Gun laws in the United States - news and investigations

Tucson shooter was troubled, but could still buy a gun

By Kimberly Leonard

January 11, 2011

The months-long pattern of bizarre behavior by alleged Tucson shooter Jared Lee Loughner has once again raised questions about what sort of

High-capacity magazine sellers raise millions for NRA

By Peter H. Stone

January 18, 2011

A Center review uncovers symbiotic ties between high-capacity magazine gun sellers and the NRA, including fund-raising tactics to underwrite

History repeat?

By Peter H. Stone

January 11, 2011

The killing spree by an Arizona man wielding a semiautomatic pistol with a high-capacity magazine raises the prospect of a fresh debate on w

Romanian weapons modified in the U.S. become scourge of Mexican drug war

By Rick Schmitt and Rick Young

February 3, 2011

Center story focused on Romanian weapon now targeted by Feinstein legislation

Badly flawed background check system fails to contain firearms sales

By Rick Schmitt

June 23, 2011

Center story detailed loopholes in current system

Justice Department enacts rule for reporting of rifle sales along the Southwest border

By Corbin Hiar

July 11, 2011

The Justice Department has implemented a controversial rule to require reporting of multiple rifle sales along the border

Carrying concealed weapons just keeps getting easier

By Rick Schmitt

November 15, 2011

A multitude of states have eased requirements to carry concealed weapons

Excerpts from this story referencing "licenses":

"… s see a system analogous to how states now honor each others’ driver’s licenses. Critics say the law would undercut local control in states that have …"

"… e with criminal backgrounds who were nonetheless receiving concealed carry licenses. The media access, Taft said at the time, was “so we can ensure that the …"