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On Tuesday, former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens published an op-ed in The New York Times calling for repealing the Second Amendment, banning civilian ownership of semi-automatic weapons, and raising the minimum age to buy a gun from 18 to 21 years old. Stevens was inspired to write his piece by the "March for Our Lives," which he praised as a uniquely impressive example of "civic engagement" that "demand[s] our respect."
Ohio Gov. John Kasich Monday spared a condemned killer who was set to die April 11 for fatally shooting a woman more than three decades ago during a robbery after questions were raised about discrepancies in the case and the fairness of the trial. The Republican governor's release said his decision followed the report and recommendation of the Ohio Parole Board, which voted 6-4 on March 16 in favor of clemency for death row inmate William Montgomery.
A condemned Missouri inmate faces a potentially "gruesome and painful" execution because of a rare medical condition that compromises the man's veins and causes multiple tumors in his head and throat, his attorney said Sunday. Russell Bucklew is scheduled to die by injection Tuesday evening for killing a former girlfriend's new boyfriend in 1996 in eastern Missouri.
Senator Maria Cantwell spoke on the Senate floor Wednesday in solidarity with students who are taking part in the nationwide school walkouts in support of reforms to combat gun violence. Mr. President, today in every corner of our country and across my state, Washington, countless students are taking part in a walkout in common support of reforms to combat gun violence.
Republican talking points on guns are misleading and absurd, especially the argument that Democrats have no constructive ideas to counter this violence. Students are right on gun control, and Republicans are dangerously wrong: Dianne Feinstein Republican talking points on guns are misleading and absurd, especially the argument that Democrats have no constructive ideas to counter this violence.
In the shadow of the Capitol, an emotional tribute to child victims of gun violence took an unorthodox format: Thousands of shoes. In the shadow of the Capitol, an emotional tribute to child victims of gun violence took an unorthodox format: Thousands of shoes.
Attendees raise their candles at a candlelight vigil for the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, in Parkland, Fla. An orphaned 19-year-old with a troubled past and his own AR-15 rifle was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder Thursday morning after being questioned for hours by state and federal authorities following the deadliest school shooting in the U.S. in five years.
The Trump administration said Saturday it has taken the first step in the regulatory process to ban bump stocks, likely setting the stage for long legal battles with gun manufacturers while the trigger devices remain on the market. The move was expected after President Donald Trump ordered the Justice Department to work toward a ban following the shooting deaths of 17 people at a Florida high school in February.
A condemned Ohio killer scheduled to die next month should be spared because of uncertainty about the case, including questions about when one of the victims was slain, his attorney told the state's parole board Thursday.
President Trump is holding a White House meeting to discuss video games and violence Thursday with the makers of such games as 'Doom' and 'Grand Theft Auto'. Trump to meet with video game makers on whether games cause violence President Trump is holding a White House meeting to discuss video games and violence Thursday with the makers of such games as 'Doom' and 'Grand Theft Auto'.
Trump, a Republican, cited the influence of video games after a 19-year-old gunman was accused of killing 17 people at a high school in Parkland, Florida and injuring more than a dozen others. "I'm hearing more and more people say the level of violence on video games is really shaping young people's thoughts," he said last month.
Trump, a Republican, cited the influence of video games after a 19-year-old gunman was accused of killing 17 people at a high school in Parkland, Florida and injuring more than a dozen others. "I'm hearing more and more people say the level of violence on video games is really shaping young people's thoughts," he said last month.
The U.S. House of Representatives will debate bipartisan legislation next week aimed at preventing violence at schools following the shooting deaths of 17 people at a Florida high school on Feb. 14, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said on Tuesday. McCarthy, the second most powerful Republican in the House, did not outline any other bills the chamber might consider that are urged by gun control groups, such as raising the minimum age for buying semi-automatic rifles or banning them altogether.
Nathaniel Cook, one of two brothers who admitted killing a 12-year-old girl during a string of murde... . FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2017, file photo, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.
One of two brothers who admitted stalking, raping and killing young women during a string of eight murders in the 1980s is close to walking out of prison. Nathaniel Cook confessed to three murders in all with his older brother, the ringleader who's serving two life sentences, but he has a good chance of being freed after serving 20 years.
A CNN poll released this week shows striking evidence of a shift in American attitudes toward mass shootings: Nearly two-thirds of adults now believe that mass shootings can be prevented, the first time since Columbine that a majority of Americans have felt that way. The survey suggests that the Parkland, Fla., shooting is changing public attitudes about gun violence in a way that other recent killings haven't.
President Donald Trump says he would have rushed, unarmed, into the Florida high school where a mass shooting was happening, if he had been there. Trump says, "You don't know until you're tested, but I think I really believe I'd run in there even if I didn't have a weapon, and I think most of the people in this room would have done that, too."
The bump stock, shown above in Orem, Utah, is a device when installed allows a semi-automatic to fire at a rapid rate much like a fully automatic gun. The bump stock, shown above in Orem, Utah, is a device when installed allows a semi-automatic to fire at a rapid rate much like a fully automatic gun.
The deadly shooting at a Florida high school came well after the deadlines to file new legislation in New Hampshire , but it is influencing debate on previously introduced bills and has spurred one lawmaker's longshot attempt to bring forward new proposals. At the end of Thursday's House session, Rep. Lee Oxenham, a Democrat from Plainfield, implored her colleagues to suspend the rules and consider new legislation.
During a meeting on school safety today, President Donald Trump pointed to mature content in video games and movies as a potential cause of youth violence. "I'm hearing more and more people say the level of violence on video games is really shaping young people's thoughts," said Trump .