One in 20 Minnesotans has a permit, and 19% are women. A record 200,000 Minnesotans now have permits to carry handguns, an increasingly diverse group that includes two men who recently made split-second, life-altering decisions to fire their weapons. In 2003, the year Minnesota passed …

                 Assault weapons and handguns for sale in Springfield, Ill. (Seth Perlman/Associated Press)The Aug. 3 Metro article “Struggling to feel safe in rising tide of violence” showed why D.C. residents need more freedom to carry a concealed …

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 …