American nonprofit organization that advocates for gun control
Inside Gary, Indiana’s Suit Against the Gun Industry: For 25 years, gunmakers have repeatedly tried to end one city’s lawsuit over illegal gun sales. Meanwhile ...
propublica.org/article/inside-gary-indiana-lawsuit-guns-gop
The ‘wildcard’ in keeping W. 7th safe: Guns and booze. Will Fort Worth’s plan work?
star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article287811715.html
Ghost gun parts maker to stop selling in Maryland, pay $1.2 million: Polymer80, the largest distributor of unserialized gun parts, settled a lawsuit filed by the ...
washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/02/21/polymer80-ghost-guns-maryland-lawsuit-settlement/
Michigan has new gun laws on the way, gun safety advocates want to see more: Michigan Democrats passed new gun laws in the wake of the Michigan State University ...
freep.com/story/news/politics/2024/02/12/michigan-new-gun-safety-laws/72494522007/
Rapper Skilla Baby teams with Brady group for Detroit gun buyback event: The Detroit buyback event, spearheaded by Skilla Baby, D.C.'s Brady Center and city ...
freep.com/story/news/local/2024/02/23/skilla-baby-brady-united-detroit-gun-buyback/72702437007/
Maxwell Frost: Stories of struggle are motivation for advocate’s dream of bringing hope to community
orlandosentinel.com/2024/02/04/black-history-month-2024-maxwell-frost-orlando/
Indiana House passes bill to kill 24-year-old Gary lawsuit against gun industry: Over the protestations of Democratic lawmakers, the GOP-controlled Indiana House ...
chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-indiana-gary-handguns-st-0124-20240124-fbv2fmp6kbf2rh72wsdtcnw4km-story.html
Gary gun industry lawsuit proceeds: With an 8-2 vote on Wednesday, the Indiana House Judiciary Committee advanced a bill aimed at ending the city of Gary’s ...
chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-gary-gun-lawsuit-st-0118-20240117-f77bmfjhbbdytidmvzhpskijfe-story.html
NRA chief Wayne LaPierre, one of the most powerful figures in US gun policy, resigning days before trial
richmond.com/news/nation-world/nra-national-rifle-association-wayne-lapierre-resigns/article_a6c901bd-0048-50d7-851c-4a833fe18952.html
On July 8, 2022, it took one bullet to change Aalayah Fulmore's life forever.
Aalayah, who was 13 years old at the time, was in her bedroom in her North ... Show more abcnews.visitlink.me/3afkR4
Supreme Court stares down key test on Second Amendment case: The Supreme Court will face a key test on the Second Amendment Tuesday when it hears arguments in a ...
thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4295539-supreme-court-second-amendment-case/
Supreme Court revives Biden’s ghost gun restrictions: The Supreme Court revived the Biden administration’s restrictions on so-called ghost guns in ...
thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4143872-supreme-court-revives-biden-ghost-gun-restrictions/
Quick Glance: Supreme Court revives Biden's restrictions on ghost guns
- The Biden administration is expected to release regulations on ghost guns soon.
- In an emergency ruling on Tuesday, the Supreme Court reinstated the Biden administration's restrictions on so-called ghost guns.
- The matter could potentially be brought back to the Supreme Court.
- The issue revolves around how the ATF establishes restrictions on ghost guns by expanding its interpretation of two provisions of a long-standing federal gun law.
Study: Red flag laws can prevent harm, but more research is needed: DETROIT — Properly implemented firearm injury prevention policies can play a role in ...
columbian.com/news/2023/aug/21/study-red-flag-laws-can-prevent-harm-but-more-research-is-needed/
Second Amendment sanctuary counties taking root in rural SC and growing: Conservative fears over gun control are driving a new rebellion in heavily conservative ...
postandcourier.com/politics/second-amendment-sanctuary-counties-taking-root-in-rural-sc-and-growing/article_528ce4fa-5646-11ee-a31c-4b2525df2119.html
Secret files show lawmakers' role in fortifying gun lobby: To understand the ascendancy of gun culture in America, the files of Rep. John Dingell ...
startribune.com/secret-files-show-lawmakers-role-in-fortifying-gun-lobby/600293499/
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UM study: Red flag laws can prevent harm, but more research is needed: More research is needed on whether red flag laws work, but there is some evidence they do ...
detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/08/14/um-study-gun-prevention-red-flag-laws-compelling-but-more-research-needed/70588128007/
Judge: Gary can start getting gun sales records: Gary can start to subpoena gun sales records, a judge ruled Monday.
chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-gary-gun-suit-discovery-st-0614-20230613-ritgephvxzg65cvbzqe5yx3bli-story.html
Hollywood needs to depict safer gun use in film and TV - study: Hollywood should portray safer use of guns in television and film at a time of rampant gun ...
