SEATTLE (AP) — A shortage of ammunition in the U.S. is having an impact on law enforcement agencies, people seeking personal protection, recreational shooters and hunters. And it also could deny new gun owners the practice they need to handle their weapons safely. Manufacturers say they’re producing as much ammunition as they can, but many…
( KTRS ) Recent Illinois gun sales are breaking state records. Illinois State Police did 418,000 background checks on firearm purchasers in 2015 compared with 162,000 a decade earlier. State background checks for December hit a record high for any month at 60,000. The state’s single-day record was broken on November 27th, Black Friday, when background…
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is making good on his pledge to politicize gun violence. Obama’s gun control executive actions have pushed the contentious issue to the forefront of the 2016 presidential campaign, just as candidates start the sprint to the Feb. 1 Iowa caucuses. While Republicans and Democrats are deeply divided on the…