Australia enacted one of the largest gun reforms ever nearly 2 decades ago —...
A man and woman dressed in tactical gear — what police called "prepared"— shot and killed 14 people on Wednesday at a Southern California center for the mentally disabled.This massacre comes just five...
View ArticleThis gruesome animation of a bleeding leg might save your life one day
Scientists at UCLA have put together a gruesome animation from a very realistic 3-D model on what happens to your leg after a gunshot wound. It's the first of its kind.Produced By Matt JohnstonFollow...
View ArticleThis man's collection of nearly 5,000 guns shows how easy it is stockpile...
As sheriff's investigators threaded past the battered cars, cast-off tires, and rusted farm equipment cluttering Brent Nicholson's front yard, there was no hint of the sinister stockpile hidden behind...
View ArticleSix things Americans should know about mass shootings
America has experienced yet another mass shooting.As a criminologist, I have reviewed recent research in hopes of debunking some of the common misconceptions I hear creeping into discussions that...
View ArticleHere's where ISIS got its weapons — and why it's so hard to stop them from...
ISIS has anywhere from 30,000 to 100,000 fighters and is one of the world's most dangerous terrorist groups.But how did a group barely anyone knew of just a few years ago take over vast territories in...
View ArticleA nearly 20-year-old ban is preventing a huge government agency from...
Dressed in white coats, a group of doctors descended on Capitol Hill on Wednesday morning.Their mission: Deliver more than 2,000 signatures from physicians to members of Congress, urging them to...
View ArticleNow you can buy a bulletproof blanket specifically made for your kids to use...
We've now had so many mass shootings that entrepreneurs see space in the market for a bulletproof blanket, made specifically to shield small children from gunfire. The Bodyguard Blanket, made by a...
View ArticleDEAR AMERICA: Here's why everyone thinks you have a problem with guns
America has seen two more high-profile mass shootings in the past week. The shooting at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado, that left three dead. The massacre in San Bernardino,...
View ArticleSmith & Wesson will explicitly tell you the gun business boomed after Obama...
Smith & Wesson's sales have been hot, and the company's investors have been rewarded generously.Shares are up 7.5% on Monday, and they're up 115% since the beginning of the year."Higher revenue in...
View ArticleFamilies of Sandy Hook victims are lashing out at an AR-15 manufacturer for...
The AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, a common link in many U.S. mass killings such as last week's California massacre, is recklessly marketed for its "capacity to inflict mass casualties," families of...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court is repeatedly turning away challenges to gun restrictions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting in the aftermath of the San Bernardino mass shooting, the Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from gun owners who challenged a Chicago suburb's ban on assault...
View ArticleGun stocks go nuts (SWHC, RGR)
Shares of America's leading gunmakers were notably higher for a second day on Monday.Smith & Wesson shares closed up 7.6%, and jumped to an eight-year high. Year-to-date, they've rallied...
View Article4 reasons the US can't learn from Australia's success with tackling gun problems
A mass shooting at a state-run facility for individuals with developmental disabilities in San Bernardino, California, has left 14 people dead and 21 injured.This week, US President Barack Obama...
View ArticleThe man who supplied guns to the California shooters is connected to their...
The man who supplied guns to the couple who killed 14 people in San Bernardino, California, last week is connected to the shooters’ family by marriage, state documents show.Enrique Marquez, whose home...
View ArticleThe FBI is revamping how it tracks police violence
The Federal Bureau of Investigation plans to sharply expand the information it gathers on violent police encounters in the United States, the Washington Post quoted a senior FBI official as saying on...
View ArticleRahm Emanuel: I'm sorry for 2014 shooting, police force needs 'complete and...
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel apologized for the 2014 shooting of a black teenager on Wednesday during a special City Council meeting that was called to discuss a police abuse scandal at...
View ArticleThe 5 most beloved sidearms in US military history
When ground fighting gets close, warfighters reach for their sidearms to save the day. Here are five of the most widely used and beloved pistols in U.S. military history:SEE ALSO: Germany just took its...
View ArticleGun buyer and gunman in San Bernardino shooting were related through marriage
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — The gunman who massacred his co-workers in the San Bernardino rampage and the friend who bought the assault rifles used in the shooting were related through marriage and may...
View ArticleGun-rights protesters are planning a 'fake mass shooting' near the University...
Gun-rights activists plan to perform a "fake mass shooting" on Saturday in Austin, Texas.Two groups, Come and Take It Texas and DontComply.com, are holding the event in an attempt to stress the...
View ArticleThis handgun lock could be the smartest firearm safety device yet
The most dangerous gun is the one that falls into the wrong hands, and a company called Veri-Fire wants to make sure that scenario becomes impossible.The company's new gun trigger protector, dubbed...
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