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The widespread and growing protests today harken back to the student-led demonstrations of the 1960s and ’70s — some of which ended with the killings of students.
In 2023, state Democrats ushered through significant gun safety measures. It may not be the same story this year.
On May 30, the Commerce Department will employ new oversight on firearm sales to countries where weapons are at high risk of ending up in the hands of criminals.
The hold was issued after the shooter was released from a psychiatric hospital in the state, the colleague said, yet he still accessed guns in Maine.
Between 2014 and 2023, a Trace analysis found, the number of people shot in road rage incidents surged more than 400 percent.
After the legislation passed, dozens of protesters chanted “Blood on your hands,” and the floor of the lower chamber devolved into chaos.
As it invests in community-based efforts to reduce gun violence, the Louisiana city is taking on the evidence challenge.
The Biden administration expanded the definition of firearms to include unfinished gun parts, which can be assembled to create “ghost guns.” A district judge ruled it unconstitutional last year.
The historically gun-friendly state will now require background checks on private arms sales.
Tomorrow marks 25 years since the mass shooting at Columbine High School. On April 20, 1999, the nation was paralyzed as broadcasters captured the scene: kids escaping through windows and carried out on stretchers. All told, two students murdered 12…
“Operation Safe Summer” is supposed to keep minors out of harm’s way amid a surge in shootings. Residents are skeptical.
Between 2022 and 2023, Buffalo, New York, experienced an “unheard of” decrease in killings. But how?
Some departments use the law rarely, if at all.
Last fall, after it was clear that the city was experiencing a dramatic decline in shootings, community leaders and public health officials said they were determined to get the numbers down further.
Active-shooter drills. Threats of political violence. Guns everywhere. This is America, 25 years after Columbine.