The Latest Breaking News on Gun control

Louisville bank shooter waited to ‘ambush’ police after killing co-workers, bodycam video shows

The Louisville Metro Police Department has released body camera video from officers who responded to Monday’s deadly mass shooting at a downtown bank.

Tribune News Service · Apr 12, 2023

Inside a Bay Area police department’s secret racist texting group

ANTIOCH, Calif. — For years, Antioch Police Department officers routinely used private text messaging groups to flout their racist views, using slurs in front of superiors without fear of reprisal.

Tribune News Service · Apr 11, 2023

Tennessee governor calls for ‘red flag’ law and stronger background checks after gun control protests

Days after GOP lawmakers expelled two Democratic officials over gun control protests demanding urgent reform, the state’s Republican governor is calling for a more-expansive ‘order of protection’ law

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023

Texas families could face steeper penalties for truancy under bill up for debate

DALLAS — Texas families whose children frequently miss school could face steeper penalties, as some state lawmakers debate bringing back harsher elements of the state’s truancy system.

Tribune News Service · Apr 11, 2023

As shootings hit close to home, govs wrestle with next steps

Two weeks after one of his wife’s closest friends was killed in a Nashville school shooting, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday called for legislation that would keep firearms away from people who could harm themselves or others

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023

Louisville shooting: Moment brave cops shoot Connor Sturgeon dead after bank massacre

Louisville Metro Police Department has released bodycam footage of Connor Sturgeon opening fire at Old National Bank in Kentucky, US, using a weapon he bought from a local dealership a week ago

Daily Mirror · Apr 11, 2023

One in five Americans have lost a family member to gun violence

Both the Kentucky and Tennessee governors have lost close family friends in mass shootings in the past two weeks.

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023

Thousands attend funeral of mother of British-Israeli sisters after all killed in West Bank shooting

Lucy Dee was laid to rest in occupied West Bank, as Rishi Sunak condemns violence

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023

US bank shooter’s legally purchased rifle could be auctioned

Louisville's mayor has demanded change in the way confiscated guns are handled as it emerged that the weapon used in a bank shooting could be auctioned to

The New Daily · Apr 11, 2023

Ky. to auction off gun in mass shooting

This is not a "political issue." But it becomes one when GOP "would rather ban books and pronouns," Democrat says

Salon · Apr 11, 2023