Gun-Control Group Says NRA School Safety Grant Program Has Fizzled
At a news conference after a gunman shot and killed 26 people – 20 of them children – in Newtown, Ct., the National Rifle Association...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 13, 2022
- 2 min
Court Allows NY To Restrict Carrying Firearms on Private Property
A federal appeals court on Monday allowed New York to restrict the carrying of firearms on private property, according to Reuters. The...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 7, 2022
- 2 min
Judge Delays Oregon's Tough Voter-Approved Gun Law
A ruling by a state judge placed Oregon’s tough voter-approved gun law on hold late Tuesday, hours after a federal court judge allowed...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 6, 2022
- 2 min
Mayors Urge Senate to Pass Gun Safety Legislation; Outlook Dim
Nearly 70 mayors from cities that have experienced a mass shooting asked Senate leaders on Monday to pass gun safety legislation. The...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 5, 2022
- 2 min
Judges Accused Of Making Up New Gun Rules As They Go Along
Democratic-led states where gun restrictions were upended by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling are pushing ahead with new measures to ban...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 1, 2022
- 2 min
OR Tough Gun Control Law May Be Held Up In Court
Midterm voters in Oregon narrowly passed one of the toughest gun control laws in the nation, buoying the hopes of gun control supporters....
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 30, 2022
- 2 min
U.S. Gun Death Rate Hits Highest Level In Nearly Three Decades
The U.S. gun death rate last year hit its highest mark in nearly three decades, and the rate among women has been growing faster than...
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 27, 2022
- 1 min
Murphy Suggests Federal Aid Cuts To Counties Not Enforcing Gun Laws
Senate Democrats don’t have the 60 votes needed to advance an assault weapons ban, but Congress may take some action on guns in its next...
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 25, 2022
- 1 min
Biden Will Seek New Ban on Assault Rifles In Lame-Duck Session
President Biden will seek Congressional approval of a bill to ban assault rifles during the lame-duck session in the next few weeks...
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 25, 2022
- 2 min
Sharp Increase Found in Americans Carrying Handguns For Self-Defense
An estimated six million U.S. adults carried a loaded handgun with them daily in 2019, double the number who said they carried a gun...
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 24, 2022
- 2 min
Could Red-Flag Law Have Prevented Colorado Springs Massacre?
Seven years after his son, Alex, was killed in a mass shooting at an Aurora, Co., theater, Colorado Rep. Tom Sullivan helped enact a...
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 23, 2022
- 2 min
Students and Teachers Get Training to Triage Gunshot Victims
After 17 students and teachers were shot dead at a Florida school 23 miles from her hometown, Ashley Freeland raised $15,000 to outfit...
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 17, 2022
- 2 min
Questions Raised About Missed Signals Before UVA Shootings
Community members and a lawyer for one of the victims in the triple murder of University of Virginia football players are questioning why...
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 15, 2022
- 2 min
Delays Likely After OR Voters Narrowly OK Gun Control Measure
Supporters of Oregon’s gun control Measure 114 declared victory, but delays in implementation are likely with rule-making uncertainty....
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 11, 2022
- 2 min
Can PSAs Work For Gun Control As They Did To Combat Cigarettes?
This year two commercials for the prevention of school shootings, one of which won an Emmy, were among the ensemble of nominees of...
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 8, 2022
- 1 min
Federal Judge Blocks New York Law Restricting Concealed Gun Carrying
A federal judge issued a second ruling against New York’s new gun-control law and blocked its prohibitions on carrying concealed firearms...