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 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
Apr 14 NRA convention draws top GOP 2024 hopefuls in the wake of continued mass shootings By Will Weissert, Tom Davies, Associated Press Top Republican hopefuls for the 2024 presidential race are vowing at the National Rifle Association's annual convention to defend the Second Amendment at all costs. Continue reading
Apr 13 Majority of Americans say they or a family member has faced gun violence, survey finds By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News More than 1 in 5 Americans report having been threatened with a firearm, and almost as many say they worry about gun violence every day or almost every day, a new KFF poll shows. Continue reading
Mar 31 Funerals set for the Nashville school shooting victims By Travis Loller, Adrian Sainz, Associated Press The grieving city is mourning the victims of the horrific attack that transformed what should have been a normal day of school on a bright, sunny morning into wrenching tragedy. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 8:30 Deadly shooting at private school in Nashville prompts grief, calls for action By Stephanie Sy, Maea Lenei Buhre, Layla Quran, Courtney Norris An attack on a private Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee has left the shooter and six people dead, including three children. Police say the suspected shooter was a 28-year-old woman who was a former student at the school. Stephanie Sy… Continue watching
Mar 27 Nashville shooter had surveilled school, drawn maps By Jonathan Mattise, Travis Loller, Associated Press Metropolitan Nashville Police Chief John Drake did not give a specific motive when asked by reporters but gave chilling examples of the shooter's prior planning for the targeted attack. Continue reading
Mar 27 3 children, 3 adults killed in shooting at Nashville private school By Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press A female shooter wielded two “assault-style” rifles and a pistol at a private Christian school in Nashville on Monday. Continue reading
Feb 22 States look to remove legal protections for gun industry amid mass shootings By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press It not only repeals the state's 2000 law — which prohibits firearm companies from being held liable for violence perpetrated with their products — but also outlines a code of conduct that targets in part how weapons are designed and… Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch 5:18 News Wrap: Blinken visits Turkey, pledges more disaster aid after quakes In our news wrap Sunday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Turkey and pledged an additional $100 million in U.S. aid for earthquake recovery efforts in the region, Syria says Israeli airstrikes in Damascus killed at least five people in… Continue watching