Mass Shootings

“The first thing in any kind of tragedy I do is I pray. I pray for the victims. I pray for their families. I really get angry when I see people trying to politicize it for their own personal agenda, especially when we don’t even know the facts. We’ve talked about things that we can do, and it just seems …

NBC News reports: A heavily armed woman who gunned down three children and three staff members at a Nashville school on Monday appears to be a former student of the private Christian campus, police said. The shooter was identified as Audrey Hale, a Nashville resident. Investigators were combing through the shooter’s home, Metropolitan Nashville Police Chief John Drake [photo] told …

The Washington Post reports: Rep. Andrew Ogles (R-Tenn.), who represents the Nashville district where the Covenant School is located, said Monday in a statement that he was “utterly heartbroken” by the mass shooting that left six people dead, including three children. Gun-control advocates and Democrats highlighted another post from Ogles — a 2021 Christmas photo of his family posing with …

Florida Politics reports: The House has passed a permitless carry bill that could dispose of Florida’s requirements for licenses to carry concealed firearms. “This bill today recognizes that while the government always has a duty to protect its citizens, its citizens have a right to protect themselves,” said Rep. Chuck Brannan, a Macclenny Republican, who sponsored the legislation (HB 543). …

CNN reports: The parents of the Oxford High School shooter will stand trial on four counts of involuntary manslaughter for the four deaths their son Ethan Crumbley caused in a November 2021 school shooting in what may be a precedent-setting case, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled. The parents, James and Jennifer Crumbley, have argued the charges have no …

The Washington Post reports: President Biden on Tuesday, during a visit to Monterey Park, Calif., where 11 were shot dead earlier this year, is planning to sign an executive order that aims to increase the number of background checks before firearms sales. The order also asks his Cabinet to develop a proposal for how the federal government can better assist …

The Omaha World-Herald reports: A Catholic Charities employee has sued the Omaha nonprofit, alleging leaders intentionally caused her to fear for her life by staging an active shooter drill without telling her and others it was fake. Employees panicked on May 19 when they heard gunshots and saw a masked man brandishing a semiautomatic handgun at the organization’s office at …

Congress Minutes reports: The Republican Party of Texas voted overwhelmingly over the weekend to censure Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) for a number of positions they said went against the party. The vote was 57-5 with one abstention. The votes at issue? He voted in favor of a bill protecting the right to same-sex and interracial marriage. His support for a …

Peoria’s NPR affiliate reports: Jeffrey Reinking of Morton was sentenced Friday to 18 months in state prison for illegally returning an AR-15 rifle to his son Travis, who was mentally ill. The gun was later used by Travis in a deadly 2018 mass shooting at a Nashville, Tennessee Waffle House that left four people dead and four others wounded. He …

The Washington Post reports: Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Tex.) is facing a censure vote this weekend from the Texas Republican Party for actions including voting in favor of a bipartisan gun-control package during the last Congress after the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, which is in his district. The state party’s expected censure would follow a similar move …

Colorado Springs’ Fox affiliate reports: A judge ruled on Thursday that the Club Q mass shooting suspect, accused of killing five people last year, will get a jury trial and is being held without bond. The prosecution focused on Anderson Lee Aldrich’s “aversion to the LGBTQ community” to establish probable cause. On Wednesday, Aldrich’s lawyers presented the picture of a …

The Daily Beast reports: Accused Club Q mass shooter Anderson Aldrich hung out at the popular Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightspot weeks before it was turned into a gruesome mass murder scene, according to numerous court exhibits released Thursday. A slew of new details emerged in Wednesday’s hearing, including that Aldrich visited Club Q several times before the November massacre, that …

The Associated Press reports: The 22-year-old accused of carrying out the deadly mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs in November posted to a neo-Nazi website and used gay and racial slurs while gaming online, a police detective testified Wednesday. Among the things Anderson Lee Aldrich posted was an image of a rifle scope trained on a gay …

The Washington Post reports: Six people were killed in a series of shootings in Tate County, Miss., on Friday, according to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety. The suspect has been apprehended, according to the Tate County sheriff’s office. Authorities have not identified the suspect or the victims. The shootings occurred in Arkabutla, a community of about 300 in Tate …

Politico reports: This week has already been marred by a mass shooting at Michigan State University and an El Paso, Texas, shopping mall last night, the latest in what has been a relentless pattern this year. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) is hoping, once again, to meet the moment with legislative action beyond platitudes of “thoughts and prayers” that have become …

CNN reports: A man rushed at the Buffalo grocery store mass shooter in court on Wednesday during an emotional sentencing hearing for the anti-Black racist attack last year. The man, wearing a gray sweatshirt, ran at the gunman but was quickly blocked by security in court, and the gunman Payton Gendron was taken out of the courtroom. The incident came …

The Indiana Capital Chronicle reports: The Indiana House on Tuesday passed a bill providing state funding to train teachers who carry guns in classrooms after an emotional debate. School districts can already authorize the arming of teachers, but there isn’t a specific training curriculum — or much money — to go with it. “This is just a standardized [training] format …

CNN reports: Almost three months after Colorado Springs nightclub Club Q was the site of a deadly mass shooting, the venue has announced plans to reopen this year and restore its status as a beloved gathering place for LGBTQ residents. “Our goal and intention has always been to return Club Q as a safe space for the Colorado Springs LGBTQIA+ …

The Washington Post reports: The gunman who targeted two buildings at Michigan State University on Monday night, killing three students and critically wounding five, had been previously arrested for carrying a loaded firearm without a concealed-weapons permit in 2019 but served no prison time. Anthony Dwayne McRae, 43, was not affiliated with the university in any way before Monday’s shooting, …

The Detroit Free Press reports: Michigan State University was swarmed with police, ambulances and fear Monday night as an active shooter situation unfolded, with officials reporting three people dead and five others injured. The school sent an alert at 8:31 p.m. telling students to “run, hide, fight” with a report of shots fired on the school’s East Lansing campus. The …