Apr 23 Analysis: Why the American front door can be a perilous border between public and private space By Ted Anthony, Associated Press In a land where private property is venerated and “get off my lawn” has become a mantra of jokey crankiness, the American front door is the landscape’s most intimate and personal of borders, the place where the public sphere encounters… Continue reading
Apr 21 Mass shootings in U.S. on a record pace in 2023 so far By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press, Larry Fenn, Associate Press The carnage has taken 88 lives in 17 mass killings over 111 days. Each time, the killers wielded firearms. Continue reading
Mar 10 Deadly shooting at Hamburg Jehovah’s Witnesses hall leaves 7 dead By Pietro Decristofaro, Geir Moulson, Associated Press Authorities say a gunman stormed a service at his former Jehovah's Witnesses congregation in Hamburg, killing six people before taking his own life after police arrived. Police gave no motive for Thursday night's attack in Germany's second-biggest city. Continue reading
Feb 20 Record 6,542 guns intercepted at U.S. airport security checkpoints in 2022 By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Last year saw a record number of guns intercepted at airport checkpoints across the country. The numbers have been steadily climbing and hit 6,542. Continue reading
Feb 18 Supreme Court ruling creates turmoil over gun laws in lower courts By Alanna Durkin Richer, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Second Amendment is upending gun laws across the country, dividing judges and sowing confusion over what firearm restrictions can remain on the books. Continue reading
Feb 17 ‘Run, Fight, Hide.’ Inside the 4 hours of lockdown at Michigan State University By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, Courtney Norris In the days following the shooting, the circle of grief and trauma radiated out far beyond the current 50,000 registered students at MSU. As the most populous university in the state, and one of the largest in the U.S., most… Continue reading
Feb 08 Analysis: How a Supreme Court ruling led to the overturning of a guns and domestic violence law By Marcia Coyle All U.S. Supreme Court decisions have consequences but only a few jolt the legal system and the nation with immediate and long-term consequences. Continue reading
Jan 25 Prosecutors to charge Half Moon Bay farmworker with 7 counts of murder By Associated Press Prosecutors say they will charge a farmworker accused of killing seven people in back-to-back shootings at two Northern California mushroom farms with seven counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 6:38 Recent shootings involving children raise concerns over their access to guns By William Brangham, Courtney Norris, Dorothy Hastings In the last few weeks, the country has seen several harrowing events where very young children have had access to loaded guns and in two cases, shot themselves or others. It’s again raised questions about the responsibilities of adult gun… Continue watching
Jan 13 Justice Department finalizes tighter regulations on gun stabilizing braces By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Justice Department is finalizing tighter regulations on guns with accessories known as stabilizing braces, a gun-control action touted by President Joe Biden after the devices were used in mass shootings. Continue reading