Chuck Schumer wants the feds to investigate how John Houser was able to legally buy a handgun last year. (Photo: U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is asking federal authorities to open a full investigation into how a movie theater murderer with a checkered past was able to legally purchase his gun.John Russ …

Guns are an unstoppable cultural and political force in America.But at least recently, firearms sales have gotten pretty weak.On Tuesday, Sturm, Ruger and Co., America’s largest gun manufacturer,reported that sell-through from wholesalers to retail gun stores, a proxy for demand, declined 9 percent …

More than 1 million people have been blocked from buying a gun after failing federal background checks since 1998. But some reasons for denial are more common than others.This summer’s spate of mass shootings has raised questions about why people like John Houser and Dylann Roof were able to bu …