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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 22, 2013

Colt Considers Leaving Connecticut

Colt Manufacturing is considering leaving its Connecticut manufacturing plant, following the announcement of a slew of gun-control proposals that has put the company's employees "in the cross-hairs," CEO Dennis Veilleux told Fox News.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 19, 2013

Colo. Sheriff Won't Enforce 'Knee-Jerk' Gun Control

In the coming days, Gov. John Hickenlooper is expected to sign laws expanding background checks to purchase firearms and limiting ammunition magazines to 15 rounds. The laws passed the state's legislature last week.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 14, 2013

Olympic Arms Drops New York Law Enforcement Customers

AR-rifle specialist Olympic Arms will no longer sell its products to New York law enforcement officers or agencies, following the state's passage of an assault weapons ban.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 25, 2013

Sheriffs Push Back on Obama Gun Control

More than 90 sheriffs from mostly rural counties say they won't enforce what they deem unconstitutional gun laws from the Obama administration or Congress.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 2, 2013

N.Y. County Refuses To Release Pistol Permit Data

Less than two weeks after a White Plains-based newspaper published the names and addresses of handgun permit holders in two New York counties, officials in Putnam County say they will block the release of their own permit records requested by the newspaper.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 11, 2012

Fed Court Strikes Down Illinois Concealed Carry Ban

A federal appeals court struck down Illinois' ban on carrying a concealed, permitted handgun Tuesday in the latest victory for gun-rights advocates.

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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterSeptember 12, 2012

Survey: Gun Control, Active Shooters, and the Election

PoliceMag.com readers overwhelmingly support concealed carry and Mitt Romney for president, according to the results of our August survey. Officers also told us they were prepared for an active shooter incident and worried that government financial trouble has affected their ability to do their jobs. View these charts and graphs of the survey results, then read our analysis of the data.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 6, 2012

State High Court Overturns Concealed Carry Ban at Colorado Univ.

The Colorado Supreme Court has overturned a University of Colorado policy banning concealed-carry permit holders from bringing guns onto campus.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 27, 2011

Gallup Poll Shows Support for Handgun Ban Hits Record Low

Americans' appetite for banning the possession of handguns has fallen to a record low. Only 26 percent now support a ban for all citizens except the police or authorized persons, reports pollster Gallup.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 4, 2011

Gun Dealers Sue ATF to Halt Reporting of Multiple Rifle Sales

The National Shooting Sports Foundation has filed a lawsuit challenging the legal authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) under the Gun Control Act to compel 8,500 federally licensed firearms retailers in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas to report the sale of two or more rifles.

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