gun control

In a 10-2 vote of the Committee on Public Safety and Health, the Missoula City Council has voted to move forward with a controversial ordinance to insure that 'no sale or transfer of a firearm shall take place within the city limits unless and until the person purchasing or otherwise receiving the firearm passes a national instant criminal background check.'

Are we to the point where lethal violence is no longer a big deal? We watch Chicago set records almost every weekend for shooting deaths. Who does that?

Senator Tester expressed frustration, specifically, regarding the Zika bill -- shortly after our conversation the bill was blocked by senate Democrats -- Tester said the bill was full of 'poison pills' that were put in for political reasons.

A U.S. Senator from Connecticut, Chris Murphy, to say he would remain on the Senate floor "until we get some signal, some sign that we can come together."

Former Presidential candidate and Texas Governor Ricky Perry mentioned Montana in the national debate of resettling Syrian refugees on Fox News.

Missoula’s Heidi Kendall, volunteer for the Montana chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, said the issue she sees as most problematic in keeping guns out of the wrong hands is that of inadequate background checks.

After the massacre of 49 people and the wounding of dozens of others at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida this weekend, the cry immediately began again from pundits and politicians to restrict the ownership of certain types of firearms.

President Obama's emotional speech announcing proposed executive actions on gun control have had the opposite effect, with gun sales through a Missoula dealer mushrooming online.

How do we stop mass shootings? The quick easy answer is more guns. I’m sure there are many readers right now that are hyperventilating reading that.

Today in Washington, D.C., President Obama unveiled 23 proposed Executive Orders he believes are necessary to curb gun violence in America.