Guns

WASHINGTON - Nearly six in 10 Americans want stricter gun laws in the aftermath of last month's deadly school shooting in Connecticut, with majorities favoring a nationwide ban on military-style, rapid-fire weapons.

PIERRE - South Dakota's Secretary of State Jason Gant says he has seen a "significant increase" in the number of requests for permits to carry a concealed weapon in recent months.

PASADENA, Calif. - If there's any soul-searching among top television executives about onscreen violence contributing to real-life tragedies like the Connecticut school shooting, it isn't readily apparent.

Everyone's favorite gun enthusiast, Ted Nugent, is taking some heat for his latest rant in which he compares gun owners to a civil rights icon.

A web movement called "Demand a Plan" is a grassroots effort to get people involved to encourage President Obama and Congress to step up with a plan to end gun violence.

Wayne LaPierre, the executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, read a statement Friday morning in reaction to last week’s shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut. He called for installing armed guards in schools to prevent future gun violence against students. On the surface it sounds almost reasonable once you talk it out, but does it stop at schools?