Apr 19 Semi-automatic rifle ban passes Washington Legislature, governor expected to sign By Lisa Baumann, Associated Press The measure would cover more than 50 types of guns, including AR- or AK-style rifles. It bans the future sale, distribution, manufacture and importation of these firearms. The bill will go into effect immediately once it's signed. Continue reading
Apr 19 3 charged with murder in Sweet 16 shooting By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Two teenagers and a 20-year-old man have been arrested and charged with reckless murder in connection with a shooting that killed four young people at a Sweet Sixteen birthday party in rural Alabama, investigators announced Wednesday. Continue reading
Apr 19 Uvalde families plead for stricter gun laws nearly a year after mass shooting By Acacia Coronado, Associated Press Next month is the anniversary of the Robb Elementary School attack that left 21 people dead. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and GOP leaders have not softened in opposing tougher gun laws. Continue reading
Apr 19 WATCH: ‘Tennessee Three’ to visit Biden next week, White House says By Associated Press Three Tennessee lawmakers who faced expulsion votes after participating in protests over last month's school shooting in Nashville will visit the White House to meet with President Joe Biden on Monday. Continue reading
Apr 19 Texas cheerleaders shot after one says she mistakenly got in the wrong car By Associated Press Authorities say a man shot and wounded two cheerleaders in a Texas supermarket parking lot after one of them said she mistakenly got into his car thinking it was her own. Continue reading
Apr 19 Tennessee legislature passes bill further protecting gun companies from lawsuits By Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press In the wake of a deadly school shooting last month, Republican lawmakers in Tennessee are sending to Republican Gov. Bill Lee a proposal that further protects gun and ammunition dealers, manufacturers and sellers against lawsuits. Continue reading
Apr 18 Remembering the victims of the Dadeville shooting By Kim Chandler, Jeff Amy, Associated Press Four people were killed, including two high school seniors, and 32 people were injured in the Saturday melee. Continue reading
Apr 18 Rep. Justin Jones brings infant-sized casket into Tennessee Capitol By George Walker IV, Associated Press The recently reinstated Rep. Justin Jones carried an infant-sized casket into Tennessee's Capitol as protesters calling for gun safety legislation outside the Capitol were blocked from bringing caskets inside. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch 5:42 Why mortality for young Americans is increasing at an alarming rate By John Yang, Kaisha Young Life expectancy for the average American is now 76 years, hitting the lowest point in nearly two decades after declining for the second year in a row. Dr. Steven Woolf, director emeritus of the Virginia Commonwealth University Center on Society… Continue watching
Apr 16 Shooting at Alabama teen’s birthday party leaves 4 dead, ‘multitude of injuries’ By Jeff Amy, Kim Chandler, Associated Press A high school senior who planned to play college football was celebrating at his sister's 16th birthday party Saturday night in Alabama when gunfire killed him and three other people and wounded several others. Continue reading