Texas jury orders American conspiracy theorist to pay punitive damages for falsely claiming the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary shooting – in which 20 children and six educators were killed – was "staged" by gun control activists.
Bill will go to Republican-majority Senate where it is expected to fail as Republicans see such a restriction as going against the constitutional right to bear arms.
US police hail citizen who overheard and reported a conversation indicating an attack was being planned on an Independence Day celebration in southeastern Richmond city, leading to two arrests and seizure of multiple guns.
The ruling, which comes as the country grapples with a shocking surge in gun crime, overturns a New York law that required person to prove legitimate needs to receive a gun permit.
About 200 Hollywood figures sign letter –– shared by Brady Campaign, a gun control nonprofit –– asking writers, directors and producers "to be mindful of on-screen gun violence and model gun safety best practices."
Shooting in Smithsburg town of the Mid-Atlantic state leaves at least three people dead and a trooper wounded, officials say.
Legislation has almost no chance of becoming law as the Senate pursues negotiations focused on improving mental health programmes, bolstering school security and enhancing background checks.
Governor of northeastern US state signs a packet of 10 gun control bills into law, setting new limits on buying assault-style weapons and body armour, among other measures, in the wake of mass shootings in America.
Police are investigating the latest US mass shootings to hit Philadelphia and Chattanooga, Tennessee, leaving at least six people dead and 25 others injured.
A man shot two females to death and then apparently killed himself, with the sheriff's office not giving immediate details about what led to the assault.
Government introduces legislation to implement a "national freeze" on the sale and purchase of handguns as part of a gun control package that would also limit magazine capacities and ban some toys that look like guns.
"You couldn't buy a cannon when the Second Amendment was passed. You couldn't go out and buy a lot of weapons," says President Biden, hoping to see some bipartisan support over gun culture in US.
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