Gun Ownership

Gun-related suicides among young adults in Missouri had been declining since at least 1999, according to a new analysis from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. But after the state eliminated its permit-to-purchase requirement in 2007, firearm suicide rates among adults ages 19 to 24 jumped by nearly 22%.

The Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could determine whether a person convicted of battery can still own a gun.

On the evening of July 4 of this year, the Energy Express Travel Center on North Broadway Street looked like the scene of a neighborhood party. Video…

Tamyka Brown was perfecting her shot. Her target sheet, riddled with bullet holes, showed she knows what she’s doing. When asked about her time on the gun…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 14, 2013 - By a vote of 118-40, the Missouri House has overwhelmingly approved a bill that bars…