Oregon focus of effort to expand background checks for guns
By JEFF BARNARD Fresh off a victory in Washington state, a leading gun control group backed by billionaire Michael Bloomberg is hoping to make Oregon its next prize in a…
Gun violence
Interview With Kansas City, Missouri Police Chief Darryl Forte
Police Chief Darryl Forte talks to What’s Up Kansas City about his role in the community, about what is being done to fight crime, and how we can reduce the…
POLICE: NEV. SCHOOL SHOOTER, 12, GOT GUN FROM HOME
By SCOTT SONNER This undated photo provided by Chandra Landsberry shows Sharon and Michael Landsberry. Police said Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, the student who wounded two classmates and killed Michael…
DESPITE GUN DEBATE, ATF STILL BOXED IN BY POLITICS
By ALICIA A. CALDWELL FILE – In this June 11, 2013, file photo B. Todd Jones of Minnesota, President Barack Obama’s nominee for director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,…
CHICAGO POLICE: ASSAULT-STYLE RIFLE — USED IN ATTACK
By CARLA K. JOHNSON and HERBERT G. MCCANN In this Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013, photo, a women becomes emotional near the scene of a shooting at Cornell Square Park in…
MO. LAWMAKERS DECIDING VETO OVERRIDE ON GUN BILL
By DAVID A. LIEB Participants applaud during a rally to override Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of a gun bill on the south lawn of the Missouri State Capital in Jefferson…
ZIMMERMAN, WIFE SAY THE OTHER WAS AGGRESSOR
By KYLE HIGHTOWER and MIKE SCHNEIDER In this June 24, 2013 file photo, George Zimmerman, left, arrives in Seminole circuit court, with his wife Shellie, in Sanford, Fla. Shellie Zimmerman…
OBAMA OFFERS NEW GUN CONTROL STEPS
By JOSH LEDERMAN FILE – In this April 17, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama puts his arm around former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords before speaking in the Rose Garden…