Foul-mouthed Pa. police chief fights for his job
GILBERTON, Pa. — A suspended police chief who posted videos online in which he shot borough-owned automatic weapons while shouting obscenities about liberals and the
Kathleen Parker: Another mass murder, another conversation
About 30 years ago as a young reporter in Florida, I was assigned a series on gun control in response to gun violence, which had
Starbucks says guns unwelcome, though not banned
NEW YORK — Starbucks says guns are no longer welcome in its cafes, though it is stopping short of an outright ban on firearms. The
An opportunity to talk about gun laws? Not a chance.
Can we talk about gun violence now?
Of course not.
Since details of Monday’s murderous attack at the Washington Navy Yard are still emerging, it would be premature to use the tragic event, which took the lives of 12 innocents and the gunman, as the basis for a real conversation about the gun violence problem in the U.S.
Shooting reignites gun talk, but bills still cold
WASHINGTON — A deadly shooting in the heart of the nation’s capital has reignited talk about guns, but it’s uncertain whether the tragedy will revive
Powers limited, Obama, Biden seek action on guns
Months after gun control efforts crumbled in Congress, Vice President Joe Biden stood shoulder to shoulder Thursday with the attorney general and the top U.S. firearms official and declared the Obama administration would take two new steps to curb American gun violence.
On tour, Giffords’ actions speak on gun control
Thirty months after she was shot through the head, former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords sits in a New Hampshire restaurant facing parents of children killed in the nation’s latest school shooting.
Letters underscore NYC mayor’s place in gun debate
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been a public face of gun control for years, but he’s in a new, unsought spotlight after ricin-laced letters were sent to him and a group he helps lead.
Biden asks clergy to make argument on guns
Vice President Joe Biden wants pastors, rabbis and nuns to tell their flocks that enacting gun control is the moral thing to do. But another vote may have to wait until Congress wraps up work on an immigration overhaul.
Fresh off victory, NRA holds convention in Houston
AUSTIN, Texas — Fresh off a huge victory over President Barack Obama on gun control, the message from the National Rifle Association is clear: The
Obama, victims’ families overcome by gun owners
Four months ago, President Barack Obama promised a grieving nation he would do everything in his power to change gun laws after 26 students and staff were shot to death at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Senate vote nears, background check bill in peril
A bipartisan effort to expand background checks is in deep trouble as the Senate approaches a long-awaited vote on the linchpin of the drive to curb gun violence.
Obama says he’s ‘determined as ever’ for gun bill
With time running out on the chance to pass gun control legislation, President Barack Obama on Monday warned Congress not to use delaying tactics against tighter regulations and told families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims that he’s “determined as ever” to honor their children with tougher laws.
Senators work on deal expanding background checks
Talks between two influential senators have emerged as the most promising route for a bipartisan breakthrough on expanding federal background checks for gun buyers, a pivotal part of President Barack Obama’s plan for combating gun violence.
Laws, rumors have ammo flying off store shelves
Gun enthusiasts fearful of new weapon controls and alarmed by rumors of government hoarding are buying bullets practically by the bushel, making it hard for stores nationwide to keep shelves stocked and even putting a pinch on some local law enforcement departments.
Few states find narrow route to gun control
From Colorado to Connecticut, a handful of very different states have advanced new gun control laws over opposition that has made such legislation a struggle nationally and a non-starter in most legislatures.
NRA study suggests trained, armed school staffers
WASHINGTON — The Senate gun control debate on the near horizon, a National Rifle Association-sponsored report on Tuesday proposed a program for schools to train
Customers pack Conn. gun stores after deal on laws
Customers packed gun stores around Connecticut on Tuesday ahead of a vote expected to bring sweeping changes to the state’s gun control laws, including a ban on the sale of large-capacity ammunition magazines like the ones used in the Newtown shooting and a new classification for more than 100 types of guns as banned assault weapons.
Gun control backers struggle to win some Democrats
WASHINGTON — It would seem a lobbyist’s dream: rounding up votes for a proposal backed by more than 8 in 10 people in polls. Yet,
Both sides of gun debate make public appeals
Two of the loudest voices in the gun debate say it’s up to voters now to make their position known to Congress.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and National Rifle Associate Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre claim their opposing views on guns have the support of the overwhelming number of Americans.