gun safety

Supreme Court strikes down Hawaii law requiring permission to carry guns in stores and hotels

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

Maine voters approve red flag gun law after mass shooting that killed 18

Two years after the deadliest mass shooting in state history, Maine residents voted Tuesday to make it easier for family members to petition a court to restrict a potentially dangerous person’s access to guns.

By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington

WATCH: Many 'things we can do' to address violence, but Trump will protect gun rights, Leavitt says

Pointing to recent mass shootings in Michigan and Minnesota, as well as the political assassinations of a Minnesota lawmaker and conservative activist Charlie Kirk, PBS News White House correspondent Liz Landers asked Leavitt about whether the president or the White…

By Erica R. Hendry

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington

Supreme Court will weigh Hawaii's strict ban on guns on private property

President Donald Trump's Republican administration had urged the justices to take the case, arguing the law violates the court’s landmark 2022 ruling that expanded gun rights by finding the Second Amendment generally gives people the right to carry firearms.

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

Sandy Hook Promise works with Bronx school on anti-school shooting initiative

How schools and law enforcement are navigating a spike in violent threats

This fall, the big question facing educators and law enforcement officials is how to best deal with a wave of threats of violence, shootings and bombings, and the fears, evacuations and temporary shutdowns they cause. Ali Rogin speaks with school…

By Ali Rogin, Satvi Sunkara

LISTEN: Justices appear open to upholding rule on hard-to-trace 'ghost guns'

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

In arguments that ranged from classic cars to Western omelets, key conservative justices seemed open to the government's argument that kits allowing people to make nearly untraceable guns at home can be regulated like other firearms.

WATCH: Walz says his son witnessed a shooting at a community center

By Hannah Grabenstein

Gov. Tim Walz said the nation needs to do more to protect school children, arguing in favor of both greater gun control, as well as more research into gun violence.

U.S. Surgeon General Murthy declares gun violence a public health emergency

By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press

Dr. Vivek Murthy, the nation's top doctor, issued the advisory Tuesday as the U.S. grappled with another weekend marked by mass shootings that left dozens of people dead or wounded.

More than 500 people charged with federal crimes under gun law Biden signed, White House report says

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

Biden signed the legislation June 25, 2022, following mass shootings including the massacre of 19 students and two teachers at a Texas elementary school.