Bankrupt gunmaker Colt is 'now in a free-fall Chapter 11'
(Reuters) - Bankrupt gun maker Colt Holdings has reached an agreement with its bondholders that will postpone the company's rush into a controversial sale to its current private equity owner while also...
View ArticleCourt: No guns allowed at the post office
(Reuters) - A federal appeals court said a U.S. Postal Service regulation banning firearms on postal property is constitutional, and reversed a lower court ruling that would have let people keep...
View ArticleDEAR AMERICA: Here's why everyone thinks you have a problem with guns
The community of Charleston, South Carolina, is still reeling after another mass shooting in America.President Barack Obama on Friday delivered a moving eulogy for the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, one of...
View ArticleNearly 1 in 3 Americans owns a gun
(Reuters Health) - Almost a third of American adults own a gun, but the rate varies widely by state and tops out at almost 62 percent of people in Alaska, new survey data show.Gun ownership was closely...
View ArticleHere's what it means to be the weapons master on a 'Terminator' movie
A film set is home to numerous departments, whose workers all strive to make the best movie possible — and the weapons master may be one of the most intense positions of them all. Especially on a...
View ArticleHere’s the story behind Arnold Schwarzenegger's famous flip shotgun from...
One of the indelible images from the 1991 blockbuster hit“Terminator 2: Judgement Day” is the Terminator’s (Arnold Schwarzenegger) trusty shotgun he uses throughout the movie.And what made it iconic...
View ArticleHere's where you're most likely to own a gun
Nearly one in every three Americans owns a gun, according to a recently published study in the journal Injury Prevention by researchers Bindu Kalesan, Marcos Villarreal, and Katherine Keyes of Columbia...
View ArticleHere's what it means to be the weapons master on a 'Terminator' movie
A film set is home to numerous departments, whose workers all strive to make the best movie possible — and the weapons master may be one of the most intense positions of them all. Especially on a...
View ArticleThe world's most popular gun debuted 68 years ago today
The world's most notorious gun entered into its first round of production 68 years ago today.First put into production on July 6, 1947, the AK-47 quickly became one of the most ubiquitous firearms in...
View ArticleTexas colleges are preparing for concealed weapons
In the wake of new Texas legislation allowing concealed handguns on college campuses, school administrators are determining how to comply with the law while still meeting safety concerns of students,...
View ArticleCongress quietly renewed a ban on gun-violence research
A congressional ban on gun violence research backed by the National Rifle Association (NRA) has been extended in the aftermath of the Charleston church shooting that left 9 people dead.As Public Radio...
View ArticleThe argument against common-sense gun control just crumbled
As the country has been jolted from mass shooting to mass shooting, the gun control debate has become depressingly routine. Advocates of tighter restrictions on firearms invariably call for better...
View ArticleSouth Carolina shooter Dylann Roof was able to buy a gun because of a...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - A mistake by a South Carolina county jail clerk who entered the wrong information on a charging document for a drug offense in February contributed to a gun being...
View ArticleAn 18-year-old made a drone jury-rigged with a gun and the FAA has taken notice
CLINTON, Conn. (AP) — A teenager may be in trouble with federal aviation officials after posting online a video that shows shots being fired from a drone that had been rigged to carry a handgun.The...
View ArticleGun manufacturing in the US is exploding to new records
The United States manufactures more guns now than it ever has before, according to a new report on firearms commerce from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).In 2013,...
View ArticleThe Connecticut teen who jury-rigged a drone with a handgun has been charged...
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) - A Connecticut teenager who drew national attention this week for a viral Internet video showing a drone he had modified to fire a handgun was charged on Thursday with...
View ArticleJust last month, Congress quietly voted to extend a ban on gun-violence research
Late Thursday night, a 58-year-old Louisiana man walked into a showing of "Trainwreck" and opened fire, leaving three dead, including himself.It's at least the third mass shooting in the past two...
View ArticleA civilian voluntarily guarding a military recruiting center accidentally...
LANCASTER, Ohio (AP) — An armed civilian accidentally fired a shot from an AR-15 rifle into the pavement outside a military recruiting center in Ohio on Thursday but no one was hurt, police said.The...
View ArticleThere's an excellent reason why gun control is one of the most divisive...
No issue seems to divide Americans as much as guns. An April 2015 Pew Research poll found that 52% of Americans said protecting gun owners' rights was more important than gun control compared to 46%...
View ArticleLos Angeles just passed a major gun control law
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to ban the possession of large-capacity gun magazines on Tuesday, following San Francisco to become the second major city in...
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