"I think that in California we already have the best handgun laws in the country," Mr. Butler said.

Why is it that the easy availability of handguns and weak handgun laws are never cited?

They say that lax handgun laws in other states have made it easier for people to buy guns elsewhere and smuggle them here.

New Jersey already has one of the strongest handgun laws in the country.

The gun lobby put up $6.1 million of the total of $6.6 million spent in opposition to the state's handgun law.

Supporters of the handgun law spent only $752,107 to win by 58 to 42 percent.

We got handgun laws here like you wouldn't believe.

Personalized handgun laws make such good sense that most people who know about them endorse them.

The concealed handgun law sets out the eligibility criteria that must be met.

States with tough handgun laws have seen the effectiveness of those laws severely diminished by professional gun-runners.