Gun violence

Teacher unions: Children terrified by active shooter drills

HARTFORD, Conn. — The nation's two largest teachers unions want schools to revise or eliminate active shooter drills, asserting Tuesday that they can...
21:56 11 February 2022

Parkland dad apologizes for State of the Union outburst

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The father of a student killed in the 2018 Florida high school massacre apologized Wednesday for disrupting President Donald T...
20:06 5 February 2022

Pro-gun rally by thousands in Virginia ends peacefully

RICHMOND, Va. — Tens of thousands of gun-rights activists from around the country rallied peacefully at the Virginia Capitol on Monday to protest plan...
22:09 20 January 2022

Spending deal ends two-decade freeze on gun safety research

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan deal on a government spending bill would for the first time in two decades provide money for federal research on gun safety....
20:37 16 December 2021

‘We’re going to be everywhere:’ Inside Bloomberg’s 2020 plan

AURORA, Colo. — For any other candidate, a crowd of just 38 voters at a high-profile policy announcement might be cause for panic. But Michael Bloombe...
16:11 6 December 2021

Bloomberg gun plan: Permits, assault weapon ban, age limits

AURORA, Colo. — Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg unveiled a gun control policy on Thursday just steps from the site of one of Color...
20:31 5 December 2021

State of Sandy Hook shooting takes steps to divest from guns

HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut’s treasurer, who oversees $37 billion in public pension funds, announced plans Tuesday to reallocate $30 million worth o...
18:42 3 December 2021