Handguns

There has been a rumor making the gun ownership circles that congress is going to pass a law that taxes gun owners $50 per gun, per year and requires full disclosure of all guns in possession including make, model, serial number and caliber to the IRS. This is not the case.

Michael Bloomberg Mayors Against Illegal Guns a group boasting some 450 members including Seattle lame duck Mayor Greg Nickels has petitioned President Barack Obama to adopt several alleged reforms MAIG is pushing that sound suspiciously like a federal crackdown on gun shows.

In all likelihood, you're a felon and don't even know it. Despite your best efforts to be a law-abiding gun owner, the vast number of arcane, misinterpreted and sometimes misdirected gun laws in state and federal statutes means that almost inevitably, you are a law-breaker.

After two recent lawsuits raised questions about the legality of state universities' bans on concealed handguns, the State Senate decided Wednesday to weigh in on the subject.

The Supreme Court, which reversed the D.C. ban, will look to local level in 2nd Amendment case.

Police said a man acted in self-defense on Saturday when he shot a 24-year-old who tried to rob him at gunpoint.

Woman shoots man who allegedly attacked her, son.

Last fall, the obamination occurred. This event created a panic-driven run on guns and all related items. Unlike the previous panic-driven runs, this run is not based upon rumor or perceived threat; every real American should intuitively understand that this threat is very much, very real.

Clubs say rules proposed to tighten safety would end events.

The polls, conducted by Rasmussen Reports, asked whether the Constitution guarantees the right to own a gun and what was behind the recent increase in gun sales. Among Americans polled, 75% said the Constitution guaranteed the right to own a gun.

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.