Read more gun laws stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/32264/gun-laws.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:22:20 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/65999/burress-indicted-faces-15-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFormer New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress was indicted on gun charges today in New York, where he accidentally shot himself in the leg with an unlicensed handgun in November, the Post reports. Burress is charged with two felony counts of criminal possession and one count of reckless endangerment, a...http://www.newser.com/story/65999/burress-indicted-faces-15-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Aug 2009 13:48:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64663/feds-nab-man-who-sold-gun-to-mcnair-killer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagATF agents have arrested the man who sold the gun that killed Steve McNair, the AP reports. The suspect, Adrian J. Gilliam Jr., has prior convictions for murder and attempted robbery. He admits he sold a fully loaded 9mm pistol to McNair’s girlfriend in a mall parking lot 2 days...http://www.newser.com/story/64663/feds-nab-man-who-sold-gun-to-mcnair-killer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Jul 2009 12:23:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57549/accident-or-no-gunfire-gets-automatic-penalty-supremes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Supreme Court says accidentally shooting a gun during the commission of a crime should bring the same penalties as intentionally using a firearm. The high court today upheld the conviction and sentence of Christopher Michael Dean, who was arrested for trying to rob a bank in Georgia in 2004....http://www.newser.com/story/57549/accident-or-no-gunfire-gets-automatic-penalty-supremes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Apr 2009 11:42:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56207/mexican-cartels-have-little-trouble-getting-us-guns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThanks to lax gun laws that vary from state to state, smugglers providing arms to Mexican drug cartels can move vast quantities of weapons over the border for years without sparking suspicion. The subject may come up when President Obama visits Mexico tomorrow, but the political will to change US...http://www.newser.com/story/56207/mexican-cartels-have-little-trouble-getting-us-guns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Apr 2009 7:28:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51853/us-gun-dealers-arm-mexican-drug-wars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMore than 6,000 Mexicans died in drug wars last year, and violence has surged recently as gangs battle the police and each other. But because of Mexico's strict gun laws, cartels have to get their weaponry from elsewhere: the United States. Ninety percent of guns recovered in Mexico originated...http://www.newser.com/story/51853/us-gun-dealers-arm-mexican-drug-wars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 26 Feb 2009 8:26:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/38226/finnish-shootings-trigger-call-for-gun-law-changes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagResponding to a grieving Finland, the country's prime minister called for stricter gun laws in the wake of yesterday's school shooting. Matti Vanhanen questioned the legality of private handgun ownership, calling guns more fit for shooting ranges. It may be a difficult case to make in a country with 1....http://www.newser.com/story/38226/finnish-shootings-trigger-call-for-gun-law-changes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Sep 2008 11:07:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31409/fight-to-bear-arms-in-atlanta-airport.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAtlanta officials are trying to ban guns from the city's international airport—the world's busiest—but incredibly, that may prove difficult, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. A new Georgia law allows gun owners with permits to carry concealed weapons in many public places, including public transportation. Gun advocates say that includes...http://www.newser.com/story/31409/fight-to-bear-arms-in-atlanta-airport.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Jul 2008 3:11:41 CDT