Minutes into the earlier Senate debate, Democratic Sen. Pamela Lauria attempted to reinstate the language banning possession ...

Minutes into the earlier Senate debate, Democratic Sen. Pamela Lauria attempted to reinstate the language banning possession ...

A compromise version of the bill would ban only the sale of a more limited list of firearms, but members of the Senate are still divided.

After a marathon 11-hour debate, the state Senate passed a gun safety bill Friday that would make ... called reasonable controls in preventing the sale of firearms to straw purchasers, firearm ...

The bill would ban rapid-fire devices like bump stocks. It would also give local governments the authority to prohibit people with a concealed handgun license from carrying a gun into buildings ...

a Louisiana concealed carry permit is still needed to have a firearm within 1,000 feet of a school. That could change with a bill sponsored by Sen. Blake Miguez, R-New Iberia, who for years has ...

Gun lobbyists are expressing dismay with a compromise on silencers included in the fast-tracked budget bill and the GOP ... it stripped a $200 tax on the sale of silencers, it still required ...

A Louisiana lawmaker is proposing legislation that would make it a crime to improperly store a loaded firearm if a child gains access and causes harm. House Bill 220, authored by state Rep.

According to Everytown Research, a nonprofit that tracks gun violence, 12 children in Louisiana died from accidental shootings in 2024. That number partly inspired House Bill 220, introduced by ...

The bill lays out scenarios where dealers will have to hit the pause button on a firearm sale. If you have an open warrant, pending criminal charges, or mental health red flags, your purchase ...