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Gun Control

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Trump administration sues Denver over assault weapons ban

  • May 5
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Federal appeals court strikes down ban on handgun sales to teens

  • Jan 31, 2025

What to know about Wisconsin's gun laws after school shooting

  • Dec 18, 2024
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Team USA's Steve Kerr, Stephen Curry react to shooting of Donald Trump

  • Jul 15, 2024

YouTube's algorithm 'problematic' in pushing ghost guns, NYC DA says

  • Apr 25, 2024

Supreme Court hears challenge to ban on bump stocks

  • Feb 28, 2024

Maine lawmaker changes his mind on gun ban after mass shooting

  • Oct 27, 2023

6-year-old fatally shot by 9-year-old with gun in Florida

  • Aug 16, 2023

Latest Videos

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DOJ launches investigation into Philadelphia PD's policies on licenses to carry firearms

  • Jun 10
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Supreme Court upholds federal ban on firearms for domestic violence offenders

  • Jun 21, 2024
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Supreme Court upholds ban on guns for people under domestic violence restraining orders

  • Jun 21, 2024
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Pennsylvania House advances measure to prohibit ghost guns

  • Mar 28, 2024
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Mayor Kenney signs order banning guns in Philly recreation spaces

  • Sep 27, 2022
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Kensington resident attends White House celebration of new bi-partisan law

  • Jul 11, 2022
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How Supreme Court ruling on carrying concealed handguns impacts California's strict gun laws

  • Jun 23, 2022
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Pennsylvania GOP lawmakers block assault-style gun ban for those under 21

  • Jun 22, 2022

Latest Stories

Uvalde native, actor Matthew McConaughey launches Greenlights Grant initiative for school safety

"You got 14,000-something schools. This grant initiative is going to connect those districts to those billions of dollars that's there, available, and wants to be used to make our kids safe," McConaghey said.

  • Jul 31, 2023

More than half of US teachers think being armed would make students less safe, report finds

An estimated 550,000 of the country's 3 million K-12 teachers would choose to carry a gun in class, if allowed. More than 1.5 million of their co-workers think that would make the classrooms less safe.

  • May 31, 2023

Parkland mom bringing new school shooting book to lawmakers: 'This time, maybe they can understand'

The short book brought to lawmakers is written in the simple language a young child could read and has "bullet hole" cutouts to mimic finger holes often seen in children's books.

  • May 10, 2023
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Why semi-automatic rifles like those used in recent shootings can cause so much damage

Trauma specialists explained what the injuries look like, how they're treated and why they can be even more devastating for a child than an adult.

  • Apr 11, 2023
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Gun violence in the US has become more lethal, research suggests

Nearly 49,000 people died from firearm injuries in the US in 2021, CDC data shows -- an unprecedented surge of about 23% over two years during the Covid-19 pandemic.

  • Apr 5, 2023