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Gun control measures are likely going nowhere in Congress, and they also have become increasingly scarce in most states.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Wednesday he will be signing at least 12 new gun law bills when they arrive on his desk.

A Maryland mother who knows the pain of losing a child in a school shooting spoke to News4 about that anguish and her ongoing efforts to try to prevent similar attacks at schools. Melissa Willey said every day she thinks about her daughter, Jaelynn Willey, and how she was killed at her own school. An ex-boyfriend shot and killed Jaelynn…

President Joe Biden on Monday took fresh aim at ghost guns, the privately made firearms without serial numbers that are increasingly cropping up in violent crimes, as he struggles to break through gridlock in Washington to address gun deaths and mass shootings.

The historic settlement in the Sandy Hook case against Remington created a template for how to hold gunmakers liable for their products. Here’s why it’s unlikely to unleash a flood of lawsuits

A Northern Virginia lawmaker publicly shared the tragic story of her brother’s death for the first time this week as the House of Delegates debated whether to repeal the “red flag” law.

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on efforts in the Virginia General Assembly to repeal the red flag law that enables law enforcement to seize weapons from those in crisis.

A California city has voted to require gun owners to carry liability insurance in what’s believed to be the first measure of its kind in the United States.

The future of abortion rights is in the hands of a conservative Supreme Court that’s beginning a new term on Monday.

A new Texas law allows most people age 21 or older who haven’t been convicted of a felony to carry a holstered handgun in public without undergoing any training or getting a permit.

In states like Texas, Tennessee and Louisiana, police opposed pushes to drop requirements for people to get background checks and training — as gun sales continued to shatter records during the coronavirus pandemic.

On Thursday, President Joe Biden announced a series of executive actions that would both limit self-assembled “ghost guns” and make it easier to flag people who shouldn’t be allowed to purchase a firearm.

On Thursday, President Joe Biden noted that gun violence kills 106 people every day in this country and costs the nation $280 billion a year.

With Democrats controlling the presidency and Congress, Republican state lawmakers concerned about the possibility of new federal gun control laws aren’t waiting to react.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed into law a gun rights bill eliminating an individual’s duty to retreat before using force

A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit challenging Maryland’s rules for obtaining a handgun as unconstitutionally restrictive

Untraceable ghost guns built from parts ordered online have been associated with at least four homicides in D.C. The number of ghost guns confiscated in the District has skyrocketed. News4’s Mark Segraves looks at how D.C. officials are seeking to ban them.

A bill to ban assault weapons in Virginia has been killed for now with four Democrats joining Republicans. It’s a big victory for gun rights groups. Northern Virginia bureau chief Julie Carey has reaction and a look at what’s ahead.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s push to ban the sale of assault weapons has failed after members of his own party balked at the proposal.

After a white supremacist discussed plans on Facebook for a mass shooting at a synagogue, police in Washington used a new law to quickly seize his 12 firearms, long before he was convicted of any crime. But when a Tennessee father became alarmed about his son after receiving a suicidal text message, he said the police determined they could not...