Michael Anestis, executive director of the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center, said that most firearm use is for target ...

Only 8.3% reported ever using a gun defensively in any form. The most common action—reported by 4.7%—was showing a firearm to a perceived threat. Telling someone that they were armed accounted for 3.8 ...

People often say they own a gun to protect themselves and their families. However, according to a new study, firearms owners ...

A 14-year-old boy, prosecuted for murder after stabbing a man threatening him with a gun - but was he prosecuted fairly?A ...

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 ...

The Indiana Supreme Court has sided with an Indianapolis man who raised a self-defense claim following his shooting of ...

I learned the nomenclature, how to disassemble, clean and shoot my weapon with precision; only later I would find out in another class that this gun was almost totally useless from a self-defense ...

Thursday, after selecting the jury, the prosecution and defense ... with a gun in hand, walking back into the store. Weeks walks towards him, and as Weeks puts his hand in his own pocket, Spinner ...

They want to teach people how to operate weapons safely, whether it’s for self-defense or sport. “Gun safety is important because a lot of people go out and buy a gun for self-defense, ...