Chinese artist Li Hongbo hopes his paper sculptures of weapons - from AK-47 assault rifles to bullets and pistols - will inspire people to think about peace.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Eric Westervelt about reaction at the Pentagon to today's events in Iraq, and also the easy availability of weapons -- such as the shoulder-fired rocket that ...

Military-style assault weapons like the one Omar Mateen used to blast away at an Orlando nightclub remain legal and easy to purchase — easier, in Florida, than buying a handgun.

Globally, chemical weapons demilitarization has been difficult, slow and costly, but with technologies that have been developed over the past two decades, the safe destruction of Syria’s chem… ...

TODAY’s national investigative correspondent Jeff Rossen exposes how simple it is for criminals and even terrorists to purchase deadly weapons in public places – with no questions asked.

Between 1962 and 1977, the code to fire devastating nuclear missiles was as simple as 00000000, to make the weapons as quick and as easy to launch as possible.

It’s a hunting rifle, popular for hunting students, churchgoers and concert attendees. It’s a sport-shooting rifle, ideal for hitting moving targets like SWAT teams. It’s a self-d… ...

President Obama spoke Thursday, calling for thoughts and prayers for the victims of Wednesday's shooting in San Bernardino, and saying "we all have a part to play" in preventing such violence.

N.J. weapons find inspired examination of military-grade weapons purchase. Jan. 27, 2010— -- When police in New Jersey reported they had discovered a grenade launcher among other weapons ...

Buffalo. Milwaukee. Chicago. Laguna Woods. North Chicago. Towns separated by regions and a continent, but with too much in common. Shootings in those communities over the weekend left families grie… ...

Delays in fixing broken prison windows is making it easier for drones to be used to deliver drugs and weapons, a report has warned. Findings published on Wednesday laid bare the state of ...