Firearms are on display in a Salem gun shop. Advocates for gun owners and the Oregon State Police are debating the the efficacy of the state’s longstanding system for clearing gun background checks.

WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate set a long-awaited vote for Wednesday on a bipartisan plan for expanding background checks to more firearms buyers, with supporters facing a steeply uphill path to victory.

A bipartisan pair of senators announced an agreement Wednesday to expand background checks on commercial firearm sales, a compromise that could bolster the chances of a gun-control package passing the ...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down California’s first-in-the-nation law requiring background checks for ammunition purchases, another blow to the state’s gun control framework that has ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Biden-era federal regulations on “ghost guns,” mail-order kits that allow people to build untraceable weapons at home – handing gun control groups a rare win at ...

Gun control efforts in California took a big hit on Thursday as the 9th Circuit Court struck down a state law requiring background checks to buy ammunition. While some say this is a step back for gun ...

Advocates for gun owners and the Oregon State Police are at odds over the efficacy of the state’s longstanding system for clearing gun background checks, as the future of the agency’s firearm safety ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down California’s first-in-the-nation law requiring background checks for ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down California’s first-in-the-nation law requiring background checks for ...