1400s - The matchlock gun appears. Before the matchlock ... Some time in the late 1500s, a lid was added to the flash pan design. To expose or protect the powder, the lid had to be moved manually.

Three forensic examiners at the Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory last year mistakenly concluded that cartridge cases from a crime scene matched a specific firearm. The error exposes systemic flaws ...

State lawmakers are again taking action on multiple gun control measures with the new legislative session, with senate and ...

There are proposals from Democrats and Republicans about how to best address gun violence, but one issue, universal background checks, has already gained some momentum. Details from both shootings ...