A few months ago I dropped in at a local gun shop and browsed through the racks of used guns, shouldering shotguns, peering through rifle barrels and flipping price tags in search of the occasional ...

Adding a new gun to your collection is a noteworthy moment for any firearms enthusiast. But not every shooter can afford, or justify, spending hundreds or even thousands more on a brand-new version ...

Some new gun owners, a reporter found, are ready to approach the painful topic of firearms with more curiosity and less confrontation. By Jenna Russell Times Insider explains who we are and what we do ...

This story is published in partnership with The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence. Subscribe to its newsletters. As gun sales have dropped over the last four years, the firearms ...