Gun Legislation and Law Enforcement
In the Gun Legislation & Law Enforcement section you’ll find news reports and expert articles about the bills proposed regarding gun laws and the most up-to date news on the legislation affecting gun owners and law enforcement.
How statistics on gun ownership, police presence and mental illness providers correlate to the total number of gun deaths in the nation
Jim and Doug discuss the issues in play when police respond to calls involving open-carry advocates
The debate over the efficacy of gun-free zones has only grown more heated in the wake of several recent mass casualty incidents
Plagued by technological problems, the system never solved a single case
She’s determined to push measures that would expand background checks
The woman bought the gun for her boyfriend who used it to shoot and kill Officer Kerrie Orozoco
A customer with a concealed carry license shot and killed an armed man attempting to rob a store
That law is currently being challenged in a lawsuit filed by a pair of law enforcement groups
Despite the uptick in favor of tighter gun laws, Americans remain deeply divided
The ordinance would also require vendors to submit a weekly report to police
The lawsuit argues that the ordinance violates existing state regulations
Academics have never conclusively proved a causal relationship between tougher gun laws and lower crime rates
Researchers who have studied the issue argue they generally do, but with some caveats
New York and Connecticut banned possession of semi-automatic weapons and large-capacity magazines
The classes are eight hours, with time being divided between classroom lecture and range practice
The gun shop owners could be held financially responsible for a crime committed with a weapon purchased at their store
The city has a reputation for having some of the strictest gun laws but has experienced an increase in homicides
The business said saying it can no longer operate in the city’s political climate of increased gun control regulations
The officer was in a marked polo shirt which is within the restaurant’s policy for carrying firearms
Police found a loaded gun inside a hollowed-out lockbox that resembles the Bible
Court records suggest gunman should have been reported to the databases that keep mentally ill people from buying guns
FBI attributed the problem to incomplete and inaccurate paperwork
Gun belonged to a federal agent — the latest twist in a case that has become a flashpoint in the country’s debate over immigration
Dylann Storm Roof, already charged with nine counts of murder, received three new charges of attempted murder
Union argues that retired officers shouldn’t be held to rules
Obama said he has been called upon too often to mourn the deaths of innocents killed by those “who had no trouble getting their hands on a gun”
They would be permitted in places such as colleges and day cares and on private aircraft
Sheriff’s officials attribute the increase to the learning curve for the new weapon, the Smith & Wesson M&P9
Current state law generally bans people from possessing guns on school grounds as well as within 1,000 feet of school grounds
Allowing concealed handguns in college classrooms had repeatedly stalled under Texas Republican majorities since the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting
Several of the bills attempted to counter voters’ approval of Proposition 47, which reduced a range of felony crimes to misdemeanors
Video captured a man turning the tables on a suspect who attempted to carjack him
District has asked a private security guard not to return after a fifth-grader was able to pull the officer’s gun out of its holster
