally allow people to give firearms to children without their parents’ permission...
Study Links Stricter Gun Laws to Lower Risk of Kids’ Deaths by Firearms July 16, 2019 By Michelle Cortez Children living in states with strict firearm laws are less likely to die from gun violence than those in states...
Gunmakers’ Liability Shield Emerges as Issue in Democratic Presidential Race October 13, 2015 By Sahil Kapur Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Sunday backed away from a controversial vote he cast in 2005 on legislation to...
Since Newtown Shooting, 15 States Have Strengthened Gun Controls March 11, 2014 Fifteen states plus the District of Columbia strengthened their gun control laws in the year following the Newtown school shooting,...
D.C. Council Holds Hearing on Gun Owner Insurance Proposal May 17, 2013 The Council of the District of Columbia held a public hearing Thursday that weighed in on a recent proposal to...
States with More Gun Laws Show Lower Rate of Firearm Fatalities: Study March 7, 2013 Having a higher number of firearm laws in a state may be associated with a lower rate of firearm fatalities...