The Latest Breaking News on Gun control

Firearms officer who recommended gunman who killed five people be given licence had no formal training, inquest hears

Jake Davison killed five people, including his mother

Wales Online · Jan 30, 2023

Our psychological armor helps us cope with mass shootings, but numbs us to the destruction

LOS ANGELES — The news of the mass shooting in Monterey Park broke early last Sunday morning and crashed into the expectations of a new day. Details were slow to develop — a gunman still at large — but soon enough the scope of the tragedy was laid bare.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 30, 2023

Firearms licensing officer had no formal training, inquest hears

David Rees assessed Jake Davison’s shotgun application and made a recommendation for his superiors to review and approve.

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2023

Sheriffs who see themselves as ultimate defenders of the Constitution are especially worried about gun rights

A gun control law signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois in January 2023 immediately faced opposition from a group key to the law’s enforcement: sheriffs. They are county-level, locally elected public officials who run jails, provide courthouse security, and, in many counties, are the primary providers of law enforcement…

The Conversation · Jan 30, 2023

Israel and Palestinians risk deeper conflict in a distracted world

After bloodshed in Jerusalem and the West Bank and a month since Israel's most right-wing government took office, Israel and the Palestinians risk sliding into a cycle of wider confrontation with pressure on both sides for retaliation, analysts say.

Reuters · Jan 30, 2023

'It's tragic': Rishi Sunak speaks of need to tackle knife crime during North East visit

The Prime Minister made the comments during a visit to the North East on Monday morning

Chronicle Live · Jan 30, 2023

2 Chicago area women among 3 killed in shooting at Los Angeles home that also wounded 4 other people

The gunfire erupted around 2:30 a.m. Saturday at a rental home in the Beverly Crest area, an upscale neighborhood, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 30, 2023

Drunk man breaks into school and 'stabs boy, 9, in the head with machete'

A young boy had been sitting near a fence with a small group of pupils in school when he was suddenly stabbed in the head with a knife that was around 30cm long

Daily Mirror · Jan 30, 2023

School where 6-year-old shot his teacher set to reopen

Students and teachers returning to the Virginia elementary school where a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher will see visible signs of stepped-up security

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2023

Man released on bail after arrest in Elle Edwards murder investigation

Elle Edwards was shot outside the Lighthouse pub in Wallasey Village, Wirral, on Christmas Eve.

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2023