Handguns

A jewelry store owner who was faced with a man trying to rob him at gunpoint reached for his own gun and shot the suspect Wednesday.

On a vote of 8 to 3, the Green Bay City Council, Green Bay, Wisconsin, recently defeated a proposal that would have effectively stopped the practice of open carry of firearms in city parks by requiring that all firearms be cased.

Kansas City, Mo. -- Police said an intruder was shot during an attempted break-in at a Northland apartment complex early Monday morning.

Orange County, Fla. -- An Orange County homeowner says he shot a man in self defense late Monday night.

At 1:52 AM last Friday, four home invaders broke into a house in San Marcos. Three wielded handguns, which they proceeded to point at two residents.

You know things are out of control at the ATF when its own agents launch a whistleblower website exposing its abuse of power.

Police said passenger pointed gun at driver, who then shot and killed the man.

University of Chicago law professor Cass R. Sunstein, the president's embattled nominee to head the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, misfired one time too many.

Simply put, it's an organization I can find no Constitutional justification for.

Are gun owners less fearful of President Obama? Depends on who you ask.

Larry Pratt, Director of Gun Owners of America, has defended the Second Amendment for decades. Now he's galvanizing tea party gatherings as citizens reject the out-of-control federal spending and control.

Folks from Iowa, Kansas, Colorado and at least 31 other states are welcome to bring their concealed handguns into the Cornhusker State. But those from South Dakota and 11 other states are not.

Open carrying a handgun carries with it special risks and considerations. Massad Ayoob provides tips to stay safe while you stay armed.

It would be disingenuous to argue the outcome of the Doug Friesen case is not news. When the government is aggresively prosecuting a citizen, trying to put him away for up to 10 years and penalize him $250,000 for multiple felonies, and when they agree to dismiss charges in exchange for his agreement to surrender an item of disputed property, pay a $25 fine, and receive probation for a misdemeanor plea, curiosity should at least be piqued among the newshounds.

A Hillsborough, North Carolina homeowner took matters into his own hands when would-be burglars entered his home.

One robber rushed to hospital; another arrested after botched intrusion encounters armed homeowner.