Gun-rights advocates, including the powerful National Rifle Association, suffered a rare setback in the Florida Legislature this year when a bill to lift the state ban on carrying concealed weapons on college and university campuses came up short.But the same House and Senate sponsors — Rep. Greg St …

D.C. restricts who can qualify for a concealed carry permit and where they can carry their gun if they get a permit, but gun advocates say the law goes too far.The simmering legal battle over the District’s restrictive concealed carry law has drawn in attorneys general from various states and advoca …

Owen Courrèges“Trust me, I’m a federal prosecutor.” You can almost hear the words come from his mouth. Sure enough, with his latest initiative, U.S. Attorney Louisiana Kenneth Polite is asking us for a great deal of trust.Polite recently announced a bold plan for reducing gun violence in New Orleans …