The Latest Breaking News on Gun control

‘His body is a crime scene’: Exhumation plans proceeding in Stephen Smith’s 2015 killing

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Plans to exhume Stephen Smith’s body are proceeding rapidly and will involve a team of state and national experts, one of the attorneys for Stephen Smith’s mother said Friday.

Tribune News Service · Mar 25, 2023

Man who ‘committed senseless’ murder at Ealing pub convicted

A man has been convicted of murder after a fatal stabbing in Ealing.

Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2023

Jehovah's Witnesses mourn victims of Hamburg shooting

Members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses in Germany have held a memorial service for the six people killed during a mass shooting at a religious service in Hamburg this month

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2023

Mary Tucker shuts up doubters with her shooting skills

The American defied her mother, ignored taunts, to pursue the sport

The Times of India · Mar 25, 2023

Time to revisit use of drones by law enforcement when public safety is at stake

A camera-equipped drone could’ve spotted Robert Eugene Crimo III on a building rooftop overlooking the parade before he fired 83 shots that killed seven people and wounded 48 more.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 24, 2023

Georgia activist killed by troopers shot first, officers say

Georgia authorities say state troopers in January fatally shot an environmental protester who had fired at authorities after a trooper shot pepper balls into the protester's tent

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2023

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoes pistol permit repeal, setting up override showdown with GOP

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed gun rights legislation Friday that would repeal the state’s permit requirement for buying handguns, which Republicans argue is outdated and an unnecessary infringement on Second Amendment rights, but which most Democrats vehemently oppose ending.

Tribune News Service · Mar 24, 2023

Permitless carry bill passes Florida House; firearm training requirement removed

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A bill that would let people carry concealed firearms without a permit and without training passed out of the House on Friday, putting the bill just a step away from the governor’s desk.

Tribune News Service · Mar 24, 2023

CPD officer facing dismissal after shooting unarmed man who was reaching for his boot during chase

Both the Civilian Office of Police Accountability and Supt. David Brown have recommended that Officer Carlos Barona be fired.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 24, 2023

Govt must get a grip on guns

The two latest fatal armed stand-offs that occurred within a week of each other remind society once more that gun violence has become the new normal in Thailand. Equally worrying is how the government is choosing to deal with this problem.

Bangkok Post · Mar 24, 2023