Is gun control dead?

Is gun control dead? – Monday marks five years since the massacre at Virginia Tech, where a mentally ill student, Seung Hui Cho, used two handguns he had bought legally to kill 32 people and wound 25 others. Other than a relatively minor law to improve the...

Most Americans back gun lobby, right to use deadly force

Most Americans back gun lobby, right to use deadly force – Most Americans support the right to use deadly force to protect themselves – even in public places – and have a favourable view of the National Rifle Association, the main gun-lobby group, a...

Hawley stands up for sportsmen, Second Amendment at Capitol

Hawley stands up for sportsmen, Second Amendment at Capitol – Assemblyman Steve Hawley, R-Batavia, participated in the Assembly Minority Conference’s third annual Sportsmen’s Day celebration in support of the Second Amendment and New York’s outdoors...

NYC Gun Owners Misfire in Legal Challenge

NYC Gun Owners Misfire in Legal Challenge – As dusk settled over the city Monday, a federal judge ruled that New York City won its showdown with handgun owners who challenged a $340 residential licensing fee as unconstitutional.  A city attorney applauded...

Federal judge upholds New York city home handgun fee

Federal judge upholds New York city home handgun fee – A federal judge on Monday ruled that a New York city fee on permits to possess a handgun at home does not violate the constitutional right to bear arms.  U.S. District Judge John Koeltl in Manhattan...