The Latest Breaking News on Gun control

Gunman ‘essentially executed’ California police officer on duty, investigators say

FRESNO, Calif. — Authorities on Friday described the killing of a Selma police officer as happening before the officer had a chance to react, and said he was “essentially executed.”

Tribune News Service · Feb 4, 2023

Teenage trio charged with murder after fatal stabbing in Walsall

Three boys, one 15-year-old and two aged 16, are due to appear at Wolverhampton Magistrates’ Court on Saturday.

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023

Ex-Michigan cop ordered to stand trial in murder of Patrick Lyoya

DETROIT — Former Grand Rapids Police Department Officer Christopher Schurr is set to stand trial on second-degree murder in the killing of 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya after a judge decided Friday to rejected the request by the officer's attorneys to dismiss the case.

Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2023

Canada withdraws proposed measures banning certain rifles, shotguns

Canada has withdrawn proposed amendments to gun legislation that would have banned certain types of rifles and shotguns, the government said on Friday, after opponents alleged the prohibitions unfairly targeted farmers and hunters.

Reuters · Feb 3, 2023

Americans’ confidence in police dropped after Tyre Nichols beating

Trust in police was declining even before Tyre Nichols was killed

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023

2 men arrested in ‘cold-blooded’ massacre of 6 in California, including mother and baby

LOS ANGELES — After a predawn gun battle and a series of raids across Tulare County, authorities said Friday they had arrested two men accused of killing six people, including a teen mother and her baby, in an execution-style massacre that stunned the Central Valley farm town of Goshen last…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 3, 2023

Court blocks domestic violence gun ban

"The 5th Circuit's decision is going to lead to more abusers murdering their wives," said one gun control advocate

Salon · Feb 3, 2023

Violence in some Chicago neighborhoods puts young men at greater risk than U.S. troops faced in Iraq, Afghanistan war zones, study finds

The researchers say their findings point to a need for more trauma-related health care in those places, especially in the West Side ZIP code 60624.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 3, 2023

Authorities: 2 arrested in California shooting that killed 6

A California sheriff says two gang members suspected in the massacre of six people last month in central California have been arrested, one after a gunbattle

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023

Amir Locke’s family sues Minneapolis over ‘no-knock’ warrant killing

MINNEAPOLIS — The family of Amir Locke, the 22-year-old Black man shot and killed by Minneapolis police during a predawn raid last February, is suing the city and the SWAT officer who pulled the trigger, alleging that the no-knock warrant that resulted in his death is consistent with the city's…

Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2023