Sandy Hook parents press gunmakers to stop marketing weapons of war to kids Families of children killed in massacre call out manufacturers’ push to sell weapons to adolescents The Guardian - US · Jan 4, 2024
A new California law restricts carrying guns in public — testing the Second Amendment Gun owners in California can no longer carry firearms into a range of locations deemed "sensitive spaces." It is already facing all kinds of hurdles in the courts. WEKU · Jan 4, 2024
Father and son arrested in murders of pregnant teen Savanah Soto and boyfriend Savanah Soto was found dead on Boxing Day, a day before she was due to have her labour induced The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2024
A Texas father and son arrested in the killings of a pregnant woman and her boyfriend A father and son in Texas have been charged in the killings of an 18-year-old pregnant woman who disappeared before Christmas and her boyfriend The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2024
‘A bandage on a gunshot wound’: why Sweden is failing on gang violence Rap star, youth worker and ex-gang member Sebastian Stakset knows firsthand what has gone wrong and, maybe, how to fix it The Guardian - UK · Jan 4, 2024
Attack on Las Vegas judge as she sentenced felon captured on court cameras Defendant subdued by court officials following violent brawl The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2024
Felon used unregistered rifle in New Year's chase and shootout with Honolulu police, records show Court records show the subject of an island-wide manhunt New Year’s Day in Hawaii was a felon barred from owning the high-powered rifle he used to open fire on Honolulu police in a shootout that left two officers wounded and the suspect dead The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2024
Firefighter charged in shooting of driver in road rage ordered released on electronic monitoring “You call the police and you report it,” a Cook County judge told Chicago firefighter Omotayo Kassim, who is accused of critically wounding a driver in Andersonville. Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 3, 2024
Nebraska judge allows murder case to proceed against suspect in killing of small-town priest A Nebraska judge has agreed that the fact that the suspect was found lying on top of a badly wounded priest covered in blood stains last month inside the home where the priest lived next door to his small-town church suggests Kierre Williams was responsible for the killing The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2024
Judge raises mental health concern about man held in New Year's Eve weekend gunfire near Vegas Strip A California man accused of firing dozens of gunshots from a high-rise condo near the Las Vegas Strip the morning before New Year’s Eve is being held on $500,000 bail The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2024
Legislators pay respects, eye gun laws as they reconvene following Maine's deadliest mass shooting Honoring victims, survivors and first responders following the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history was the first order of business for state lawmakers as they get back to work The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2024
Officials confirm slain Massachusetts family died as result of murder-suicide Autopsies confirmed Rakesh Kamal, 57, killed his wife and their 18-year-old daughter before taking his own life The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2024
Murdered man told rivals to 'come and get it' before Hogmanay shooting Police are searching for the get-away car used after the killing of a man who was shot dead on Hogmanay in Edinburgh. The National (Scotland) · Jan 3, 2024
Man arrested on suspicion of murder over stabbing of woman in London Body of 32-year-old found in Honor Oak after suspect, 38, handed himself into police, says Scotland Yard The Guardian - UK · Jan 3, 2024
The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2024 Husband arrested in Las Vegas casino after missing wife found murdered Arthur Eugene Guty Jr., 55, was arrested at the Mardi Gras Casino after his wife, 26-year-old Nicole Zambrano, was found dead from a gunshot wound on Monday
The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2024 Gun safety group urges Supreme Court to protect domestic violence survivors after string of shootings ‘Gun violence and domestic violence are inextricably linked,’ the group wrote after listing a series of recent domestic violence-related shootings
The Guardian - UK · Jan 3, 2024 Campaigners condemn 12-year sentence for man who killed partner in Birmingham Sentence for manslaughter of Kinga Roskinska shows how justice system fails women killed by men, say campaigners
Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2024 OPINION - The Standard View: Harry Pitman's tragic death shows this knife-carrying epidemic must end The emotional tribute paid today by the sister of the 16-year old Harry Pitman to her “hero” brother following his fatal stabbing on Primrose Hill as he waited to watch New Year’s Eve fireworks is, regrettably, just the latest illustration of the devastating trauma inflicted on families by London’s knife…
Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2024 Teenager stabbed in park ‘was an innocent victim who would never hurt anyone’ Tayla, 19, decides to 'set the record straight', saying: 'I’m sick of this narrative that is being portrayed that Harry deserved to die'
The Guardian - US · Jan 3, 2024 NYPD faces backlash as it prepares to encrypt radio communications Critics say encryption is an ‘attack on transparency’, and that radio monitoring is one of the few ways to keep track of the police
Bored Panda · Jan 3, 2024 “They Deserve Freedom”: People Demand That The Menendez Brothers Be Released From Prison “The need to be recognized and believed for what happened to you is really powerful for healing." The post “They Deserve Freedom”: People Demand That The Menendez Brothers Be Released From Prison first appeared on Bored Panda.
Top News · Jan 3, 2024 NRA Chief Wayne LaPierre Faces Lawsuit Over Misuse of Funds Wayne LaPierre, leader of the NRA, faces a lawsuit alleging corruption and financial mismanagement. Could this be the end for the controversial gun lobbyin...
The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2024 Shootout with UNLV gunman heard in new Las Vegas police body camera video Police have released new body camera footage that includes audio of the shootout that ended a gunman’s deadly rampage a month ago at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2024 Gun rights groups sue Colorado over the state's ban on 'ghost guns,' which lack serial numbers Gun rights groups have filed a federal lawsuit challenging Colorado’s ban on so-called ghost guns
The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2024 Kennedy cousin whose murder conviction was overturned sues former cop, Connecticut town Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel is suing a police investigator and the town of Greenwich, Connecticut, more than five years after his murder conviction was overturned