In 2013, the Nucla Town Board passed the Family Protection Order, requiring every head of household to own a firearm.

“I don't live my life scared… If I’ve learned anything, I've learned that safety is an illusion.”

“There’s always someone who wants to snatch you up and turn you into a poster child for their cause.”

The former lawmakers talk about the 2013 gun laws that forced them out of office.

Colorado’s legislature ushered in unprecedented gun control laws, but gun rights activists pushed back in a battle between urban and rural.

California: Is the state still a model for gun control?

Recent shootings have incited calls for even more regulations as California prepares for elections this year.

Washington: Dueling measures seek to redefine sales checks

Voters will decide whether or not to require background checks for all sales — or they can vote to allow only federally authorized looks at buyers to be state’s practice