American history has been largely forged in conflict, starting from the very first days when the Revolution’s first volleys were fired. Suffice it to say, firearms are an integral part of the social ...

(AP) – When the president of Ohio’s state school board posted her opposition to gun control, she used a powerful symbol to make her point: a picture of Adolf Hitler. When a well-known conservative ...

Before Robert Spitzer grew up to be an expert on American gun policy, he watched a lot of Westerns. He was raised on stories of an America built by rugged men with six-shooters on their hips … even ...

Historians have found themselves caught in the middle of America's debate over gun control ever since the Supreme Court ruled in 2022 that firearms laws must be consistent with American "tradition." ...

Cap gun, squirt gun, pop gun, dart gun, BB gun, 22rifle, M16 assault weapon, AK47 assault weapon. Growing up in the late 1940s and 50s, I was given “toy” guns for Christmas. In the U.S. we have a long ...

Lawyers defending Oregon’s gun control Measure 114 have called several historians to the stand who testified on the rarity of guns capable of firing more than one round without reloading at the time ...

Historical timeline of the development of modern weapons starting at 1364 with the first recorded use of a firearm and ending in 1892 with the introduction of automatic handguns. 1364 - First recorded ...

This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday. Sign up for it here. Eugene Stoner was an ...

Two new books consider how the country’s obsession with firearms has become an existential threat. Credit...Javier Jaén Supported by By Rachel Louise Snyder Rachel Louise Snyder is a professor at ...

They served in Congress and on the N.R.A.’s board at the same time. Over decades, a small group of legislators led by a prominent Democrat pushed the gun lobby to help transform the law, the courts ...

The firearms community is filled with passionate, knowledgeable people who love to share their experience and expertise. From gun shops to shooting ranges, most encounters with fellow gun owners are ...