Openly carrying weapons on Cumberland County property became illegal Monday.The county Board of Commissioners approved the law by a 6-1 vote, with Commissioner Jimmy Keefe opposing. He wanted to delay the matter for 60 days so county staff members could clarify which recreational areas are exempt fr …

(NASHVILLE) A recent opinion issued by the Tennessee attorney general “opens the door” to concealed carry permit holders potentially being allowed to take their weapons into the facilities where the Tennessee Titans and Nashville Predators play, says a former attorney for ex-Gov. Phil Bredesen.Those …

A baker’s dozen of the Senate Democratic Caucus to include Jack Reed, Charles Schumer and Dianne Feinstein are asking the gun industry to change how it makes transfers. (Photo: reed.senate.gov)A group of 13 Senate Democrats are challenging the nation’s licensed gun dealers to stop transferring firea …

An East Texas man ended up in the hospital after he fired a gun at an armadillo and the bullet bounced off the animal’s back and hit the man in his face, according to news reports.Cass County Sheriff Larry Rowe told Reuters that the shooting took place on the man’s property in Marietta, Te …

Another tourist has been busted for bringing a gun to a Big Apple landmark, this time a Texas woman treating the 9/11 memorial like an Old West saloon.Elizabeth Anne Enderli, 31, had no idea her Texas concealed-carry permit was null in New York when she asked Ground Zero security on Saturday where s …

WASHINGTON—U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the Pentagon could allow more military personnel to carry arms when stateside as part of an effort to bolster security at military sites following the recent shooting in Tennessee that killed five service members.In a two-page memo dated July 29 and …