A new study is questioning long-held government claims that background checks on private gun transfers could help stop mass public shootings. The report, published by the Crime Prevention Research ...

The marketplace for firearms on the Internet, where buyers are not required to undergo background checks, is so vast that advocates for stricter regulations now consider online sales a greater ...

In 2007, the state of Missouri repealed a law mandating that all handgun purchasers pass a background check. Now, a study by researchers at John Hopkins University shows that in the five years ...