On Tuesday, an emotional President Obama announced initiatives intended to reduce gun violence, including more strict background checks on gun sales. Obama's executive action sparked heated reactions ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California Legislature on Thursday sent Gov. Jerry Brown 12 gun-control measures as Democratic lawmakers tried a last-ditch effort to convince Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom to drop a ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — As the country struggles to make sense of the latest school shooting, the debate over gun control is gathering momentum in the nation’s public discourse and among policymakers. Measures ...

With the Sandy Hook massacre adding unprecedented impetus for gun control nationwide, and local venture capitalist Nick Hanauer bankrolling a new group devoted to the movement, the lobbying around ...