May 19 Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signs gun safety measures By Trisha Ahmed, Associated Press Walz said Friday it took decades for these measures to be considered in Minnesota. Gabby Giffords also spoke at the event. She's a former Democratic congresswoman from Arizona who was shot in the head in 2011. Continue reading
May 19 Videos show New Mexico gunman saying ‘come kill me’ to police officers after killing 3 By Associated Press Videos released by authorities in New Mexico recorded a voice said to be an 18-year-old gunman urging police to "kill me" during this week's rampage that left three older women dead before officers fatally shot him outside a church. Continue reading
May 17 Supreme Court lets Illinois keep ban on sale of some semiautomatic guns for now By Associated Press The high court denied an emergency request from people challenging the law, which bans so-called assault weapons. The law's opponents had asked the court to put the law on hold while a court challenge continues. Continue reading
May 16 YouTube algorithm sends gun videos to kids as young as 9, study finds By David Klepper, Associated Press YouTube says it works hard to protect children, but the researchers say the material could traumatize vulnerable kids or send them down dark roads of radicalization and extremism. Continue reading
May 15 At least 3 dead, several wounded in New Mexico shooting, police say By Associated Press Police say at least three people are dead and multiple others wounded after a shooting in Farmington, New Mexico where schools were put on lockdown. Continue reading
May 14 Victims of Buffalo supermarket mass shooting remembered 1 year after racist massacre By Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press The city of Buffalo will pause Sunday to mark the passing of one year since a gunman killed 10 people and wounded three others in a racist attack that targeted Black people at a city supermarket. Continue reading
May 11 Man indicted on 98 charges including hate crimes for 2022 shooting at Taiwanese church By Amy Taxin, Christopher Weber, Associated Press A man accused of fatally shooting one person and wounding five others at a Southern California church luncheon last year has been charged with dozens of federal hate crimes in connection with the attack, which investigators say was motivated by… Continue reading
May 09 Texas mall shooting victims include security guard, young sisters By Jamie Stengle, Rebecca Reynolds, Vanessa A. Alvarez, Associated Press The people killed in a shooting at a mall near Dallas include two elementary school-age sisters, a couple and their 3-year-old son, a young engineer and a security guard. Continue reading
May 08 Stalled gun violence bill advances in Texas after latest mass shootings By Acacia Coronado, Jim Vertuno, Associated Press A bill in Texas that would raise the purchase age of AR-style rifles has abruptly advanced, two days after a mass shooting at an outdoor mall near Dallas. Continue reading
May 07 Lives immigrants built in community outside Houston shattered by shooting By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Wilson Garcia and his family were among the Latino immigrants who carved out a community inside the thick, piney woods near Cleveland, Texas. That community was shattered by gunfire on April 28 when authorities say a neighbor charged into Garcia’s… Continue reading