Tag Archives: school shootings

The Wisconsin State Journal reports: Mellissa Rupnow, the mother of the 15-year old girl who killed a fellow student and teacher at Abundant Life Christian School before killing herself in December, has died by apparent suicide, according to Janesville police. Officers were dispatched to the 1100 block of Matheson Street on Friday, Janesville Police Lt. Jennifer Seeger told the Wisconsin …

The Washington Post reports: The U.S. DOGE Service has sent staff to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives with the goal of revising or eliminating dozens of rules and gun restrictions by July 4, according to multiple people with knowledge of the efforts. The initial target was to change 47 regulations, an apparent reference to Donald Trump’s status …

The Washington Post reports: S.B. 1362, known as the Anti-Red Flag Act, preemptively bars the state from adopting or enforcing most kinds of extreme risk protective orders. ERPOs, as they’re known, allow a judge or magistrate to temporarily restrict a person’s access to firearms — either ones they already own or ones they plan to buy — during a crisis. …

The Texas Tribune reports: Senate Bill 1362 aims to prevent extreme risk protection orders in civil cases from being used to confiscate guns from people. The protection orders can be provided by civil judges after due process hearings to temporarily bar certain people from owning or purchasing firearms if they are found to be an immediate danger. Twenty-one states have …

The New York Times reports: The Justice Department plans to slash the number of inspectors who monitor federally licensed gun dealers by two-thirds, sharply limiting the government’s already crimped capacity to identify businesses that sell guns to criminals, according to budget documents. The department plans to eliminate 541 of the estimated 800 investigators responsible for determining whether federal dealers are …

CNN reports: A shooter opened fire at a high school in the Austrian city of Graz, authorities said Tuesday, killing nine people including teenagers. Austria’s interior ministry confirmed the fatalities, telling CNN that the victims included children between 14 and 18 years old. The perpetrator is also dead and the school has been secured, the ministry and Austrian police said. …

The Texas Tribune reports: The Texas Senate gave preliminary approval Monday to a bill that would prevent cities or counties from holding a gun buyback program. The proposal also seeks to stop local governments from sponsoring or organizing such a program. State Sen. Bob Hall, R-Edgewood, told lawmakers Monday it was a “necessary guardrail against misuse of local authority.” Much …

ABC News reports: The alleged leader of a neo-Nazi cult based overseas has been extradited to the United States and accused of “multiple senseless killings” around the world, including the shooting at Antioch High School in Nashville earlier this year that left one student dead and another injured, according to the Justice Department. Michail Chkhikvishvili, a Georgian national arrested in …

NBC News reports: The Justice Department on Friday announced a settlement in a lawsuit brought by the National Association for Gun Rights. The lawsuit challenged an ATF rule banning “forced reset triggers” — devices that allow semiautomatic weapons to fire rapid bursts of bullets. “This Department of Justice believes that the 2nd Amendment is not a second-class right,” Attorney General …

ABC News reports: A Texas mother has been arrested and charged for allegedly buying ammunition and tactical gear for her son’s planned “mass targeted violence” at his middle school, officials said. Ashley Pardo, 33, was arrested on Monday and charged with aiding in commission of terrorism after she allegedly provided ammunition and tactical gear to her son, whose behavior demonstrated …

The Washington Post reports: The Justice Department on Tuesday canceled hundreds of grants to community organizations and local governments, including funding for gun-violence prevention programs, crime-victim advocacy and efforts to combat opioid addiction, according to an email obtained by The Washington Post. Maureen Henneberg, the acting head of the Office of Justice Programs, which oversees the Justice Department grant program, …

The Associated Press reports: Students and instructors will have the option of holding classes remotely or in person, depending on the class. The school has waived all mandatory attendance policies that could affect grades, so students won’t be punished if they choose not to go to class in person, FSU President Richard McCullough said in a letter to students and …

“I’m a big advocate of the Second Amendment. I have been from the beginning. I protected it. And these things are terrible. But the gun doesn’t do the shooting. The people do. It’s, you know, a phrase that’s used probably too often. “I will tell you that it’s a shame. I’m just hearing about it now, just heard about it. …

CNN reports: Two people are dead after a shooting at Florida State University, according to FSU Chief of Police Jason Trumbower. He said five others were reported to a local hospital with gunshot wounds. The shooter was also taken to the hospital, Trumbower said. Around 11:50 a.m. ET today, a gunman opened fire on the main campus of Florida State …

Orlando’s ABC affiliate reports: A 17-year-old boy is in custody after Sanford police say he threatened a school shooting. Police said the student is enrolled in Elevation High School, but the threat was made against Seminole High School. Officials said the teen posted a concerning video online, which led to his arrest. Police are praising the person who informed law enforcement …

Utah Public Radio reports: Utah students in as early as kindergarten would be required to learn about firearm safety in the classroom under a bill that passed the state House with overwhelming support Friday. The Republican-controlled chamber approved the measure in a 59-10 vote and sent it to the Senate, despite concerns from some gun violence prevention advocates that it places …

NBC News reports: An 18-year-old Indiana student has been accused of plotting a mass shooting at school on Valentine’s Day, a plan he allegedly wrote was inspired by the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that killed 17 people. Jamie Shockley has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder, intimidation: threat to commit terrorism, and conspiracy intimidation, according to Morgan …

Reuters reports: A decades-old U.S. government ban on federally licensed firearms dealers selling handguns to adults under the age of 21 is unconstitutional, a U.S. appeals court held on Thursday, citing recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings expanding gun rights. The ruling by the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals marked the first time a federal appeals court has …

Nashville’s NBC affiliate reports: For as long as he can remember, Gunner Joseph Fisher, 18, has thought about mass murder. “When I was a f**king child, before I even got into school, I saw crowds of people and (fantasized) about someone mowing them down.” Driven by a hatred of Jews, African Americans and Muslims, Fisher believed he was “bound to …

ProPublica reports: Moments before 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow opened fire inside her Madison, Wisconsin, school, killing two people and herself last month, a social media account believed to be hers posted a photograph on X showing someone sitting in a bathroom stall and flashing a hand gesture that has become a symbol for white supremacy. As news about the shooting broke, …