Jun 23 Senate passes bipartisan gun violence bill, setting up final approval By Alan Fram, Associated Press The vote late Thursday clears the way for expected House passage Friday of what will be Congress’ most far-reaching response in decades to the nation’s run of brutal mass shootings. Continue reading
Jun 20 New York’s body armor rules miss vest worn during Buffalo mass shooting By Maysoon Khan, Associated Press/Report for America Nationwide, there are few limits on sales of body armor. Continue reading
Jun 17 Police say 3rd victim in Alabama church shooting has died By Jay Reeves, Associated Press Police say prosecutors are preparing to charge a 71-year-old man with murder in the shootings Thursday night at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church outside Birmingham. Police Sgt. Shane said the shooter occasionally attended services at the church. Continue reading
Jun 17 Alabama church shooting kills 3; suspect detained By Jay Reeves, Kim Chandler, Associated Press Police said church members were spared further violence Thursday evening when someone at the dinner subdued the gunman and held him until police arrived. Continue reading
Jun 15 WATCH: Senate Judiciary hearing on children and gun violence with witnesses from major cities By News Desk and Associated Press The Senate Judiciary committee held a hearing Wednesday on children and gun violence which included witnesses from major cities including Chicago and Phoenix. Continue reading
Jun 14 Watch 5:46 What the nation’s largest teachers union thinks about gun violence in schools If Congress approves a bipartisan agreement on guns and school safety, it would provide new resources to try and prevent shootings like the massacre in Uvalde. That would likely mean new money for mental health care, violence prevention and training… Continue watching
Jun 14 Series of shootings targeting young people in New Orleans leave leaders and teens asking: When will it stop? By Roby Chavez In a nation where adolescents under 19 were more likely to die from a gun-related injury in 2020 than a car accident, New Orleans ranks among the worst cities for firearm death. Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch 6:10 Congress moves forward on gun safety legislation with a focus on mental health After weeks of mounting pressure to see action on guns, lawmakers on Capitol Hill have come to an agreement on a framework for gun legislation. NewsHour's political correspondent Lisa Desjardins has the details. Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch 8:01 What research says about identifying people who might commit mass shootings By William Brangham, Sam Lane Even if the proposed framework for gun safety legislation is signed into law, the U.S. will likely still struggle with far too many mass shootings. Researchers are trying to better understand what's behind these shootings. Dr. Jillian Peterson and Dr. Continue watching
Jun 13 Texas shooting records could be blocked by legal loophole By Acacia Coronado, Associated Press/Report for America Since the May 24 shooting at a Texas elementary school that left 19 kids and two teachers dead, law enforcement officials have provided little or conflicting information, sometimes withdrawing statements hours after making them. Continue reading