A sea of flowers and candles has formed in front of the Star Ballroom Dance Studio after one of several recent mass shootings across the country.
Attorneys for gun dealers argued that their clients are "risking everything to try to stay in business" amid new laws for safety requirements.
| Maura Sirianni
The agency reported that it confiscated 6,542 firearms in 2022. That's an increase of 570 firearms over 2021.
| Scripps News Staff
There’s still a lot more that needs to be looked at and perfected before introducing smart guns to the world.
The artificial intelligence program can alert schools immediately when a weapon is detected.
Illinois' state ban on semiautomatic weapons is only a few days old. Legal challenges are in the works.
The ban covers dozens of types of rifles and handguns, .50-caliber guns and attachments, and it puts limits on rounds rifles and handguns can hold.
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A new report found New York City taxpayers have paid nearly $40 million to treat gunshot wounds in the city's hospitals.
2022 saw a record number of people under 18 years old killed, but some cities have reported a drop in homicides.
Those arrested are two 18-year-olds and three 17-year-olds, all male.
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Newsy's Sam Eaton visited the memorial to those killed at Sandy Hook Elementary and helps share how and why it came to be.
The law requires a permit, background check, fingerprinting and hands-on training for new firearms buyers. It also bans magazines over 10 rounds.
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Over half of voters say they want to see nationwide gun policy made stricter, according to an Associated Press survey.
The DOJ's new Bureau of Justice Statistics director tells Newsy U.S. crime is mostly flat, but some violent crimes are spiking.
| Mark Greenblatt and Amy Fan and Carrie Cochran
Newsy found Colorado's red flag law was not applied to the Club Q shooting suspect, even after he made an earlier bomb threat.
Ethan Crumbley's lawyers believe he can be rehabilitated in prison, while prosecutors say life in prison is "appropriate in this case."
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Researchers say featuring gun safety measures instead of violence on screen could change how media contributes to real-world behaviors.
Some victims' relatives were given a private tour of the grounds.
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Sheriffs and prosecutors in some areas are choosing not to enforce certain state laws like new gun regulations, or prosecute for abortion ban cases.
| Daniel Grossman
The gunman left behind a handwritten note offering his explanation for the shooting Monday at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School.
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The shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School injured six people and left three others dead — including the gunman.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
A lawyer for the Sandy Hook families says they will oppose Jones' request.
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More than $250 million in federal grant funding is now available to states looking to implement extreme risk protection orders, or Red Flag Laws.
A suspect was taken into custody Thursday before 10 p.m. Police haven't announced a motive or their identity.
The gunfire broke out around 5 p.m. Thursday along the Neuse River Greenway in a residential area northeast of downtown Raleigh.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
A Newsy investigation examines how red flag laws work and why hundreds of people are being told to give up their guns.
School leaders also put two members of the district police department on administrative leave.
| Scripps News Staff and AP
The increase in Asian American hate during the pandemic has motivated many in the Asian American community to purchase guns.
A seven-man, five-woman jury will decide whether Nikolas Cruz is sentenced to death or life without parole.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
The payment networks said they would adopt the International Organization for Standardization's new merchant code for gun store sales.
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Aaron Stark discusses his emotions and circumstances that drove him to buy a gun and nearly go on a rampage at 16 years old.
Visa, American Express and Mastercard will separate gun and ammunition purchases from others in records.
Visa’s adoption is significant as the largest payment network, and will likely add pressure for Mastercard and American Express to adopt the code.
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CDC data shows a spike in gun violence since the pandemic, with gun-related homicides increasing across the country in metro and rural areas.
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