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Campus Carry
Members of the University of Texas community met Monday to discuss the implementation of a new law allowing guns on campus.
Culture
Why many Second Amendment hardliners — including the law enforcement boss investigating the Umpqua Community College shooting — have adopted the Greek phrase as a rallying cry against imagined threats of gun confiscation.
Community Violence
Advocates claim the state's high rate of gun violence is a product of its lax gun laws and poor regulation of the firearms industry.
Mass Shooting
Local sheriff, wife, tried to limit John Houser's access to firearms.
Domestic Violence
The Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act mimics legislation in South Carolina.
Law
A new video showing a drone firing a handgun raises murky legal questions.
Firearms have claimed 82 of the 86 lives lost as a result of domestic terrorism since 2002.
Chicago
Guns stores from three suburbs named in a new lawsuit provided nearly 20 percent of crime guns recovered in the city.
Gun Policy
Organizers of one campaign note lack of support from NRA.
Data paints a complete picture of a bloody holiday weekend.
A legal odyssey finds its conclusion.
The Business of Guns
A domestic manufacturer steps in after geopolitics halt the import of the Russian rifle.
