The race for White House

By Luis Vazquez 08/09/2012 11:17

What happens at party conventions does not translate into what happens on November 6, when America goes to the polls

Romney on Texas shooting: It's not about gun laws

By Luojie 06/09/2012 15:32

GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney said "thoughtful consideration" should be given to end gun violence, as he commented on today's shooting near Texas A&M University.

Michael Moore says Obama needs to be 'leader' on gun control issue

By Bill Day 23/08/2012 10:14

American filmmaker Michael Moore has called on President Barack Obama to do more on the issue of gun control after the recent shooting in a cinema hall in Aurora, Colorado.

Americans back guns, even after shootings

By Manny Francisco 18/08/2012 06:18

An overwhelming majority of Americans, particularly whites, are adamant about the constitutional right to bear arms, a poll showed this week amid a rash of shootings across the United States.

As the Gun Control Debate Heats Up, So Will This Stock

By Osama Hajjaj 16/08/2012 12:40

Just three weeks after the movie theater killings in Aurora, Colo., is it too soon for us to be talking gun control? A resounding "no" comes from a surprising source: American gun owners and members of the National Rifle Association.

Romney on Texas shooting: It's not about gun laws

By Deb Milbrath 16/08/2012 12:02

GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney said "thoughtful consideration" should be given to end gun violence, as he commented on today's shooting near Texas A&M University.

Colorado Massacre Spurs Calls For Gun Control

By David Fitzsimmons 11/08/2012 09:10

It’s a discussion many politicians would just as soon not have, but in the wake of the mass shooting in Aurora, Colo., a few officeholders are speaking out, saying it is time to address the gun issue through more stringent laws that could curtail easy access to assault weapons, 100-round magazines and large caches of ammunition.

US lowers flags to respect the victims of the shooting

By Luojie 08/08/2012 06:46

In a show of respect for the victims of the shooting in a Milwaukee suburb of Oak Creek, Obama ordered flags at all U.S. government facilities at home and abroad to be flown at half staff until sunset on Friday

Sikh temple shooting spark US conversation on gun control

By David Fitzsimmons 07/08/2012 05:32

The tragic shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin has raised anew, in US and abroad, the issue of Americans’ ready access to firearms.Americans' views on gun control remain largely unchanged despite the killing of a dozen moviegoers in a Colorado theater this month, a Pew poll showed recently.

Gun control views unchanged

By Nate Beeler 02/08/2012 10:37

Americans' views on gun control remain largely unchanged despite the killing of a dozen moviegoers in a Colorado theater this month, a Pew poll showed on Monday. Forty-seven percent of Americans

US lawmakers call for bullet control

By Olle Johansson 31/07/2012 06:41

Controlling access to guns would appear, on its face, the simple answer to preventing public massacres like the movie-theatre tragedy in Colorado. In the United States, where polls show increasing support the right to own guns

Obama take on Gun control

By Paul Zanetti 30/07/2012 06:52

US President Barack Obama called for reinstating the federal ban on assault weapons during his 2008 presidential campaign. But since his election he hasn't tried to get that done or pushed other gun control proposals,

Gun Control Advocates Push Washington for Action

By Paresh Nath 29/07/2012 06:54

Police and gun control advocates today sounded a louder call for politicians to take a stand against gun violence despite Congress’s lack of political will to touch the issue, or the White House’s affirmation

Democrats Disarmed in Gun Debate

By Bob Englehart 28/07/2012 06:55

On gun control, Democrats remain paralyzed by the fear of losing voters whom they have already lost. A prominent gun control group on Thursday called on President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney to lead

Gun Owners Back Some Restrictions

By Adam Zyglis 27/07/2012 06:19

Most gun owners in US, even current and former members of the National Rifle Association - support some firearms ownership restrictions including criminal background checks for prospective gun buyers, according to a poll commissioned by an anti-gun lobbying group.

Obama urges tighter background checks on gun buyers

By Taylor Jones 26/07/2012 05:35

President Barack Obama called late Wednesday for tougher background checks designed to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill. But Obama also offered a nod to the difficult politics of gun control,

Presidential candidates reluctant over gun contorl

By Rainer Hachfeld 25/07/2012 09:11

In the wake of the Colorado massacre that left 12 dead and 58 more injured, lawmakers sounded off on gun control however President Obama and Mitt Romney are reluctant to discuss the issue and they only condole the Colorado shooting victims

Democrats advocate gun control legislation following Colorado shooting

By Cameron Cardow 25/07/2012 06:17

Four Democrats have come forward in the wake of the mass shooting in Aurora, Colo. to voice support for new legislation aimed to combat gun violence.A mass shooting Friday in Aurora, Colo., that left 12 dead and 58 wounded

Issue of Gun Control in US

By Taylor Jones 24/07/2012 06:14

A mass shooting Friday in Aurora, Colo., that left 12 dead and 58 wounded has already pushed the issue of gun control into the local political dialogue across the country.

Americans concern over gun control

By Bill Day 01/05/2012 05:52

Americans are becoming more conservative on gun control, Forty-nine percent of respondents to the Pew Research Center survey said it was important to protect the constitutional right of Americans to own guns.