Lawmakers want to loosen rules for service members to carry weapons at stateside bases for personal protection, but their efforts appear unlikely to put more guns into troops’ hands.In the wake of the July mass shooting that killed five service members in Chattanooga, Tennessee, negotiators working …

Democratic lawmakers are moving to reinstate the state's 48-hour waiting period for handguns, nearly four months after a law passed repealing the wait time. Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, and Sen. Nikiya Harris Dodd, D-Milwaukee, are proposing the measure, which would require gun purchasers to w …

A baker’s dozen of the Senate Democratic Caucus to include Jack Reed, Charles Schumer and Dianne Feinstein are asking the gun industry to change how it makes transfers. (Photo: reed.senate.gov)A group of 13 Senate Democrats are challenging the nation’s licensed gun dealers to stop transferring firea …