Apr 01 WATCH: Attorney General Garland announces 12 arrests, including 3 soldiers, for firearms trafficking By News Desk and Mike Balsamo, Associated Press Twelve people, including three U.S. Army soldiers, are accused in a large-scale gun trafficking ring that prosecutors allege supplied nearly 100 guns to gang members in Chicago. Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch 5:33 News Wrap: Man pleads guilty in plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor In our news wrap Wednesday, one of six men charged in plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pleaded guilty, President Biden’s COVID-19 team warns another 90,000 Americans could die from the virus over the next four weeks, the U.S. Continue watching
Jan 16 FBI arrests 3 white supremacists ahead of pro-gun rally By Michael Kunzelman, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press A former Canadian Armed Forces reservist and two other men who are linked to a violent white supremacist group were believed to be heading to a pro-gun rally next week in Virginia’s capital. Continue reading
Jan 10 Virginia lawmakers vote to ban guns at state Capitol By Alan Suderman, Sarah Rankin, Associated Press Virginia lawmakers have voted to ban firearms at the state Capitol, the first in what's expected to be many contentious gun votes in coming weeks. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch 6:13 Firearms museum takes aim at understanding history, culture of guns By Jeffrey Brown, Mike Fritz Wyoming is the least populous state in the U.S. but ranks near the top in per capita gun ownership. It’s also home to the nation's most comprehensive collection of historical firearms. Jeffrey Brown reports from Cody, where a renovated firearms… Continue watching
Sep 03 How New Zealand’s gun buyback program is faring 6 weeks in By Nick Perry, Associated Press So far, owners have turned in more than 15,000 newly banned guns as well as 64,000 parts and accessories. In return, the government has handed them $20 million. Continue reading
Jul 01 State laws will expand concealed guns to public facilities By David A. Lieb, Associated Press Starting Saturday, concealed guns will be permitted at college campuses in Georgia and Kansas, more public areas in Tennessee, and at the Iowa state Capitol. Continue reading
May 01 Can ‘smart gun’ technology make firearms safer? By Associated Press A so-called "smart gun" is a firearm that uses a ring with a chip in it to send a signal to a circuit board embedded in the firearm so that only an authorized user can fire the gun. Continue reading
Jan 08 Obama tears into the NRA at town hall on gun violence By Josh Lederman and Kevin Freking, Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. — President Barack Obama tore into the National Rifle Association on Thursday as he sought support for his actions on gun control, accusing the powerful lobby group of peddling an "imaginary fiction" that he said has distorted the… Continue reading
Jan 06 What you need to know about Obama’s executive actions on gun control By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's plan to strengthen controls on guns in the U.S. is meeting swift resistance from gun rights groups, Republicans and even a few Democrats who say it's up to Congress to enact new policies on firearms. Continue reading