Gun Control
A Florida School Received a Threat. Did a Red Flag Law Prevent a Shooting?
The requests were granted. But the results of the search were not what the detective expected. Memories of Parkland Nationally, more than 20,000 petitions for extreme risk protection orders were filed from 1999 to 2021, according to data collected by Everytown for Gun Safety, an advocacy group. A vast majority of those petitions — more […]
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Justice Dept. Cracks Down on Firearm Accessories in Bid to Bolster Gun Safety
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said on Friday that it would crack down on the sale of firearm accessories used to convert short-barreled semiautomatic weapons into long rifles, part of a stepped-up effort to address mass shootings. A final rule released by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will require about three million […]
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House Passes Assault Weapons Ban That Is Doomed in Senate
WASHINGTON — Responding to a string of mass shootings, a divided House passed a ban on assault weapons on Friday, moving over the near-unanimous opposition of Republicans to reinstate a prohibition that expired nearly two decades ago. Speaker Nancy Pelosi described the measure, which passed 217 to 213, as a “crucial step in our ongoing […]
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Assault Weapons Makers Pulled In Over $1 Billion as Violence Surged, Report Says
The report showed that, as the country has struggled to cope with an epidemic of gun violence that has plagued schools, churches, supermarkets, concerts and shopping malls, firearms manufacturers have been enjoying ballooning proceeds from the sale of the weapons used to carry out mass shootings. Daniel Defense’s revenue from AR-15-style rifles tripled from 2019 […]
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After Recent Turmoil, the Race for Texas Governor Is Tightening
SUGAR LAND, Texas — One of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history. The revival of a 1920s ban on abortion. The country’s worst episode of migrant death in recent memory. And an electrical grid, which failed during bitter cold, now straining under soaring heat. The unrelenting succession of death and difficulty facing Texans over […]
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Surrounded by Survivors of Gun Violence, Biden Calls for More Action
WASHINGTON — President Biden welcomed hundreds of survivors and family members of victims of mass shootings to the White House on Monday to promote newly enacted bipartisan gun legislation, an event that showcased both the president’s desire to push for even more restrictive gun control measures and the political limitations that have held him back. […]
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Assassination of Shinzo Abe Shatters Image of Gun-Free Japan
The assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a campaign rally in western Japan was especially hard to fathom because it involved a gun — a type of crime that is extremely rare in a country with some of the most stringent laws on buying and owning firearms. Gun violence is almost unheard-of in […]
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Spurred by the Supreme Court, a Nation Divides Along a Red-Blue Axis
As the political divide between the states becomes more pronounced, what political scientists call “sorting” may accelerate. The conservative Illinois billionaire Kenneth Griffin announced last week that he had moved to Miami from Chicago, and would take Citadel, his hedge fund, with him. He told his employees that Florida offered a better corporate environment. At […]
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For Gun Violence Researchers, Bipartisan Bill Is a ‘Glass Half Full’
Dr. Rosenberg argued that gun violence prevention and gun rights are not at odds with each other. It is possible, he said, to come up with policies that protect both the rights of gun owners and public health. Dr. Swanson believes red flag laws are just such a policy. The push for them has been […]
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