gun control

Vice President Joe Biden is taking the White House's campaign for gun control on the road to Virginia.

Vice President Joe Biden says he's more concerned about limiting the number of rounds in a gun magazine than about banning assault weapons that account for a small percentage of gun deaths.

New Jersey voters favor a broad range of gun control measures according to the latest Quinnipiac University poll released this morning.

Vice President Joe Biden is launching a White House campaign of road trips to promote gun control with a visit to the heart of avidly pro-gun Virginia.

Dozens of states have slashed spending on mental health care over the last four years, driven by the recession's toll on revenue and, in some cases, a new zeal to shrink government.

New Jersey’s senior U.S. Senator has reintroduced his legislation to close the gun show loophole.

A top National Rifle Association official on Tuesday accused President Barack Obama of seeking to redefine the rights of gun owners, telling a hunting and wildlife conservation group that the president's use of the word "absolutism" in his inauguration speech was an attack on law-abiding citizens who own firearms.

Senator Frank R. Lautenberg has formally introduced a bill to ban high-capacity ammunition magazines holding more than 10 rounds.

One Million Moms for Gun Control plans to march across the Brooklyn Bridge to City Hall to call on Congress to take New York's lead and enact tough gun-control legislation.

As the debate continues on gun violence and how best to prevent it, one Garden State lawmaker is urging all Central New Jersey residents to turn in any automatic or semi-automatic weapons they may have lying around the house, during a special gun buy-back program being held at the end of this week.