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Colt Celebrates Centennial of Browning's .45

"God made man, but Samuel Colt made them equal." So goes the saying about the man who with a mixture of ingenuity and business savvy changed the course of modern firearms 175 years ago. On Feb. 25, 1836, Colt was granted a patent for a firearm equipped with a revolving cylinder -- "an invention that did for handguns what...

Opinion: Why Not Mandate Gun Purchases, Too?

With everything else going on in the world, you may have missed a piece of news coming out of South Dakota. It seems that a few legislators in that state have introduced a bill that would require every one of South Dakota's citizens over 21 years of age to own a gun. Can you imagine? Lawmakers insisting that citizens own...

34 in Arizona Charged With Running Guns to Mexican Cartel

A grand jury has indicted 34 people for allegedly buying hundreds of guns in Arizona with the intent of selling them to one of Mexico's most violent drug cartels. In a massive sweep, federal agents arrested 20 of the suspects Tuesday. They are accused of purchasing an estimated 700 weapons, including AK-47 assault rifles,...

Reactions to the State of the Union: Missing Gun Control Message

In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama paused to honor Rep. Gabrielle Giffords with wishes for her recovery, and recognize those in attendance who were affected by the shooting in Tucson, including family members of nine year old Christina Taylor Green. At that point it would have been appropriate to...

Ex-US Marine Suspected of Smuggling Guns to UK Gangs

LONDON -- British and American authorities are conducting a joint criminal investigation into charges that a former U.S. Marine smuggled at least 66 guns into the U.K. Police now fear that many of the weapons, which include Glock and Ruger 9 mm pistols, are in the hands of gangsters in northwest England, the Press...