Handguns

The Castle Doctrine has been on the books in Missouri for a couple years but one lawmaker says it is still often misunderstood. That's why Sen. Jack Goodman, R-Mount Vernon, is trying to clear up any confusion about a person's right to act in self-defense.

A North Syracuse resident shot and killed two Syracuse men after they kicked in the front door to his home and entered early Saturday morning in what police are calling an apparent home invasion.

Two attempted armed robbery suspects were hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds after the man police said they tried to rob shot them.

Pennsylvania State Representative Sam Rohrer has introduced the “Firearms Freedom Act” (HB1988) for consideration in the state legislature. The bill is “An Act prohibiting certain firearms, firearm accessories or ammunition from being subject to Federal law or Federal regulation.”

A man who shot and killed an apparent burglar in his Fitchburg home on Wednesday told police that "he flinched and the gun went off," Dane County District Attorney Brian Blanchard said Thursday.

Sen. Wicker's amendment will allow law-abiding gun owners to safely and legally transport firearms when they travel on Amtrak.

A camper who shot and killed a 25-year-old Olympia man last month during a bizarre late-night encounter along a remote bank on Wynooche Lake will not face charges.

On August 8, 2009 a person named Ryan working at Fromaginations on the Square called the Madison police to ask if there was a law in the state of Wisconsin that allows you to carry a gun.

Silver State insists on live-fire training for concealed weapons. Utah gun owners are protesting Nevada's decision to reject Utah-issued concealed-weapon permits.

Whether you want the ATF reformed or repealed, there's plenty of support from within the ATF to address corruption allegations.

A Lithonia, Georgia homeowner who shot a man who allegedly tried to burglarize his home will face charges. The shooting happened Thursday morning on Gadwall Circle in Lithonia. Police said it appeared that the suspect was outside of the house.

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.