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Medical study: Gun ownership tied to rising child gunshot wounds, death

More children are landing in the hospital every year dead or injured from gunfire, according to a study presented to the American Academy of Pediatrics. The problem, the authors say, is just having a gun in the house, especially a handgun.

No permit needed to conceal carry at private schools, says House...

With the help of a female model packing heat, the bill that could allow Coloradans to conceal their handguns without permit on private K-12 school grounds and across most other areas of Colorado passed out of a House committee Thursday with bipartisan support.