Chicago and Cook County Democrats raced Wednesday to put in place more comprehensive bans on semi-automatic assault weapons — with the county going a step further by enacting perhaps the toughest ...

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — The family owned handgun that a 13-year-old suburban Philadelphia boy used to end his life was more than 30 years old and had a trigger lock that didn't fit. The Delaware ...

Crime is Slate’s crime blog. Like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter @slatecrime. I write a lot about “accidental” child shooting deaths—the stories of children who kill themselves or other kids ...

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - An ordinance will go into effect in San Diego Thursday requiring gun owners to store their weapons in a locked container or disable them with a trigger lock when not in use. City ...

DELORAINE, Man. – A gun that was used by a five-year-old boy to accidentally shoot his four-year-old sister on a Manitoba farm was stored in an unlocked closet along with winter coats and wasn’t ...