Tag: Mass Shootings

"My deepest condolences to the victims of the terrible shooting in Douglas County @DCSheriff, and their families. We love our police and law enforcement - God Bless them all! #LESM," the president tweeted. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

National Security

Trump sends ‘deepest condolences’ to deputies shot in Colorado mass shooting

Kelly Cohen · December 31, 2017 7:24 pm

Police intended to arrest the man for disorderly conduct after he became intoxicated at the hotel bar, but they found the weapons when they entered his room to gather his belongings. (Yi-Chin Lee /Houston Chronicle via AP)

National Security

Man arrested at Houston hotel had AR-15, shotgun, ammo in room above New Year’s Eve celebration

Mandy Mayfield · December 31, 2017 3:03 pm

Among the top 10 worst media blunders of 2017: ABC News' Brian Ross reported on Dec. 1 that former national security advisor Gen. Michael Flynn (pictured above) would testify that, as a candidate, Donald Trump directed him to make contact with the Russians. But the directive, which was about the incoming administration's foreign policy objectives, came after President Trump was elected. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

Here are the 10 worst media moments from 2017

Becket Adams · December 30, 2017 7:14 pm

The Department of Homeland Security has cited a number of recent incidents as reason for terminating the U.S. chain migration program. (iStock)

Homeland Security labels Pennsylvania shooting spree a ‘terror attack,’ slams chain migration

Kelly Cohen · December 24, 2017 3:14 pm

"I'd also like to, and I may get in trouble with other members of the committee, just say how insane it is that in the United States of America a civilian can go out and buy a semi-automatic assault rifle like an AR-15," Winslow said. (YouTube)

National Security

Pentagon nominee withdraws, stands by comments about ‘insane’ gun laws

Travis J. Tritten · December 21, 2017 5:21 pm

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., rode his scooter to the chamber for the final vote on the GOP tax bill. "Steve Scalise. He's braver than all of us. He's braver," President Trump said, praising the Louisiana Republican after the passage of the GOP tax bill. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

‘Hell of a way to lose weight’: Trump teases Steve Scalise over shooting injuries

Gabby Morrongiello · December 20, 2017 8:34 pm

In this Oct. 4, 2017, photo, a device called a "bump stock" is attached to a semi-automatic rifle. "I believe in responsible gun ownership, and I believe in common sense," Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin said in a statement. "That's why we've decided to do what our federal and state governments are either unable or unwilling to do and act by banning the use of bump stocks and trigger cranks in our city." (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

South Carolina capital city passes ordinance banning ‘bump stocks’

Melissa Quinn · December 20, 2017 7:40 pm

The real danger of mishandling "mass shooting" statistics is that it slows the process of understanding what we're dealing with as a nation. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Beltway Confidential

On 5th anniversary of Sandy Hook, media partisans trot out bogus gun stats

Becket Adams · December 14, 2017 11:41 pm

Sen. John McCain, Armed Services Committee chairman, said he was uncertain whether Winslow's nomination would eventually be reported by Armed Services to the full Senate for a confirmation vote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Senators ‘have concerns’ over Trump DoD pick who called US gun laws ‘insane’

Travis J. Tritten · December 7, 2017 7:11 pm

Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson told lawmakers that this failure was "not limited to this case," but said the Air Force was taking steps to prevent similar mistakes in the future. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

Air Force: New procedures in place after failure to report conviction of Texas church shooter

Kelly Cohen · December 6, 2017 4:34 pm

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., has said only broad legislation would be effective in outlawing "bump stocks" like the Las Vegas gunman used. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Dianne Feinstein rejects ATF review of bump stocks

Susan Ferrechio · December 5, 2017 11:46 pm

The report comes on the heels last month's deadly shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, that left 26 churchgoers dead and another 20 injured. The gunman, 26-year-old Devin Patrick Kelley, was prohibited from purchasing or possessing firearms due to a domestic violence conviction in a court-martial while serving in the Air Force. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

National Security

Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps failed to submit records to prevent gun purchases: Report

Kelly Cohen · December 5, 2017 5:14 pm