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 …

New law could allow it, but it’s discouraged by fair officialsA new state law that allows people to carry guns in public parks that went into effect last month has Wilson County’s top law enforcement officials concerned about its impact on the Wilson County Fair.The law Gov. Bill Haslam signed in Ap …

Florida could be the ninth state to allow concealed weapons on college campuses. Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Mississippi, Oregon, Utah, Wisconsin and, most recently, Texas have passed bills allowing concealed guns on campus.Two Florida bills, SB 68 — also known as HB 4001 — and  …

My town, New York City, enforces rigid gun laws. Police refused to assign me a gun permit. The law doesn’t even let me hold a fake gun on TV to demonstrate something.But New York politicians are so eager to vilify gun ownership that they granted an exception to the anti-gun group States United to …

TSA spokesman Mark Howell reminds travelers to check weapons, not to leave in carry-ons (Mark McCarter/mmccarter@al.com)The headline on the media advisory sounded a little preposterous:“TSA to display/discuss proper way to travel with firearms at HSV”I’m not real sure that firearms and airports shou …

Scouts in Maine are getting a chance to participate in the shooting sports with an increased level of safety on behalf of new suppressors, rifles and ammunition contributed free of charge.This spring, the Boy Scouts of America’s Pine Tree Council, which serves ten counties in central Maine, took pos …