Tag: Mass Shootings

The bill, known as the "Fix NICS Act," would provide options to assist uploading required records, such as requesting federal agencies and states create plans to upload and verify criminal and mental health records that would prevent inappropriate purchasers from buying a weapon. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senators ‘super close’ to bipartisan gun control deal

Diana Stancy Correll · November 16, 2017 2:32 am

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley says the preliminary data indicate that as many as 20 percent of criminal convictions and dishonorable discharges have not been entered into the FBI's National Crime Information Center data base in recent years. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Army finds significant gaps in reporting of criminal records to civilian agencies

Jamie McIntyre · November 15, 2017 8:31 pm

Slide Fire told customers in an email Tuesday night that bump stocks are again for sale, but in limited quantities. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

House Democrats press for answers on NIH funding for gun violence research

Kimberly Leonard · November 14, 2017 10:03 pm

One student was wounded at the school and another child was shot while driving with a woman, who also was wounded. (Jim Schultz/The Record Searchlight via AP)

Gunman ‘randomly picking targets,’ including school, kills 4 in California

Associated Press · November 14, 2017 9:13 pm

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Washington Post are doing us all a world of wonder with this biting and nuanced commentary with their lame-brained anti-NRA political cartoons. (iStock)

Beltway Confidential

These anti-NRA cartoons are the laziest thing we’ve seen online this week

Becket Adams · November 13, 2017 11:17 pm

Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., has a plan to allow the Justice Department to intervene when officials believe that a dangerous person is close to obtaining firearms or explosives. (AP Andrew Harnik)

GOP lawmaker wants to keep guns from suspected terrorists

Joel Gehrke · November 13, 2017 5:01 am

"My purpose is to get people who respect the Second Amendment but can agree there are some limits to it, to sit in a room to develop policy I can pass on to the leadership in my legislature," Kasich said. (AP Photo/Gary Landers)

John Kasich: ‘Reasonable people’ in power need to come up with a gun control solution

Kyle Feldscher · November 12, 2017 3:46 pm

President Trump's nominee to lead the military healthcare system, Dean Winslow, has a history of being outspoken and taking political risks. (David B. Gleason / Wikimedia Commons)

Trump Pentagon nominee who called gun laws ‘insane’ has a history of being outspoken

Travis J. Tritten · November 11, 2017 5:01 am

Faith Hill and Tim McGraw said they knew many people attending the country music concert in Las Vegas where the gunman opened fire. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Tim McGraw: Gun control is ‘not about the Second Amendment,’ it’s about ‘common sense’

Joe Nuziale · November 10, 2017 7:12 pm

Thoughts and Prayers

The Editors · November 10, 2017 9:00 am

Joe Scarborough, co-host of MSNBC's "Morning Joe," said "next year may be the year of 'women voters and women candidates'" after Democrats scored major victories in elections this past Tuesday in races where so-called "identity politics" played a major role. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Media revitalized by Democratic election wins

Eddie Scarry · November 10, 2017 5:01 am

Giffords' organization is seeking records concerning Trump administration policies on concealed carry "reciprocity," gun silencers, "bump stock" gun attachments, and assault weapon exports. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump administration sued by gun control group founded by Gabby Giffords

Diana Stancy Correll · November 10, 2017 2:24 am