SACRAMENTO — California's new ammunition background check law in its first month stopped more than 100 people from buying bullets illegally, officials said late Monday as they struggled to deter more of the mass shootings that have roiled California and other states over the last week. "Countless other prohibited persons...
31 Dead in 2 Mass Shootings – It Could Have Been Much Worse
It took just 30 seconds in Ohio and zero bullets in Texas for officers to stop two mass shootings this weekend, but not before 31 people were killed and about 50 injured in less than 24 hours. Officers gunned down the Ohio shooter at the doorstep of a bar-turned-hiding place...
Trump Vows to Act After Mass Shootings, But Gives Scant Details
President Donald Trump on Monday condemned weekend shootings in Texas and Ohio as barbaric crimes "against all humanity" and called for bipartisan cooperation to respond to an epidemic of gun violence. Trump said he wants legislation providing "strong background checks" for gun users, but he provided scant details and has...
Tiny California City Vows to Offer Sanctuary to Gun Rights
California has some of the strongest gun-control laws in the nation. One little city in the Golden State has decided to swim against the current. Needles is a former railroad town located just across the Colorado River from Arizona and about 40 minutes from Laughlin, Nevada. The leaders of this...
Schools Turn to Apps, Other Tech to Guard Against Shootings
LOS ANGELES — Schools trying to protect kids from mass shootings are turning to gunshot detection systems, cellphone apps and artificial intelligence — a high-tech approach designed to reduce the number of victims. Technology that speeds up law enforcement's response and quickly alerts teachers and students to danger is a...
Schools Turn to Technology to Reduce Toll During Shootings
LOS ANGELES — Efforts to combat school shootings are starting to shift from preventing the violence to reducing the number of victims through technology that speeds up law enforcement's response and quickly alerts teachers and students to danger. School districts are using products like gunshot detection systems that identify where...
Cory Booker Proposes National License for All Gun Owners
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker is proposing that all gun owners be licensed by the federal government, a process that would include an interview and safety training. National licensing is one of more than a dozen specific proposals in a sweeping gun control agenda the U.S. senator from...
Oliver North Out as NRA President After Leadership Dispute
INDIANAPOLIS — Retired Lt. Col. Oliver North announced Saturday that he won't serve a second term as president of the National Rifle Association after he lost the support of the gun-rights group's leadership. North's announcement came after his failed attempt to force out NRA chief executive Wayne LaPierre, who has been the...
Infighting Erupts at NRA Convention, Threatening Leadership
INDIANAPOLIS — The National Rifle Association was plunged into deeper internal turmoil Friday amid an effort by opponents of top executive Wayne LaPierre to drive out the man who has long been the public face of the gun-rights group. LaPierre sent a letter to board members Thursday outlining that the...
House Approves Domestic Violence Law Amid Dispute Over Guns
WASHINGTON — The House voted Thursday to reauthorize a 25-year-old law that helps victims of domestic and sexual violence, despite complaints by Republicans that Democrats were politicizing the popular law by expanding gun control. The bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act includes a provision making it easier to...