Abbott attended oral arguments at the Supreme Court March 2 in the case of McDonald v. Chicago, which could topple the ability of state and local governments to pass restrictive gun laws.

The highest court in Massachusetts has upheld the constitutionality of a state law that requires gun owners to lock weapons in their homes, a ruling seen as a victory for gun-control advocates.

Published: Monday, March 8, 2010 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, March 5, 2010 at 7:08 p.m. The Second Amendment of the Constitution says "a well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed." The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments last week as to what ...

An Ozark County, Missouri man reportedly used his gun to stop a violent home invader.

One goal of the "open carry" movement, The New York Times notes, is to encourage liberalization of concealed carry laws.

A bill that would allow gun owners with permits to carry firearms onto college campuses and into churches and bars passed a key Senate committee on Monday and could soon be headed for the full Senate.

The Supreme Court is wrestling with a major case questioning whether Chicago's handgun ban violates the Second Amendment, but 69% of Americans say city governments do not have the right to prevent citizens from owning such guns.

Invest a few minutes a day for freedom's sake. When Richard Calderon shot and killed 13-year-old Alexis Wiley last Thursday, it was a tragedy, pure and simple.

February Background Checks On Firearm Sales Second Highest On Record...Data released by the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System reported 1,243,211 checks in February 2010...

Justice Stephen Breyer was one of the four dissenting voices in District of Columbia v. Heller , the landmark Supreme Court case ruling that the Second Amendment right to bear arms is an individual right, rather than a collective right, which merely attaches to service in a state militia.

Last year, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that a ban on gun ownership in the District of Columbia violated the Second Amendment, which gives Americans the right to bear arms.

A proposal to force the State Board of Education to create a class teaching gun safety to elementary school children goes too far.

27 letter by Marc Wrenn . Wrenn asserts that the answer to highly publicized but rare school shootings is to allow virtually everyone to "carry." He makes no distinction between potential adult victims in his letter being authorized to "carry" and teens or children being allowed to "carry." First, let's make certain I am not labeled inaccurately ...

's handgun ban breaches the Second Amendment, 69 percent of Americans believe city governments have no right to legislate against citizens owning such guns.

In response to the front page article on Kayla Rolland's death 10 years ago: There can be no denying how tragic and sad the events were that took place that day, nor the effect it had on so many lives.