reuters.com/lifestyle/hollywood-needs-depict-safer-gun-use-film-tv-study-2023-05-24/
Indiana gun maker offers Republican lawmakers customized AR-15 style rifles, half off
usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/05/31/indiana-gun-maker-republican-lawmakers-ar-15-rifles-fostec/70271136007/
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20-year-old woman shot, killed after accidentally turning into wrong driveway, NY officials say
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Family of victim and survivors of Indianapolis FedEx mass shooting file lawsuit against gun magazine manufacturer and distributors
cnn.com/2023/04/16/us/lawsuit-indianapolis-fedex-mass-shooting/
The Tennessee House expelled Democrats Justin Jones and Justin Pearson. It’s unprecedented and undemocratic.
vox.com/politics/2023/4/5/23671339/tennessee-republicans-legislature-expel-democrats
Tennessee GOP expels Democrats Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, both Black, over gun protests
vox.com/politics/2023/4/5/23671339/tennessee-justin-jones-republicans-legislature-expel-democrats
Biden pushes for more background checks, crackdown on gun dealers violating existing laws
pbs.org/newshour/show/biden-pushes-for-more-background-checks-crackdown-on-gun-dealers-violating-existing-laws
The lawsuit argues there was a clear duty by the gun distributor to take reasonable step to prevent dangerous individuals from acquiring its products ... Show more https://bit.ly/3zV4JdF
History of the NRA: Stacker compiled a history of the NRA from its founding in 1871 through 2022.
dailyprogress.com/lifestyles/history-of-the-nra/collection_85c0ff7e-d34f-5daf-891c-aec80b722886.html
‘Indiana is an accessory to murder’: Failure to enforce red flag laws ended in 14 deaths
eu.indystar.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2021/12/15/indiana-gun-laws-failure-enforce-red-flag-laws-ended-14-deaths/8187432002/
FedEx mass shooting victims, families file lawsuit against gun distributor: The lawsuit argues there was a clear duty by the gun distributor to take reasonable ...
indystar.com/story/news/local/indianapolis/2023/04/13/fedex-mass-shooting-victims-families-sue-american-tactical-inc/70109072007/
Shooting at Nebraska Target highlights gaps in gun laws: OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — In the last three years of his life, Joseph Jones was repeatedly sent to psychiatric ...
apnews.com/article/kansas-nebraska-health-law-enforcement-schizophrenia-d759ce1f5cebaf4041ebc7614965acc4
A child shot his teacher, a 72-year-old man opened fire in public: Here's what that tells us about guns in America.
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/01/28/who-commits-gun-violence-america-data-experts-say-all-ages/11123401002/
Parkland youth activists find new ways to fight back against gun violence: In the five years since the Parkland mass shooting, many of the survivors have ...
orlandosentinel.com/news/florida/fl-ne-parkland-5-years-activists-find-new-ways-to-fight-back-20230212-kql4aibiqnadtk2d26a6m7myjm-story.html
6-year-old shooting: School official told student may have brought gun: School officials searched the student's backpack, but didn't find anything ...
insider.com/richneck-elementary-school-teacher-shot-gun-backpack-2023-1
Quick Glance: Virginia school searched a first-backpack grader's before shooting a teacher
- Police said Friday that they were not informed of the tip prior to the shooting.
- The student's backpack was searched after school officials received the tip, but the gun was not found before the shooting, according to Michelle Price, a Newport News school district spokesperson.
- According to Police Chief Steve Drew, the boy brought the gun to school in his backpack on the day of the shooting.
- Earlier Thursday, Newport News School Board Chair Lisa Surles-Law announced that metal detectors will be installed at all schools, beginning with Richneck.
S.F. is being forced to permit concealed guns. But it hasn’t issued a single permit as fight continues
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/sf-concealed-gun-permit-17714817.php
Hazel Crest mom says Christmas joy eludes her a decade after son killed just before the holiday
chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-hazel-crest-mother-gun-violence-st-1225-20221223-q6nnbkbivvdslbff6hvkchwqku-story.html
Dems finally passed gun legislation. And they haven’t paid an electoral price for it.
politico.com/news/2022/11/03/dems-finally-passed-gun-legislation-and-they-havent-paid-an-electoral-price-for-it-00064885
Foreign Governments Are Taking on the U.S. Gun Industry: Mexico is not the only U.S. neighbor seeing an increase in guns crossing its borders ...
