Federal gun policy is shifting from a narrow focus on who may not own a firearm toward a broader question of who counts as a regulated gun buyer, seller, or carrier in the first place. As proposals ...

Federal gun policy is shifting from a patchwork of dealer rules and background checks toward a more explicit question: should you need a national license before you can buy or keep a firearm. The new ...

Gun buyers at Roy Bennett's Lone Star Gun and Indoor Range in Lumberton are required by law to fill out a form for a federal background check. The check is to ensure the applicant has no criminal ...

To the editor — In view of the latest (of waaay too many) mass shooting in the U.S. involving the innocent, and perpetrator using "legally purchased" firearms, people need to realize that "federal ...