The Latest Breaking News on Gun control

At least 14 killed in mass shooting in South Africa

The gunmen's motives remain unclear, police said.

Axios · Jul 10, 2022

We hear Americans support gun control, but I know the truth is more complicated

It was only when I moved to the US that I understood that this issue, more than any other, encapsulates our differences, says the Guardian’s Devika Bhat

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2022

Fox News contributor Bill Bennett thinks exorcisms are the solution to mass shootings

When should these spiritual cleansings take place? Are they bespoke or mass produced? Also: What??

Mic · Jul 7, 2022

Lawmakers touched by gun violence celebrate bipartisan bill: ‘The NRA no longer has authority’

Mark Kelly and Lucy McBath, whose lives were forever changed by gun violence, talk to The Independent

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022

A judge has ruled New York's lawsuit against the NRA can move forward

The New York attorney general's lawsuit against the NRA is no mere "witch hunt," a Manhattan judge ruled Friday in dismissing the group's claims that the case is a political vendetta.

WEKU · Jun 11, 2022

New debate over gun laws will test the gun lobby’s influence

WASHINGTON — Greg Landsman, the Democrat challenging Ohio Republican Rep. Steve Chabot in one of the country’s most competitive House races, called on his opponent Wednesday to embrace new gun control measures following recent shooting massacres in Texas and New York.

Tribune News Service · Jun 2, 2022

Ted Cruz ‘disappointed’ that officials dropped out of NRA meeting after Uvalde massacre

Mr Cruz says he ‘thought it was important’ to speak at the NRA confab because it was the opposite of what the US media would support

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2022

Guns in the US: why the NRA is so successful at preventing reform

In the wake of the recent school shooting in Uvalde, Texas that killed 19 children and two teachers, Democrats in the US – led by the president, Joe Biden – have once again called for stricter national gun laws. Yet many experts believe prospects for reform remain bleak, a reality…

The Conversation · Jun 1, 2022

How gun lobby prevents any GOP action

Colorado state Rep. Cole Wist took action by sponsoring a red flag bill. It likely cost him his seat

Salon · Jun 1, 2022

Why appeals to altruism won’t budge the US gun lobby

The industry has been ‘OK looking away’ from tragedies, says an ex-insider. Change will only come with huge pressure

The Guardian - US · May 29, 2022