People with firearm access are far more likely to experience gun violence than to use their weapon for self-defense, according to a new Rutgers Health study. Although self-defense is the primary ...

English wrote that he thought guns like the AR-15 were “rather ideal for home defense,” which was the primary reason people say they buy them. Other researchers disagree.

Less than one percent of people with firearm access used their guns in self-defense in any given year, according to findings published March 14 in JAMA Network Open. "We all have one in the family.

The Justice Department is evaluating whether to defend the federal government’s restrictions on gun silencers that have been in place since the 1930s as part of President Donald Trump’s order ...