Tag Archives: gun control

Mother Of 6-Year-Old Boy Who Shot Virginia Teacher Pleads Guilty To Using Weed While Possessing Firearm

The Associated Press reports: The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Virginia pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to using marijuana while possessing a firearm, which is illegal under U.S. law. The federal crime is facing increasing scrutiny as more states legalize the drug. But federal prosecutors in Virginia said Monday that such laws protect communities. …

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CA Gov Proposes Constitutional Amendment On Guns

Via press release from California Gov. Gavin Newsom: Today Governor Gavin Newsom proposed a 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution to enshrine fundamental, broadly supported gun safety measures into law. While leaving the 2nd Amendment unchanged and respecting America’s gun-owning tradition, the Governor’s proposal guarantees common sense constitutional protections and gun safety measures that Democrats, Republicans, independent voters, and …

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Man Protests Gun Law By Menacing School Bus Stop

Baltimore’s NBC affiliate reports: Parents are concerned about a man who is regularly spotted carrying an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle at a school bus stop in Severn. Jamie Sparrow, a Severn Elementary School parent, recorded a cell phone video Wednesday showing the man with an AR-15 in his hands at the bus stop where his 6-year-old daughter gets off. Parents said …

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Cops: 12 Year-Old Killed TX Sonic Worker With AR-15

CBS News reports: Police charged a 12-year-old boy with murder after he allegedly shot and killed a Sonic employee in north central Texas, authorities said Sunday. The boy and a 20-year-old, Angel Gomez, arrived at a Sonic Drive-In in Keene, Texas, on Saturday night, police said. Sonic employee Matthew Davis, 32, confronted Gomez after he allegedly became disorderly in the …

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Serbians Surrender 13K Weapons After Mass Shootings

NPR reports: Authorities in Serbia on Sunday displayed stacks of guns and cartons of hand grenades from the thousands of weapons, including anti-tank rocket launchers, that they said people handed over since back-to-back mass shootings stunned the Balkan nation. The government declared a one-month amnesty period for citizens to surrender unregistered weapons as part of a crackdown on guns following …

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Texas Mass Shooting Renews Debate On Gory Photos

Bloomberg News reports: Another mass shooting, but this time something is different: Exceedingly graphic images of bloodied and disfigured victims, among them at least one child, circulated widely on social media. Though it was impossible to authenticate the depictions of carnage at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas, a discussion ensued over whether they should be part of the entrenched …

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Serbian President Vows To Disarm Nation After 16 Are Killed In Two Mass Shootings Over Two Days [VIDEO]

The Washington Post reports: Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic pledged to disarm the country, proposing gun-control measures on Friday after two shootings, one of them at a school, killed at least 16 people. The rampages this week shook the Balkan nation where such shootings were relatively rare. The Serbian president addressed the country Friday after police said they arrested a person …

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Texas Police Capture Fugitive Mass Shooter [VIDEO]

Houston’s ABC affiliate reports: The man accused of shooting and killing five of his neighbors, including a 3rd grader, in a San Jacinto County home is now in custody, according to officials. The arrest came shortly after officials announced an increased reward for information that led to Francisco Oropesa’s arrest. San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers said the 38-year-old was …

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“Zero Leads” In Manhunt For Latest Texas Mass Shooter

NBC News reports: A man suspected of using an AR-15 rifle to kill five neighbors execution-style continued to elude an army of law enforcement hunting for him outside Houston over the weekend. Authorities said Sunday afternoon that Francisco Oropesa, 38, appeared to have slipped past a 2-mile dragnet of more than 150 law enforcement officers in Cleveland, Texas, about 45 …

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Colorado Sued Over New Gun Control Laws [VIDEO]

Courthouse News reports: When he signed four laws addressing gun violence on Friday, Democratic Governor Jared Polis claimed he was putting Colorado among the top ten safest states in the nation. But a gun rights group quickly fired off two federal lawsuits challenging the Centennial State’s new gun ownership age restriction and waiting period laws. “They will not be happy …

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Texas Man Kills Five Neighbors With AR-15 Weapon

The Washington Post reports: A man using an AR-15-style weapon shot and killed five people Friday, including an 8-year-old — an angry response to the neighbors’ request that he stop shooting in his yard while their baby was trying to sleep, Texas authorities said Saturday. The suspect was the victims’ neighbor and went to their home Friday night after they …

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Fox Poll: Vast Majority Back New Gun Control Measures

Fox News reports: After a series of mass shootings this spring, including the killing of several students at a private Christian school in Tennessee, voters would prefer focusing on specific gun control measures rather than arming citizens to reduce gun violence. Another 6 in 10 favor banning assault rifles and semi-automatic weapons (61%). On Tuesday, Washington became the 10th state …

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Colorado Governor Signs Four New Gun Control Bills

The Associated Press reports: Colorado’s governor signed four gun control bills Friday, edging the once-purple state closer to liberal-leaning governments in California and New York just months after a shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, the latest in the state’s long history of notorious massacres. The new laws are aimed at quelling rising suicides and youth violence, preventing …

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Virginia School District Argues That Getting Shot By 6-Year-Old Is An Assumed Risk That Comes With Job

Law & Crime reports: The school district that employs the teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old first grade student says that the teacher’s lawsuit against the district should be dismissed because she was injured in the course of her job — and therefore it’s a matter of workers’ compensation. In other words, the school district appears to be arguing, …

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WA Becomes 10th State To Ban Assault Weapons Sales

The Olympian reports: Washington state became the 10th state in the U.S. to ban assault weapons on Tuesday when Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill passed by this year’s legislature as part of a sweeping package of proposals aimed at reducing gun violence. An emergency clause in the assault weapons bill means that the manufacture, importation, distribution, sale, or offer …

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Grocery Clerk Held At Gunpoint To Serve Man Steaks

Springfield’s CBS affiliate reports: Republic Police Department officers were called to a Price Cutter to respond to a call about a robbery in which a man held an employee at gunpoint so that he would be served meat. Larry Gene Gay, 70, of Springfield, is charged with one felony count of unlawful use of a weapon and a felony count …

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NRA Rages At Pics Of Gun-Wielding Kids At Convention

Fox News reports: Parents who attended an NRA event last week slammed a Reuters photographer they claim took pictures of their children without their permission – which were then published by various outlets. The news service’s photos, taken at the NRA’s annual meeting in Indianapolis last week, included a picture of a young child appearing to point a gun at …

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TN Florist Turns Down RNC Fundraiser Over Shootings

The Hill reports: A Nashville, Tenn., florist is refusing to serve a Republican National Committee (RNC) fundraiser featuring former President Trump in protest over lack of action on gun control laws. In a statement posted on Instagram this week, FLWR Shop said it declined an inquiry from the RNC to provide floral design services for a fundraising event in Nashville …

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Second Expelled Dem Rep Reappointed To TN House

Memphis’s CBS affiliate reports: The Shelby County Commission voted Wednesday to reappoint Justin J. Pearson to the state House seat from which he was expelled. All seven commissioners present voted yes on the reappointment. Commission Chairman Mickell Lowery said he believes the expulsion of Pearson by House Republicans was conducted in a hasty manner, and ramifications for the state are …

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GOP Tennessee Governor Calls For Red Flag Gun Law

The Tennessean reports: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at strengthening background checks for firearm purchases, in addition to calling for lawmakers to pass an order of protection law to keep guns away from people who present a danger to themselves or others. “I’m asking the General Assembly to bring forward an order of protection …

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