Tag: Gun Control

Hundreds of students protesting gun violence march to the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn.

Students around the country will walk out of class Wednesday to mark Florida shooting

Katelyn Caralle · March 14, 2018 12:00 pm

President Trump pauses as he speaks at a campaign rally at Atlantic Aviation in Moon Township, Pa., Saturday, March 10, 2018.

What does Trump have against due process?

Donavan Wilson · March 14, 2018 4:00 am

7,000 pairs of shoes, one for every child killed by gun violence since the Sandy Hook school shooting, were placed on the Capitol lawn by Avaaz, a U.S.-based civic organization, on Tuesday.

7,000 pairs of shoes cover the Capitol grounds to memorialize kids killed by gun violence

Anna Giaritelli · March 13, 2018 8:35 pm

Thousands of high school students hold a rally after they walked out of their schools and marched to the state Capitol in Saint Paul, Minn.

‘March for Our Lives’ permit approved by DC police

Washington Examiner · March 13, 2018 7:21 pm

Nikolas Cruz, accused of murdering 17 people in the Florida high school shooting, appears in court for a status hearing in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Cruz was formally charged with 17 counts of first-degree murder.

Prosecutors seek death penalty for Florida school shooter

Kelly Cohen · March 13, 2018 6:14 pm

George Washington Middle School in Alexandria, Va.

Officer accidentally fires gun inside Virginia middle school, no injuries reported

Katelyn Caralle · March 13, 2018 5:39 pm

President Trump listens during a meeting with state and local officials to discuss school safety. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Let’s hope Kim Jong Un isn’t following Trump’s flip-flop on guns

Tom Rogan · March 13, 2018 2:28 pm

A better data policing effort on both sides will make for a more sober debate with more promising outcomes. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Lies, damned lies, and statistics about guns

Ross Marchand · March 13, 2018 5:01 am

In this screenshot from Defense Distributed's YouTube channel, a firearm made by the Ghost Gunner auto-milling machine is displayed. Defense Distributed's founder, Cody Wilson, says sales doubled in February after the Valentine's Day massacre at a Florida high school, where 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz stands accused of murdering 17 people with an AR-15. (Screenshot)

After Parkland, a surge in make-your-own AR-15 rifles

Steven Nelson · March 13, 2018 4:01 am

Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-Texas, has so far been outpacing Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, in fundraising by as much as three times. (AP)

Beltway Confidential

Ted Cruz’s challenger revels in ignorance, may not actually be a serious candidate

Becket Adams · March 13, 2018 12:06 am

The scope of the new measures is vast and includes a big push by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to improve the reporting of information by state and and local jurisdictions. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Justice Department pushes for better reporting to gun background check system following string of mass shootings

Kelly Cohen · March 13, 2018 12:00 am

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks during a daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C.

White House defends piecemeal approach to school safety, guns

Gabby Morrongiello · March 12, 2018 8:06 pm