Gun control is one of the most debated political topics right now, but before we can take a look at where we’re going or even how we got here, we have to take a look back at how it all started — and ...

Some firearms end up worth far more than anyone ever expected, with certain historic pieces now selling for millions. What ...

Photograph of the 1921 model of the Thompson Machine Gun (also known as a Tommy Gun), circa 1921. Soon after these fearsome weapons began to circulate in society, they developed a notorious reputation ...

Key Points - The Nazi German MG 42, introduced in 1942, was a fearsome 7.92x57mm Mauser general-purpose machine gun renowned for its devastatingly high rate of fire (1,200-1,800 rpm) and reliability, ...

(AP) – When the president of Ohio’s state school board posted her opposition to gun control, she used a powerful symbol to make her point: a picture of Adolf Hitler. When a well-known conservative ...

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Richard Durbin (D-IL) speaks in front of published advertisements for assault weapons during a hearing about the mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, and ...

Some firearms come and go, but a few stay in shooters’ memories for decades. This article looks at the guns people passed on, ...

Cap gun, squirt gun, pop gun, dart gun, BB gun, 22rifle, M16 assault weapon, AK47 assault weapon. Growing up in the late 1940s and 50s, I was given “toy” guns for Christmas. In the U.S. we have a long ...

Historical timeline of the development of modern weapons starting at 1364 with the first recorded use of a firearm and ending in 1892 with the introduction of automatic handguns. 1364 - First recorded ...