I have had a concealed carry permit for more than 20 years, and for most of that time I have favored two carry guns: my very first, a Walther PPK/S in .380 ACP and an early 9mm Walther P99, the same model introduced in the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies. Was it the Bond influence, as far b …

A would-be victim of a home invasion turned the tables on one of three suspects last Monday night, grabbing the suspect’s gun and fatally shooting him. Police are investigating an attempted home invasion in Pittsburgh’s Mount Washington neighborhood that ended with one suspect dead and two othe …

In the stark light of recent tragedies, I’d say the process of acquiring my first firearm was exactly as difficult as it needed to be.As the debate over gun control churns in the wake of another horrific mass shooting, I’d like to take a moment to present the step-by-step process by which I bec …

GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump said late Monday that President Obama is working on an executive order to take Americans’ guns away.“You know, the president is thinking about signing an executive order where he wants to take your guns away,” he told listeners during a rally in Anderson, S …

Texans are just a few months away from legally being able to openly wear their firearms on their belts and shoulders, thanks to legislation passed during the last Texas legislative session.However, officials with local law enforcement agencies in Kilgore, Gladewater, White Oak and Hallsville do not …

“WE ARE HOPING TO UNDERSTAND HOW ONE MIGHT DISRUPT UNDERGROUND MARKETS IN GUNS, OR ALTER THE INCENTIVES FOR PEOPLE TO POSSESS, BRANDISH, OR USE WEAPONS IN POTENTIALLY LETHAL SITUATIONS.”A recent survey of inmates at the Cook County Jail (CCJ) by the University of Chicago Crime Lab showed that an ove …