Topic: Guns

When a family member gets diagnosed with dementia, gun-rights advocates have a difficult choice ahead of them.

The state is looking to expand its school marshal program, which allows teachers to carry firearms in case of an active shooter, causing some students to worry about their safety.

Booker's proposal includes a gun licensing program, an assault weapons ban, and more support for victims and communities of gun violence.

Skippy Thomas, a member of the National Rifle Association, takes a selfie with President Donald Trump in the background during the NRA's annual meeting at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, on April 26th, 2019.

It is both the technology and the symbolism of a gun that can encourage someone to shoot.

A new study finds that older Americans with risk factors for harming themselves or others don't seem to be any less likely to have access to firearms than anyone else their age.

Some teachers have reported being shot with pellet guns and experiencing ongoing trauma after the drills, yet the effectiveness of the training is unproven.

Extreme risk protection orders have worked at the state level.

New research finds several state-level statutes are linked to homicide rates, including universal background checks.

Guests and members of the public look on during a National Remembrance Service at Waitangi Park on March 29th, 2019, in Wellington, New Zealand.

The Republican-controlled Senate on Tuesday held a hearing about extreme risk protection orders, which are supposed to prevent pre-planned mass violence and firearm suicides.

Advocates have raised concerns that this approach can stigmatize people with mental illness as if they're inherently violent.

The recent Parkland student suicides call attention to the long-term effects of school shootings on mental health, academic performance, and economic achievement.

Communities across continents held vigils, protests, moments of silence, and prayer services.

The Christchurch shooting continues a global pattern: Around the world, the majority of victims of terrorist attacks are Muslim.

Students gather at a gun control rally at the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on March 14th, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Funeral cars carrying bodies leave the public school where two former students opened fire on March 13th, 2019, in Suzano, Brazil.

Second Amendment sanctuary counties are coming to liberal states, like New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington.

Twenty-six Democrats in the House joined Republicans to pass a provision requiring that vendors notify ICE when background checks reveal gun applicants to be undocumented.