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When debate moderator Chuck Todd asked the Democratic candidates which issue they’d tackle first as president, only one candidate named gun control as his top priority. That candidate, California Rep. Eric “Nuke ‘Em!” Swalwell, has now become the first person to drop out of the 2020 race.

California’s mandatory background check to buy ammo went into effect on Monday, and it’s not going well. The system is reportedly running very slowly with no customer support.

The parents of a woman killed at the Route 91 Harvest Musical Festival massacre in Las Vegas are suing Colt and ten other gun-related companies for what they’re calling “illegal, negligent, and wrongful conduct.”

Starting on July 22, 2019, Walmart will no longer sell firearms in New Mexico. A spokesperson for the retail giant told local media that the decision was in response to the July 1st rollout of the state’s new universal background check law. “Unlike a specialty sporting goods retailer where customers expect to see firearms of [...]

The gun buyback program in New Zealand is not progressing as officials had hoped. After the county’s parliament banned most semi-automatic weapons in the wake of a deadly massacre, less than one percent of the now-prohibited firearms have been turned in.

A new study from researchers at Duke and the University of Chicago suggests that stricter enforcement of current gun laws would have an “immediate and substantial impact on gun crime” because most criminals obtain their firearms illegally and within six months of committing a crime.

A Ford dealership in Alabama used a classic marketing technique this week, but instead of a free hotdog or free movie tickets with purchase, they were offering a free shotgun. But once corporate got involved, the promotion was short-lived.

Senator Elizabeth Warren didn’t make any friends in the gun ban lobby during last night’s Democratic presidential debate. The candidate from Massachusetts sidestepped a question posed by moderator Chuck Todd, who asked Warren what she planned to do with the millions of privately-owned firearms in the United States.

At least ten bills are working their way through the California state legislature that would expand the state’s “red flag” law, according to the Los Angeles Times. The bills would, among other things, expand the list of people would could request gun confiscation orders and extend the duration of “gun violence restraining orders” from one to give years.