Gun-free zones have often been blamed for making schools, malls and other public areas more attractive to shooters; however, there have been no quantitative studies examining those claims.

Authorities announced an arrest Thursday in connection with the shooting, but the gun-free zone requested by the Broad Ripple Village Association is still not in place and may never pan out.

In this year’s legislative session, Wyoming lawmakers passed a bill that eroded local control of gun policies and banned “gun ...

Jim White's bill to assign liability to owners of gun-free zones where people are hurt or injured. A Maine lawmaker’s proposal to hold property owners liable if people are harmed at a location ...

Lawmakers wrote the latest page in Wyoming’s gun-free-zone saga Thursday afternoon with a relatively calm, hour-long discussion of where guns should be allowed. While the Joint Judiciary ...

NOW. REVISITING TALKS ON A GUN FREE ZONE. THAT’S WHAT LAWMAKERS SAY COULD BE COMING AFTER A SHOOTING INJURED FIVE PEOPLE RIGHT IN THE FRENCH QUARTER ON SUNDAY NIGHT. EFFORTS TO CARVE OUT A SAFE ...

Councilmembers called for changes to an existing Michigan state law to grant cities and counties control over establishing “gun-free zones” on their own property. “Aren’t you tired of not ...

Attorney General Liz Murrill, for one, warned of a swift response by the GOP-dominated Legislature if locals try to stretch the law on gun-free school zones. New Orleans leaders announced the plan ...

A gun safety bill is making its way through the Oregon legislature, which would ban bump stocks and allow local governments ...