CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Since 1968, federal law has prohibited the sale of guns to anyone adjudged mentally ill. But more than half the states cannot -- or will not -- supply the necessary mental health ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican and Democratic senators have joined forces on legislation to strengthen the FBI database of prohibited gun buyers after the Air Force failed to report the criminal history ...

John Stossel opens his recent video with a simple challenge: if defensive gun use is so rare, why do so many real incidents go uncounted? He’s not pitching a movie plot. He’s interrogating the numbers ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump offered support Monday for an effort to strengthen the federal gun background check system as he hunkered down at his private Florida golf course ...

The FBI figures track the reasons civilians and ex-military personnel are barred from owning guns. The agency separately quantifies dishonorable discharges, which includes personnel convicted by a ...