Defense legislation lawmakers agreed to this week would let commanders authorize troops to carry guns on military bases in the U.S.The annual defense authorization bill calls for Defense Secretary Ashton Carter to establish a process by Dec. 31 in which commanders can authorize a service member at a …

ARMS: THE CULTURE AND CREDO OF THE GUNA.J. SomersetIn the late 1860s, Americans had a different kind of gun problem: They weren’t very good shots. Their best marksmen routinely lost in shooting competitions to Englishmen, Germans and Canadians. And to Gen. George Wingate and Col. William C. Church, …

The University of Texas at El Paso has finalized the membership of its Campus Concealed Carry Task Force that will meet over the course of the fall semester to recommend policies associated with next year’s August 1 implementation of S.B. 11.“I look forward to working with this dedicated t …

Members of the Michigan Open Carry organization stands together as they wait to enter an Ann Arbor school board meeting at Ann Arbor Huron High School, in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Wednesday, March 11, 2015. The Ann Arbor Public Schools Board of Education is asking state lawmakers to consider legislation …

Max HortonA 91-year-old Florida man reportedly shot at landscapers for getting grass clippings on his vehicle.Just before noon on September 17, landscaper Robert Hendrix was working at a home on Palo Verde Drive in Avon Parkand accidentally got grass clippings …

SCOTT MCINTYRE/NAPLES DAILY NEWS Concealed weapon permit safety class instructor Michael Collins works with students during a shooting exercise at Fowler Firearms & Gun Range in Fort Myers on Wednesday. TALLAHASSEE — Florida last year saw the largest decrease in 15 years for requests to car …