Guns in America

Partygoers knew the 21-year-old suspect and identified him to police after officers responded to calls of an active shooter at a residence early Saturday.

The decision comes after months of hearings over the shooter's journals in the wake of the deadly shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville in March 2023.

Nearly every day, a child unintentionally fires a gun and injures or kills someone. It's one of the most preventable forms of gun violence — but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to solve.

Police said the neighbor, Billy Booth, 74, had had a run-in with the family in May.

Gun rights advocates say the law barring AR-15s and similar weapons violates their right to bear arms under the Constitution’s Second Amendment.

Members of the Karen population have rallied together in outrage and sadness since Nyah Mway's death Friday night.

A spokesperson for the Indiana Republican said she "accidentally carried an empty handgun in her suitcase with no magazine or bullets."

As the new executive director of Community Justice, José Alfaro plans to center his work on the communities that are disproportionately affected by firearm violence.

Police said they found three people dead at the residence in Coweta County. A fourth person ran inside and was later found dead after a gunshot rang out.

A second officer was charged with 29 felony counts of abandoning or endangering a child during the response to the shooting at Robb Elementary.

Experts warn gun owners against simply stashing their firearms in closets or drawers or under mattresses, since children are naturally inclined to explore.