WASHINGTON -- The newly elected president of the National Rifle Association, James Porter II, opened the NRA's annual convention this past weekend by ...

National tragedies like the Boston bombing are moments when all segments of American society come together to emphasize the values that we hold in common. The notion that some would see this instead as an opportunity to divide us -- to foment a civil war -- is deeply disturbing.

President Obama had poured his heart and political capital into background checks and gun reform, yet his efforts were met with failure, in a coup against the will of the People orchestrated by the NRA and their lackeys in the Senate.

A collective downpour of "shame" circulated on the internet this week after the gun background check bill penned by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Pa...

Democrats should fight for jobs programs and pay equity for women, not fight to cut Social Security. Democrats should realize that when the winds of national opinion are at our back, it is folly to sail against these winds and disaster to downsize the legacy of our party.

WASHINGTON -- Democrats helped Senate Republicans defeat major reforms to reduce gun violence Wednesday, including bans on certain assault weapons and...

Mass shootings are heartbreaking and tragic, but they are not as prevalent as the killings that occur daily across American inner cities. Politicians seem to only focus on high-profile tragedies when they are presented with a public demand to get something done that might actually benefit the American people.

Connecticut last week was not alone in moving forward on gun safety. New York, Colorado, and Maryland have all passed new gun violence prevention legislation in the last four months. In each of these states, ordinary citizens have said no more and lawmakers have displayed the courage to listen and lead. Now it's time for Congress to lead for children and for all of us in every state -- not just some -- to demand action not obstruction and to put protection of child and citizen safety ahead of guns -- especially deadly assault weapons and high capacity ammunition magazines that should not be in civilian hands. The gun violence prevention bills pending in Congress deserve a vote. This time there must be change.

The parents of Alex Teves, who was killed during the Aurora, Colo., movie theater shooting, told local Phoenix station KPNX-TV that they invited Sen. ...

Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.) told a local radio station on Wednesday that an assault weapons ban would be pointless because people don't use that type o...

The Wiki Weapons Project could effectively put an untraceable gun in the home of everyone who possesses the technology.

(Adds comment from opponent) By Scott Malone BOSTON, April 9 (Reuters) - Rhode Island's independent governor and Democr...

WASHINGTON -- The anti-gun violence group launched by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is rolling out a vote-scoring system for gun bills that's simil...

WASHINGTON — Two influential senators, one from each party, are working on an agreement that could expand background checks on firearms sales to...

In spite of what the National Rifle Association says, the majority of Americans favor tighter gun control legislation. The hold-up in the Senate represents a failure of our democratic process.

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) has largely stayed out of the debate over the gun control package headed to the Senate floor in the coming week...

HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut lawmakers announced a deal Monday on what they called some of the toughest gun laws in the country that were propo...

America's mayors know firsthand the tragic price of inaction on this issue. We're the ones who get the call at 3 a.m. after one of our police officers has been shot and killed in the line of duty, or a young person's life has been cut short by a stray bullet.

Despite public support for gun control rising, the NRA has made it a point to oppose, vilify, and machinate against any type of gun control, culminating in conducting robocalls to the citizens at Newtown. This type of belligerence is so extreme that it can only be a sign of fear.

Samuel Wurzelbacher -- more commonly known as Joe the Plumber for his role in the 2008 presidential election -- is once again joining the national gun...

In many cases this is the legislative process and compromise is needed to get things done. In some cases, such as the Assault Weapons Ban, the Democrats should not be afraid to take on the filibuster head on.

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama put the spotlight back on gun violence on Saturday, praising senators for taking "big steps" to advance gun bills...

Now that the Senate's top Democrat, Harry Reid, has made sure an assault weapons ban won't even get a vote has he set his sights on gutting universal background checks?