The Latest Breaking News on Gun control

Son who stabbed father to death 'after years of sex abuse' jailed for manslaughter

Sean Maurice was jailed for manslaughter after he stabbed his father Paul Maurice more than 30 times in the back and chest following years of sexual abuse at the hands of his dad.

Daily Record · Jan 26, 2023

GP never knew killer Jake Davison was granted shotgun certificate, inquest told

The doctor told an inquest into the death of the gunman’s five victims he had no further contact with police after declining to provide information.

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2023

‘What drove a madman to do this?’ Domestic violence probed in Monterey Park shooting

Hours before Monterey Park shooter Huu Can Tran was found slumped over the steering wheel of his white cargo van, before his name was released or his victims identified, rumors swirled about his motive.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 26, 2023

Man killed 'best friend' in attack on busy city centre street during Edinburgh Festival

Matthew Adam, 38, seriously assaulted Wayne Elliot, 53 on Princes Street in August last year.

Daily Record · Jan 26, 2023

Deadly shootings in California: The scourge of gun violence in the US

This week, the US state of California was rocked by two mass shootings just two days apart. The massacres are just the latest in a long line of shootings that have made the US the world's number one country in gun ownership and gun deaths. The carnage pushed President Joe…

France 24 · Jan 26, 2023

Teacher who was shot by boy, 6, sent chilling warning text an hour before attack

Abigail Zwerner, 25, text a loved one complaining administrator's at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News weren't helping after she was concerned with a 6-year-old boy's behaviour

Daily Mirror · Jan 26, 2023

Editorial: Unchecked gun violence reveals who we are as a nation

History is full of horrific events in which we shake our heads and ask, "How did that happen? What were they thinking?"

Tribune News Service · Jan 26, 2023

Terrified mum saw man shot in street as kids played nearby, murder trial hears

Amy Clowes watched as Luke Graham was fatally shot in the shoulder on June 13, 2018, and has been giving evidence during Callum Haplin's trial.

Daily Record · Jan 26, 2023

Mark Z. Barabak: I covered the California McDonald's massacre in 1984. Why does gun violence just get worse?

On a sunny July afternoon, James Oliver Huberty drove his black Mercury Marquis to a McDonald's restaurant in San Ysidro, near the border with Mexico, bearing a small arsenal and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 26, 2023

Commentary: A firearm-related injury is a chronic and expensive condition, but many victims are forgotten

Mass shootings turn heads and capture media headlines, but in truth they represent less than 1% of all shootings in America. Despite increasing recognition that firearm violence is an epidemic, we fail to acknowledge the disproportionate contribution of single-victim firearm injuries to the overall burden of gun violence.

Chicago Tribune · Jan 26, 2023