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Gun Policy
The Fourth Circuit decision is the first to expressly reject a right to bear an AR-15 or other "weapons of war."
A federal appeals court has thrown out the controversial 'Docs vs. Glocks' law.
Commentary
Last week, President Donald Trump called on the Department of Justice to devote extra resources to prosecuting crimes against law enforcement. “It’s a shame what’s been happening to our great, truly great law enforcement officers,” Trump said as…
Law Enforcement
Former officials say the memo could be a pitch for the agency's top job.
Devices designed as workarounds have been on sale since the new restrictions were signed. Now it’s up to Attorney General Xavier Bacerra to decide whether they’re legal.
The Business of Guns
As firearms makers prepare for their top trade show, analysts size up an industry that can no longer count on adversarial politicians to boost sales.
Year in Review
Fear is a killer salesman.
I published a story on Monday that has generated some of the strongest pushback — indeed, ridicule — of anything I have reported for The Trace. My piece examined how gun manufacturing trends influence the criminal market and…
The Gun Lobby
After repeatedly declining to shield LGBT workers from dismissal over sexual orientation, the state legislature will consider a bill that makes it unlawful to fire employees who store firearms in their cars on company property.
Cleared for ownership despite a checkered history, Edgar Welch may have broken one gun law: He lacked a license for the .38-caliber pistol found in his possession.
Concealed Carry
Police are recovering greater numbers of high-caliber firearms from crime scenes — a trend experts say could be driving up lethality rates.
The holiday shopping bonanza defied expectations of a post-election slowdown.
National Rifle Association
Scott Meltzer says the group tells members they are 'crusaders’ fighting a corrupt elite class to make America great again.
Election 2016
The Manhattan businessman perfected the anti-establishment message the gun group had been honing for years.
At Top Guns in Terre Haute, Indiana, customers are “purchasing items they’re hoping will be grandfathered in,” the store’s manager said.