The Latest Breaking News from Gun Control

‘How much more carnage are we willing to accept?’ Biden pleads for gun control in primetime speech – as it happened

Biden has called for the age requirements to be raised and for the gun lobby to be reeled in

The Guardian - US · Jun 2, 2022

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

Gun control organizations and gun rights groups are gearing up for an immediate lobbying push while also investing in candidates. 

Roll Call · Jun 2, 2022

Shootings prompt debate on purchase age for AR-style rifles

The gunmen in two of the nation’s most recent mass shootings legally bought the semi-automatic rifles they used in their massacres after they turned 18

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2022

Matthew Yglesias: The flaw in the progressive stance on guns

“When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns.” The National Rifle Association doesn’t really use that slogan anymore, but it came to mind last week as I considered a core tension in contemporary progressive thought: strong advocacy of gun control paired with increasing skepticism about law enforcement and incarceration.

Tribune News Service · Jun 1, 2022

Texas school shooting victims' funerals begin as Joe Biden and Jacinda Ardern talk gun control

As the family of Amerie Jo Garza lays the 10-year-old Robb Elementary School student to rest, the focus turns to gun control, with US President Joe Biden meeting with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to discuss her 2019 ban on military-style weapons.

ABC News · May 31, 2022

Biden pledges gun meeting with Congress, eyeing executive actions

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden vowed Tuesday to meet with lawmakers about gun control legislation, while aides said the administration is currently researching additional executive actions he might take in the aftermath of last week’s deadly massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.

Tribune News Service · May 31, 2022

Biden praises Ardern for ‘galvanising action’ on gun control and climate change

US president welcomes New Zealand’s PM to Oval Office and speaks of devastation caused by mass shootings

The Guardian - AU · May 31, 2022

House Judiciary Committee plans Thursday vote on gun control proposals

WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee announced a rare recess week markup for Thursday, with Democrats intent on advancing a bill with a suite of gun control proposals that they have floated in recent years.

Tribune News Service · May 31, 2022

Are guns illegal in Canada? Key questions answered

Canada's government introduced legislation on Monday to implement a national freeze on the sale and purchase of handguns as part of a gun control package that would also limit magazine capacities and ban some toys that look like guns.

Reuters · May 31, 2022

Where do religious groups in the US stand on gun control?

After yet another tragic mass school shooting in the US, gun control is once again the subject of debate. Studies show that white evangelical Protestants have higher rates of gun ownership and stronger opposition to gun control, but not all faith-based groups agree.

ABC News · May 31, 2022