Troubled gun registry could face further cuts
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OTTAWA - The troubled federal gun registry could face further cuts under the government&#39;s $12 billion expenditure review exercise this autumn.
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Not much is happening in Congress this year that deals with the issue of firearms, and the National Rifle Association is fine with that. The political action committee of House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.), Keep Our Majority PAC, reported paying a $60,030 "PAC event site cancellation fee" to...
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The loss of one-half of the nation's expected flu vaccine inventory has sparked widespread public anxiety over where to find remaining vaccine and challenged health providers to get unshipped stocks to those who most need them.
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Lawmakers in the Senate warned that the likely demise next week of a 10-year-old federal ban on semi-automatic assault guns will lead to a flood of such weapons on the streets of cities across the United States.
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New Jersey is looking to become the second state to outlaw a powerful gun that critics say can be used by terrorists to shoot down an airliner
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The Defense Department's major weapons programs have suffered cost overruns in the billions of dollars, years-long delays and quality shortfalls because of poor acquisition practices by the department, according to a report released yesterday by the Government Accountability Office.
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A survey says three-quarters of the world's small firearms are in the hands of civilians, more than thought.
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Lockheed Martin Corp. LMT.N and  Northrop Grumman Corp. NOC.N would bear the brunt of proposed  cuts in U.S. weapons purchases totaling $30 billion over the  next six years, according to the summary from a Pentagon budget  document made available to Reuters Monday.
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Illinois lawmakers moved swiftly after last year's massacre at Virginia Tech to make it harder for anyone with a history of mental illness to buy guns, fortifying what were already some of the nation's toughest weapons laws.
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22 (HealthDayNews) -- Guns and poisonous materials are more likely to be improperly stored in homes where young children are only visitors, says a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study.
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Congress on Wednesday passed a long-stalled bill inspired by the Virginia Tech shootings that would more easily flag prospective gun buyers who have documented mental health problems. The measure also would help states with the cost.
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The state health department has developed a list of possible program cuts that could be needed to balance the state budget - in case the economy doesn&#39;t grow fast enough to generate new revenue.
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DUP leader Ian Paisley has had further discussions with the head of the independent decommissioning body (IICD) on the issue of putting IRA weapons beyond use.
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Worried that both doctors and lawyers were wounded in their Election Day shootout, legislators are once again trying to make it harder for voters to amend the state&#39;s constitution.
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More than two million subprime adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) are poised to reset at much higher rates in coming months, worsening an already suffering housing market.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is mulling a crackdown on gun crime that in the last two weeks has seen four people shot dead, including three teenage boys.
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Hundreds are warned they may face problems from ops under an assembly government bid to cut waiting lists.