Putnam sheriff backs legal challenge gun control law

Putnam sheriff backs legal challenge gun control law – Putnam County Sheriff Donald Smith, the immediate past president of the New York State Sheriffs’ Association, Tuesday said he supports the friend of the court brief filed in support of the lawsuit...

Gun Law Causes Pistol Permit Backlog

Gun Law Causes Pistol Permit Backlog – Since New York’s new gun control law was adopted, St. Lawrence County Clerk Mary Lou Rupp says the number of people seeking pistol permits has skyrocketed.  “It has been a struggle to keep up. Our staff has...

Senator to keep pushing broader gun checks

Senator to keep pushing broader gun checks – One of the principal sponsors of defeated gun background check legislation said he isn’t giving up on getting a bill passed. West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said backers of expanded background checks...

Gun Control Debate Ripples Through Firearm Industry

Gun Control Debate Ripples Through Firearm Industry – The gun control debate continues to roil the firearm industry. In a recent Bloomberg Businessweek cover story, we reported on the complicated, sometimes-fraught relationship between the gun business and the...

Pediatricians take on gun lobby – carefully

Pediatricians take on gun lobby – carefully – To pediatricians, gun control is a public health issue, not a political one. But they’re treading a fine line, and they know it. The American Academy of Pediatrics has begun a renewed push to try to get...

Obama, Democrats Misfire on Guns

Obama, Democrats Misfire on Guns – The owner of a small gun shop here sits on a wooden stool behind a glass-topped counter filled with handguns. The only thing folks talk about when they come into this store is what Washington will do next to attack gun owners,...