Past assassination attempts led to US gun reform. But not this time Political violence has long shaped the gun control movement, but it appears little will change from this week The Guardian - US · Jul 20, 2024
Trump is now a member of the mass shooting survivor’s club – will it change anything? Mass shooting victims hope near-killing of Republican party leader will push lawmakers to pass gun policies The Guardian - US · Jul 17, 2024
Maine shooting: could red flag laws have prevented the violence? The state does not allow police to remove guns temporarily from people whose behavior may be a risk The Guardian - US · Oct 27, 2023
US gun safety group’s chilling new ad calls for assault weapons ban Brady ad features US navy veteran’s shocking account of Vietnam gunfire and comes on heels of several devastating mass shootings The Guardian - US · Apr 20, 2023
New poll shows most California voters fear gun violence, but Democrats and Republicans are divided Following two high-profile mass shootings in California, the majority of voters surveyed in a new statewide poll said they worry that gun violence will affect them or someone close to them. Los Angeles Times · Feb 28, 2023
Gun groups spent less on lobbying last year, when a new law passed WASHINGTON — Many of the biggest groups lobbying on federal gun policy, including the National Rifle Association and Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, spent less money to lobby the federal government in 2022 than in the previous year, even as Congress moved legislation. Tribune News Service · Jan 31, 2023
Gun groups spent less on lobbying last year, when a new law passed - Roll Call Groups battling on both dies of the gun rights debate reported lower lobbying expenditures in 2022, disclosures filed with Congress show. Roll Call · Jan 31, 2023
George Skelton: How do you win voters over on gun control? Meet them where they are — in front of the TV SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It is very rare that anything monumental gets done in America's political system without strong public support. That's certainly the case with gun control. Los Angeles Times · Jan 31, 2023
Could any law prevent the next Monterey Park mass shooting? SANTA ANA, Calif. — California has some of the toughest gun laws in the country, with rules on everything from the types of weapons and ammunition that can be legally owned, to who can and can’t own any weapon, to broad funding for community programs aimed at curbing gun violence. The Orange County Register · Jan 24, 2023
EXPLAINER: Will parents face legal trouble in July 4 attack? The parents of the Illinois man charged with opening fire on a July 4 parade are now under scrutiny in the attack that killed seven people The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022
New push in NY to force gunmakers to adopt microstamping New York this week became the second state to pass a law attempting to force gunmakers to adopt microstamping The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022
Texas shooting is new test for Biden's long battle over guns President Joe Biden has been intimately involved in some of the gun control movement's greatest successes — and failures The Independent UK · May 26, 2022