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Court documents show the white St. Louis couple who became internationally famous for standing guard with guns outside their mansion during a protest have pulled a weapon before in defense of their property.

Background checks required to buy firearms have spiked to record numbers in the past month, fueled by a run on guns from Americans panicked about their safety during the coronavirus crisis.

Gun sales have been on the rise with the largest year-over-year spike since 2016.

An 11-year-old girl toting a loaded AR-15 assault weapon appeared Monday at a legislative hearing with her grandfather, who is supporting a proposal that would allow visitors to Idaho who can legally possess firearms to carry a concealed handgun within city limits

The man was walking near Madison and Michigan when he says a suspect approached him from behind with a gun.

Gun-rights activists — some making deliberate displays of their military-style rifles — descended on Virginia’s capital city Monday to protest plans by the state’s Democratic leadership to pass gun-control legislation.

State officials and U.S. hate-monitoring groups are warning about the potential for violence ahead of a gun-rights rally in Virginia that’s expected to draw a mix of militias, firearms advocates and white supremacists to Richmond.

A gun-rights group wants the Virginia Supreme Court to block a ban on firearms at their Monday rally at the state Capitol.

The three men were believed to be planning to attend the pro-gun rally planned for Monday in Richmond, according to a law enforcement official who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.

Owners of electric vehicles in a number of states will start seeing fees to pay for road repairs in the new year. At least eight states will begin charging new or higher registration fees Wednesday for electric vehicles or plug-in hybrids. The new fees mean that, for the first time, a majority of states will assess special fees on gas-free...

A bail hearing for a man whose number was found in the pocket of one of the perpetrators of last week’s fatal attack on a Jewish market was halted after prosecutors said they had evidence he was selling firearms from his pawn shop

The brother of a New Jersey man whose number was found in the back pocket of one of the perpetrators of last week’s fatal attack on a Jewish market has denied any connection to the suspects, as well as allegations that they sell guns at their family’s pawn shop. Ahmed A-Hady, of Keyport, 35, appeared in court Monday after...

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Three people have been charged with using Facebook to sell illegal drugs and guns. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

A toddler was injured after being shot in the hand Saturday morning inside a private Chicago residence, according to the Glenwood Police Department.

Illinois concealed carry license holders go through an approval process that is already considered to be the strictest the country. Now residents who are seeking to legally conceal their guns face longer processing times, in part, due to a lack of adequate staffing to handle renewals and new applications.

Asked about gun violence during Thursday night’s debate, the South Bend, Indiana, mayor said “if more guns made us safer, we’d be the safest country on Earth — but it doesn’t work that way.”

At least 7 people were injured Tuesday in a Colorado school shooting. Two suspects were taken into custody, officials said.

At least two people were killed and others were injured in a shooting at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Tuesday. Police said a suspect was taken into custody. This is a developing story.