time.com/6224806/mexico-us-gun-industry/
Why the brother of Parkland school shooting victim Carmen Schentrup is against the death penalty for her killer
edition.cnn.com/2022/10/10/us/robert-schentrup-parkland-shooting-death-penalty/
‘Tough-on-Crime’ Rep. Lee Zeldin Didn’t Vote on Police Bills: He’s stoking fear to gain ground against New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. But he won’t say why he didn’t ...
thedailybeast.com/tough-on-crime-rep-lee-zeldin-didnt-vote-on-police-bills
One family’s epic fight against Sandy Hook conspiracies, Alex Jones, and those who deny their son ever lived
bostonglobe.com/2022/08/17/magazine/their-6-year-old-was-killed-sandy-hook-then-came-decade-fighting-alex-jones-conspiracy-theories/
'Saving countless lives.' Armed bystander praised for intervening in Greenwood mall shooting
indystar.com/story/news/crime/2022/07/18/elisjsha-dicken-identified-as-man-who-killed-greenwood-park-mall-suspsect/65375869007/
Sponsoring Bel Air gun show sign of poor community care | READER COMMENTARY: The Bel Air American Legion should reconsider sponsoring the annual gun show.
baltimoresun.com/opinion/readers-respond/bs-ed-rr-0908-thursday-print-readers-respond-bel-air-gun-show-20220908-kjltsglszfhmpo73hbaesj62gy-story.html
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Parkland trial offers rare look at mass shooting gore, sparking ethics debate: Even if the graphic photos and videos of the mass shooting were released ...
globalnews.ca/news/9027822/parkland-mass-shooting-trial-graphic/
Senate confirms Steven Dettelbach as ATF director, overseeing enforcement of gun laws
nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-confirms-steven-dettelbach-atf-director-overseeing-gun-laws-rcna37857
New York Files Landmark Lawsuits Against a Flood of ‘Ghost Guns’: The legal complaints are the first to be brought under a new state law intended to hold gun ...
nytimes.com/2022/06/29/nyregion/ghost-gun-sellers-lawsuits.html
John Hinckley Jr. seeks forgiveness for shooting Reagan, presidential entourage: John Hinckley Jr. sits down with "Nightline" weeks after he was ...
abcnews.go.com/US/john-hinckley-jr-seeks-forgiveness-shooting-reagan-presidential/story
NYC venue cancels guitar concert by John Hinckley Jr., who shot Reagan: A planned concert by John Hinckley Jr., who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan in ...
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nyc-venue-cancels-guitar-concert-john-hinckley-jr-shot-reagan-rcna34054
Celebs join open letter pressing Hollywood to ‘model gun safety’ in TV and movies
thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/3521748-celebs-join-open-letter-pressing-hollywood-to-model-gun-safety-in-tv-and-movies/
U.S. President Reagan's shooter John Hinckley fully released after 41 years: John Hinckley, who wounded then U.S. President Ronald Reagan and three others in a ...
reuters.com/world/us/us-president-reagans-shooter-john-hinckley-fully-released-after-41-years-2022-06-15/
Hollywood's gun conundrum: The sharpest opinions on the debate from around the web
theweek.com/gun-violence/1014412/hollywood-gun-violence
AR-15s useful to shoot prairie dogs, GOP leader says, as gun talks intensify: Senate Minority Whip John Thune's remarks follow arguments from other Republicans ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/08/ar15-prairie-dogs-thune-guns-republicans/
Advocates, survivors applaud 'new beginning' with Senate's gun deal -- but want more done
abcnews.go.com/Politics/advocates-survivors-applaud-beginning-senates-gun-deal/story
Judd Apatow, Shonda Rhimes and other Hollywood creators sign gun petition: Dozens of Hollywood producers and writers have signed a petition urging the ...
nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/judd-apatow-shonda-rhimes-hollywood-creators-sign-gun-petition-rcna33509
The Mass Shootings Where Stricter Gun Laws Might Have Made a Difference: Four measures could have affected shootings that killed 446 people since the Columbine ...
nytimes.com/interactive/2022/06/04/upshot/mass-shooting-gun-laws.html
A Robb Elementary staffer has filed the first legal action against the company that made the gun used in the school massacre
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/robb-elementary-staffer-filed-first-legal-action-company-made-gun-used-rcna31703
John Hinckley Jr. freed from court oversight after decades: John Hinckley Jr. has been freed from court oversight.
seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/john-hinkley-jr-freed-from-court-oversight-after-decades/
John Hinkley Jr. freed from court oversight after decades: John Hinckley Jr., who shot and wounded U.S. President Ronald Reagan in 1981, was freed from court ...
torontosun.com/news/world/john-hinkley-jr-freed-from-court-oversight-after-decades
After Texas shooting, Republicans face online anger over NRA money: Nineteen current or recent Republican senators, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/25/school-shooting-uvalde-republicans-nra/
Will Texas school shooting force Congress to finally act on gun control?: As the nation mourns the latest American massacre of 19 elementary school students and ...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/texas-school-shooting-force-congress-finally-act-gun/story
'More children would die if AR-15 rifles were banned,' says Ted Cruz: Republican senator Ted Cruz told the National Rifle Association's annual meeting he ...
metro.co.uk/2022/05/28/more-children-would-die-if-ar-15-rifles-were-banned-says-ted-cruz-16729317/
Quick Glance: Ted Cruz confronted following NRA conference: "19 children died!"
