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Illinois Passed a Sweeping Ban on High-Powered Guns. Now Come the Lawsuits.
Democrats say the new law, the most extensive firearm ban in the Midwest, will save lives, but gun rights supporters…
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6-Year-Old Accused of Shooting Teacher in Virginia Has ‘Acute Disability,’ Family Says
The child had previously been accompanied by a parent every day in school, but that stopped the week of the…
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A Florida School Received a Threat. Did a Red Flag Law Prevent a Shooting?
Judges in 19 states and the District of Columbia are issuing orders to keep guns out of the hands of…
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After 6-Year-Old Is Accused in School Shooting, Many Questions and a Murky Legal Path
The teacher who was shot was in stable condition on Saturday, the police said, but details surrounding the gun remained…
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The Toll of Capturing El Chapo’s Son: 10 Soldiers, 19 Cartel Members Dead
After troops arrested a son of the notorious drug lord known as El Chapo, cartel gunmen tried to free him,…
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One City Is Trying a New Approach to Stem Gun Violence
Recent mass shootings have spurred renewed calls from President Biden for a national assault weapons ban. Sensibly so. But for…
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Health
Homicides of Children Soared in the Pandemic’s First Year
Killings of children and teenagers under 18 increased sharply in 2020, federal researchers reported. Black communities were disproportionately affected.
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Father of Accused Highland Park Gunman Charged in Connection With Shooting
Robert Crimo Jr., whose son is accused of killing seven people at this year’s Fourth of July parade in Highland…
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New Federal Rule Has Done Little to Stem Spread of ‘Ghost Guns’
Sellers of key components of the untraceable homemade firearms have been interpreting the rule in the narrowest possible way.
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Travel
New York’s New Gun Law Remains Intact for Now After Appeals Court Ruling
A three-judge panel temporarily halted a lower court’s ruling blocking a section of the law, the third such stay the…