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Confusing gun control law grinds Ian Thomson self-defence trial to a halt

The adjournment came two days into the trial of Ian Thomson, who fired shots from a legally owned gun to scare off men firebombing his farmhouse

Opinion: Gun-law gaps upend our democracy

Our unwillingness to get serious about an epidemic of gun violence brings us the equivalent of 11 Columbine massacres every week — three 9/11s every year.

New York gun law triggers confusion, arrests for visitors

An online campaign in support of a former U.S. Marine -- arrested for attempting to security-check his pistol while visiting the Empire State Building -- is bringing new attention and a fair amount of scrutiny to one of the nation's toughest gun-control laws.

GUN-LIMIT-LAW REPEAL NEAR

RICHMOND --Repeal of Virginia's one-gun-a-month limit advanced yesterday, approved by a Senate committee. The vote reflects the changes in the Senate since Republicans took control after last November's elections....

Lawmakers push gun safety bill

OLYMPIA — Following a toddler’s shooting death, Washington state legislators are considering a bill that would require additional testing of gun locks and safes before the equipment is distributed to law enforcement officers for home use. The bill was spurred by the 2010 death of the 3-year-old son of a sheriff’s deputy after the toddler got ahold of a gun from a department-issued safe, which ...