Editor's Note: For the last few years, advocates for gun control have changed their focus. They no longer talk so much about banning weapons. Instead, they are calling for "universal background checks ...

The Brady Law, the landmark Clinton-era legislation that instituted background checks for all licensed gun purchases, has its 20 th birthday on Friday. And instead of cake and ice cream, the Brady ...

In the most high-profile congressional vote on gun control in years, House Democrats are set to pass a bipartisan measure this week that mandates federal background checks on all gun sales, including ...

Listen carefully to how President Donald Trump answered a question Sunday about his support for expanded gun control measures: “So, Congress is working on that. They have bipartisan committees working ...

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House Democrats pass another bill to strengthen gun background checks. President Donald Trump has already pledged to veto the measure along with another the chamber approved Wednesday. The House ...

His move echoes a similar backpedaling that occurred after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida last year Donald Trump has again walked back his support for legislation that would tighten ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, the No. 2 Republican in the chamber, have differing opinions on how to address gun control laws and improve America’s ...