The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday to dramatically expand the right to carry concealed firearms in most states.
Congressional legislation that would ban high-capacity ammunition clips got some high-powered support Tuesday as loved ones of a slain congressional staffer came forward to help push the effort.
Against the horrific backdrop of the Tucson, Arizona, tragedy, new gun control proposals are on the way. Some of our legislators will be tempted to apply Rahm Emanuel's aphorism, "Never let a good crisis go to waste."
A proposed law would forbid doctors from asking whether parents have a gun in the home. CNN's Anderson Cooper reports.
Surveillance video shows Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner walking up to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords at a constituent event and firing point blank at her face, the Washington Post reported Tuesday, citing two sources who have seen the videos.
Reports have surfaced that authorities have video revealing new details in the Tucson shooting. Tom Foreman reports.
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy talks to CNN's Allan Chernoff about her gun control proposal and why her crusade is personal.
Democratic Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy of New York -- who ran for office after a gunman killed her husband and injured her son -- is drafting legislation that would ban the sale of high-capacity gun ammunition magazines to civilians in the aftermath of the tragic shooting in Tucson, Arizona.
Weighed down by a president with a less than 50 percent approval rating, Democratic Congressional Campaign Chairman Chris Van Hollen will lay out the party's plan of attack for November elections at a Friday news conference.
A congresswoman who is fighting to improve public education says that paddling in schools has got to stop.
One Texas man leads the charge to bring back paddling as punishment in schools. WFAA reports.
A mother whose 11-year-old son committed suicide tells lawmakers bullying in schools has to stop. Mary Snow reports
Eleven-year-old Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover liked football, basketball and playing video games with his little brother.
Gun rights advocates found an unlikely ally in the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives on Wednesday as lawmakers passed a measure allowing concealed, loaded firearms to be carried in national parks.
Newly minted New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand remains a mystery to millions of her constituents and is facing a possibly titanic 2010 Democratic primary fight, according a new survey.
The political circus surrounding the selection of New York's next senator is over -- at least for the next two years.
Medical imaging and diagnostics - the high-tech art of peering inside the body to detect disease without invasive surgery - is a fast-growing business that could accelerate in step with the aging population, experts say.
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