Video shows House Speaker blaming mass shootings on divorce and abortion Mike Johnson has long opposed gun control measures The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2023
Maine shooting: could red flag laws have prevented the violence? The state does not allow police to remove guns temporarily from people whose behavior may be a risk The Guardian - US · Oct 27, 2023
Maine passed a law to try to prevent mass shootings. Some say more is needed after Lewiston killings Barely four years before a gunman’s deadly rampage in Maine, the state’s governor signed a law aimed at preventing mass shootings The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023
After mass shooting, new speaker calls for prayer that 'senseless violence can stop' - Roll Call New Speaker Mike Johnson, who has opposed gun control legislation, offered prayer Thursday as response to a mass shooter in Maine. Roll Call · Oct 26, 2023
Maine shootings highlight Republican senator’s voting record on gun control As her state mourns 18 dead in latest shooting spree, Susan Collins is now facing criticism for her votes against gun control laws The Guardian - US · Oct 26, 2023
Politicians and activists express outrage and despair after Maine shootings Maine senator says he is ‘deeply sad’ while advocacy groups demand stricter gun control laws The Guardian - US · Oct 26, 2023
Old gun controls that were constitutionally repealed are not precedents for modern gun control Amicus brief in Supreme Court's Second Amendment Rahimi case Reason · Oct 6, 2023
Tennessee Three Democrat sues over expulsion from state congress GOP booted Justin Jones from House after he took part in gun control protest following Nashville school shooting The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023
Connecticut enacts its most sweeping gun control law since the Sandy Hook shooting Connecticut’s most wide-ranging gun control measure since the 2013 law enacted after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting is taking effect The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023
Colorado laws that add 3-day wait period to buy guns and open paths to sue gun industry take effect Two Colorado gun control laws taking effect will require that firearm buyers wait three days before receiving their weapon and open up the gun industry to some legal liability The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023
Trump, crime and bad jokes: key takeaways from the second Republican debate From a foray into Mike Pence’s sex life and extreme yet vague proposals on gun control, candidates competed for an edge The Guardian - US · Sep 28, 2023
New California Gun and Ammo Tax Becomes Law: What to Know A new California gun control law doubles the tax on guns and ammunition purchased in the state. Kiplinger · Sep 27, 2023
‘It will save lives’: Biden and Harris launch gun violence prevention office Vice-president to lead office tasked with coordinating mental and physical health services and exploring executive actions The Guardian - US · Sep 23, 2023
Oregon judge to decide in new trial whether voter-approved gun control law is constitutional An Oregon judge will decide whether a gun control law approved by voters last year is lawful under the state constitution The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023
Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 13, 2023 New Mexico governor’s unconstitutional gun edict shows dangers of ‘emergency powers’ Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s stunt was widely condemned even by some leading supporters of gun control, including Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., and activist David Hogg
The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023 UNC shooting updates: Students demand gun control with powerful newspaper front page after Chapel Hill attack Student newspaper The Daily Tar Heel marked the tragedy with a powerful front page featuring the terrified text messages sent during the shooting
Reason · Aug 30, 2023 Polls Offer Little Comfort for Supporters of Gun Control Americans support tighter laws, but not as much as they distrust government and like owning guns.
The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023 Gun control already ruled out, Tennessee GOP lawmakers hit impasse in session after school shooting Tennessee Republican lawmakers have hit an impasse just a few days into a special session sparked by a deadly school shooting in March
The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023 Families of Nashville school shooting victims in tears as they’re thrown out of special gun control session ‘I wasn’t saying anything. I wasn’t doing anything. I was holding up a sign’
The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023 Amy Schumer leads celeb outrage after mothers of mass shooting victims ousted from gun control meeting ‘I wasn’t saying anything. I wasn’t doing anything. I was holding up a sign,’ one of the mother’s said
The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023 Grieving school shooting families thrown out of Tennessee special session on gun control: ‘This is outrageous’ ‘I wasn’t saying anything. I wasn’t doing anything. I was holding up a sign’
The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023 In session reacting to school shooting, Tennessee GOP lawmaker orders removal of public from hearing The second day of Tennessee’s special legislative session has been filled with emotional and chaotic scenes in which Republican lawmakers largely ignored calls to address gun control
Roll Call · Aug 22, 2023 Lawmakers urge Supreme Court to keep domestic violence gun law - Roll Call Two groups of lawmakers urged the Supreme Court to reverse a decision that struck down a nearly 30-year-old gun control law.
The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023 Masked Proud Boys clash with mother of school shooting survivor and interrupt prayer vigil The extremist group arrived in masks and black shirts, and unfurled a banner near the capitol that said ‘Smashville’
The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023 After school shooting, Tennessee lawmakers not expected to take up gun control in special session Tennessee lawmakers will gavel in for a special session stemming from a shooting at a Nashville elementary school that left six dead, including three young children