The Latest Breaking News on Gun control

Boy, 6, who shot teacher tried to choke colleague 'until she couldn't breath'

Abby Zwerner, a teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Virginia, US, was shot at a reading table in her classroom after a 6-year-old boy stashed a gun into his backpack

Daily Mirror · Feb 7, 2023

Editorial: No permit to carry a gun makes no sense

Freedom from fear should be every person’s birthright, President Franklin D. Roosevelt famously said. But that is not to be in Ron DeSantis’ Florida.

Tribune News Service · Feb 7, 2023

Time to rethink police traffic stops

Is it time to rethink them?

Salon · Feb 7, 2023

Attorneys, advocates seek stay of execution for Missouri man

An attorney for Raheem Taylor is urging the Missouri Supreme Court to halt a “constitutionally intolerable event” — the potential execution of an innocent man

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023

Man who 'danced' on body of Robert O'Connor after beating admits to brutal Mountjoy prison murder

Exclusive: "It's simply not known at this stage why he has made this move but no doubt he has his own motivations for doing so"

Irish Mirror · Feb 7, 2023

Officer killed, 2nd wounded in western Pennsylvania shootout

Authorities say a man having a “mental health crisis” shot and killed one police officer, wounded a second and fired at a third before being injured in a shootout Monday in western Pennsylvania

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023

Chicago has long way to go when some young men are at greater risk than military personnel

The city must keep moving forward with its initiatives in preventing the gun violence and healing those affected, especially those who reside in the 60624 ZIP code.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 7, 2023

Court filing: Suspect in Las Vegas journalist killing wants to represent himself in murder case

LAS VEGAS — Court records filed by the most recent private attorney for Robert Telles indicate that the former Clark County Public Administrator now wants to represent himself against a murder charge in the killing of Review-Journal reporter Jeff German.

Tribune News Service · Feb 7, 2023

Poll finds plummeting support for national assault weapon ban

Despite outrage over a cycle of deadly mass shootings in California and other states, a new poll out Monday has found plummeting support for a national assault weapon ban, reflecting what even backers say may be growing pessimism over whether such a law would reduce violence.

Tribune News Service · Feb 7, 2023

Woman accused of attempted murder to remain in custody

A Queensland woman did not apply for bail after being charged with attempting to murder a 43-year-old man by stabbing him while he drank his morning coffee.

AAP · Feb 7, 2023