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Published
September 6, 2024

Security alerts at Apalachee helped save lives, officials say

But many questions still remain about whether more could have been done to prevent the shooting.
Published
September 6, 2024

JD Vance calls reality of school shootings a bleak ‘fact of life’

Following the Apalachee High School killings in Georgia, the Republican vice-presidential nominee said schools must beef up security but rebuffed stricter gun laws.
Published
September 6, 2024

Georgia school shooting suspect and father appear in court for first time

Colt Gray, 14, appeared before a judge hours after his father was arrested and charged in the case. His father Colin appeared in court minutes after the son.
Published
September 6, 2024

Georgia school shooting stirs debate about safe storage laws for guns

The Georgia school shooting marked the 30th mass killing in the U.S. so far this year.
Published
August 29, 2024

Watch: Lewiston’s plan to reduce gun violence: More cops, cameras, conversation and court support

The plan includes putting more law enforcement on the streets, pursuing legislation to help the judicial system, and more community engagement.

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Published
August 24, 2024

Gun violence forum canceled in wake of Friday shootings

After two back-to-back shootings Friday night near a back to school event at Mike McGraw Park, a gun violence forum scheduled for the next morning was canceled.
Published
August 11, 2024

U.S. surgeon general was warned by his mom to avoid politics, but he jumped into the fray anyway

Nominated by Obama as surgeon general, Murthy made comments calling guns a health care issue, something that delayed his confirmation until late 2014.
Published
July 21, 2024

A 20-year-old’s perplexing place in the catalog of American gunmen

His still-evolving portrait evokes the profile of a mass shooter, at least one of whom he researched. But Thomas Crooks wasn’t a mass shooter.
Published
July 14, 2024

As Trump heads to GOP convention, 2 parties adjust to a changed campaign

Saturday's shooting adds a new layer of darkness and unpredictability to an already extraordinary contest between President Biden and his predecessor.
Published
June 25, 2024

More than 500 people have been charged under the gun safety law Biden signed

Enhanced background checks under the new law have stopped roughly 800 sales of firearms to people under age 21 who would be prohibited from buying them.