- "That's on your hands!" Benjamin Hernandez yells at Cruz, who waves as Hernandez is hauled away by security.
- The video shows the beginning of the exchange, when Cruz posed for a photo with Hernandez before the latter began questioning Cruz about his refusal to support tighter gun control regulations, such as background checks.Cruz said to Hernandez at various points in the video, "Alright, you don't want to listen to me," and "You don't know what you're talking about."
- ""The time has come," Hernandez stated.
Singer Don McLean leads wave of dropouts from NRA convention after Texas shooting
washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/05/26/don-mclean-drops-out-nra-texas-shooting/
Quick Glance: Don McLean and Other Performers Drop Out of NRA Convention Following Uvalde
- Don McLean and Larry Gatlin withdrew in honor of the dead, as teachers' unions joined planned rallies for gun reform in Houston.
- Several musical acts who were scheduled to perform at this week's National Rifle Association convention in Houston have canceled out of respect for the victims of the Uvalde massacre, which occurred 279 miles west of the usually boisterous annual gun-rights gathering.
- "Our deepest sympathies are with the families and victims involved in this horrific and evil crime," the N.R.A. stated on Twitter on Wednesday.
- Both unions have spoken out against arming teachers.
What is the National Rifle Association? What we know about the powerful gun rights group
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/05/27/nra-gun-rights-group-what-we-know/9958652002/
Quick Glance: Thousands Protest Gun Violence Outside Houston NRA Conference Following Uvalde Tragedy
- More than a thousand people, some carrying child-size coffins, gathered across the street from the National Rifle Association's annual conference in Houston on Friday to protest gun violence, according to reports, just three days after an 18-year-old opened fire in an elementary school, killing 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas.
- According to Houston First, the government entity in charge of the George R. Brown meeting Center, 55,000 members were expected to attend the NRA meeting.
Florida top court weighs law punishing local leaders over gun laws: The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday will consider whether city officials in the state can ...
reuters.com/legal/government/florida-top-court-weighs-law-punishing-local-leaders-over-gun-laws-2022-06-08/
Rep. Mike Thompson hails new federal gun violence prevention law alongside allies in Santa Rosa
pressdemocrat.com/article/news/thompson-hails-new-federal-gun-violence-prevention-law-alongside-allies-in/
A brief history of the NRA: Here are some key dates in the history of the NRA, from its founding to its current court battles.
omaha.com/news/national/a-brief-history-of-the-nra/article_90b01820-5acd-53f9-8da2-25b5770fb58a.html
Here’s the history of the NRA: From Civil War-era marksmanship to modern advocacy
charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article261800647.html
Quick Glance: NRA members award leader Wayne LaPierre their vote of trust
- The National Rifle Association's CEO, Wayne LaPierre, talks during the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum during the NRA Annual Meeting.
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- Almost everyone in the room supported LaPierre in a show of hands.
Buffalo Mass Shooting: Latest Updates: “We’re tired of losing our loved ones to senseless violence,” said a man whose mother was killed in the racist massacre at ...
nytimes.com/live/2022/05/16/nyregion/shooting-buffalo/a-father-buying-his-3-year-old-sons-birthday-cake-was-among-the-victims
Quick Glance: The suspect in the Buffalo shooting lied in order to avoid a state red flag law.
- The shooting in Buffalo underscores the surge in hate crimes against Black Americans.
- Follow our live coverage of the deadly shooting in Buffalo.
- WASHINGTON (AP) – Senator Chuck Schumer, the Democratic majority leader in the Senate, chastised hard-right Republicans, as well as Fox News and pundit Tucker Carlson, on Monday for espousing and amplifying themes central to the white supremacist "replacement theory" that motivated the mass shooter who killed ten Black people in a Buffalo supermarket.
- According to local officials, the medical examiner's office in Erie County hopes to complete autopsy on the ten persons killed in the shooting by the end of Wednesday.
Here’s the history of the NRA: From Civil War-era marksmanship to modern advocacy
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Here's how to take action on gun control: Twitter outrage only goes so far.
mashable.com/article/how-to-take-action-on-gun-control
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