The new bill would require hands-on gun training before purchase, sparking debate over safety benefits vs barriers to ownership.

State lawmakers are advancing a bill, Senate Bill 948, that would require firearm buyers to complete a four-hour safety training course, including live-fire exercises at a shooting range.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — This school year, ...

Most parents don’t know whether there’s a gun in the house their child is about to walk into. Not because they’re careless, but because that question doesn’t come up the way it probably should. You ...

Military firearms training is designed for broad operational readiness, not individual mastery, with most service members rarely engaging in combat roles. Civilian self-defense training varies widely ...