D.C. Council Kwame Brown went shootin' last week, and he was pretty good at it. more ›

D.C. Council Chair Kwame Brown is going shootin'. more ›

A bill that would make it easier for residents to register handguns moved through a D.C. Council committee today, and if it passes the full council hopeful gun owners will no longer have to complete a five-hour training class, submit to a vision test or give up their gun for a ballistics test. The law would also allow the District's mayor to act as a federally licensed firearms dealer if the sole dealer in the District goes out of business, as happened briefly last year. more ›

After four months, Emily Miller finally got her gun. But the Washington Times scribe and D.C. resident isn't content just basking in her newfound status as a gun owner -- she wants to make the process easier for everyone else. more ›

Emily Miller is finally going to get her gun, and she wants to tell the D.C. Council how difficult the whole process was. more ›

Washington Times opinion editor Emily Miller is back with another installment of her quest to own a handgun while living in the District. This time, there's paperwork to be done! more ›

They didn't get a rocket launcher or hand grenades, but officers from the Metropolitan Police Department and FBI did manage to seize 161 weapons and $7.2 million worth of drugs and make 70 arrests in a huge bust announced today. more ›

Just as Councilmember Phil Mendelson (D-At Large) proposed in October that restrictions on gun stores be eased, today he introduced legislation that would make the process of buying and registering a gun simpler for District residents. more ›

The man accused of firing a gun at the White House on November 11 and breaking at least one window on the presidential residence appeared for the first time inside a Washington courtroom this afternoon. more ›

Oscar Ramiro ­Ortega-Hernandez, the 21-year-old who allegedly fired shots which hit the White House last Friday, has been charged with attempting to assassinate the President. more ›

Oscar Ramiro ­Ortega-Hernandez, the 21-year-old who allegedly fired shots which hit the White House and was subsequently arrested at a Pennsylvania hotel yesterday, has told authorities that he "hates the president, he hates Washington, he hates society." more ›

Authorities have reportedly taken the man who hit the White House with a gunshot last Friday into custody. more ›

As the search for Oscar Ramiro Ortega -- the man suspected of firing a gun in the proximity of the White House and striking a window on the presidential residence -- continues, federal officials have announced that a task force has been established to bring him into custody. more ›

You too could carry a concealed weapon in the District, if a delegation of Illinois congressmen has their way. more ›

This morning, Mayor Vince Gray and Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier updated the public on the investigations into several shootings which took place last night. more ›

A proposal by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) to allow residents of other states with conceal carry permits to similarly carry concealed weapons in the District failed today in a surprising 24-3-1 vote, with a large number of Republicans siding with Democrats in opposition. more ›

The last time we checked in with Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX), he was proposing a 535-person exemption to the District's prohibition on concealed guns so that legislators could protect themselves from criminals and crazed constituents. Needless to say, that didn't fly. But Gohmert is at it again, this time trying to impose a concealed carry law upon the city. more ›

In yesterday's Morning Roundup, DCist noted that Washington Times Senior Editor Emily Miller was reporting on the process of getting a gun in D.C. by going through it herself. Later that afternoon, TBD's Ryan Kearney parodied Miller's first-hand account, prefacing his spoof by calling Miller's attempt to buy a gun "willfully ignorant." more ›

It's particularly bad for California, but news that the federal government is moving in to shut down medical marijuana dispensaries in the Golden State could well have an impact in the District of Columbia. more ›

If you want to open a gun store in the District these days, you'd be limited to locations that were 300 feet away from schools, churches, recreation centers or playgrounds. One member of the D.C. Council wants that to change. more ›

The District might be readying to register handguns inside its police headquarters, but those looking to legally get a hold of a semi-automatic rifle are still out of luck. more ›

UPDATE (1:53 p.m.): According to an update from the school, things are all clear on campus. In fact, the Capitol Police are now investigating whether there was even anyone with a gun on campus; according to Legal Times reporter Zoe Tillman, the Capitol Police said that reports of a gunman on campus were "unfounded." more ›

Yesterday morning, we reported on an attempted robbery outside the CVS at 6514 Georgia Avenue NW in Brightwood which devolved into a shootout. Police now have confirmed that one of the robbers in the group has died, while two others have been arrested. more ›

Last November, James Patock, seen at right, was arrested after the Park Police searched of his vehicle, parked on the Mall. Now, according to a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Patock is seeking retractions, "return of property," and $20 million in damages. more ›

A Metropolitan Police Department officer has been removed from active duty and placed under investigation after she allegedly ignored a murder committed by a man with whom she was "romantically linked." more ›

More details are now emerging regarding an early morning shooting involving an off-duty police officer and three individuals, two of whom are transgender. more ›

D.C. police are currently investigating an early morning shooting incident which involved several people -- including an off-duty police officer and, reportedly, transgender victims -- at the intersection of First and Pierce Streets NW. more ›

Violent flash mobs! What to do about them? more ›

A brief, if very important update to this morning's developments in Blacksburg: the alert that was sounded on the campus of Virginia Tech regarding reports of a person with a gun has now been lifted. more ›

UPDATE: The alert has now been lifted. The latest here. more ›