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Two shootings, two different responses — Maine restricts guns while Iowa arms teachers
State lawmakers are taking very different approaches to public safety following high-profile shootings.
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What was the ‘gun show loophole'?
The Justice Department announced in April that it was closing the ‘gun show loophole.’ Here’s what you need to know.
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Biden administration's new rule expands background checks to close ‘gun show loophole'
Thousands more firearms dealers across the U.S. will have to run background checks on buyers when selling at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores.
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Tennessee Senate advances bill to arm teachers a year after deadly Nashville school shooting
Republican lawmakers in Tennessee have cleared a significant hurdle toward permitting certain trained teachers and faculty who haven’t worked in law enforcement carry handguns on school grounds.
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Former assistant principal charged with child neglect in case of 6-year-old boy who shot teacher
A former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school has been indicted on eight felony counts of child neglect in the case of a 6-year-old boy who shot and wounded his first-grade teacher in Newport News last year.
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Michigan school shooter's parents sentenced to at least 10 years in prison
The parents of a Michigan school shooter have each been sentenced to at least 10 years in prison for failing to take steps that could have prevented the killing of four students in 2021. Jennifer and James Crumbley are the first parents convicted in a U.S. mass school shooting.
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Shooting in Nashville restaurant kills 1 man and injures 5 others
Police say a man was killed and five other people were injured during a shooting inside a Nashville, Tennessee, restaurant.
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2 women shot at day care in Virginia with 70 kids inside
Two women were shot inside a KinderCare day care center in Springfield, Virginia, on Wednesday. Potentially saving lives, one of the victims refused to let the shooter enter, authorities say.
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Community holds gun violence prevention forum in Southeast San Diego
Former gang members and a professor from the University of San Diego hosted a community forum at the Charity Apostolic Church to talk about the ways gun violence is impacting San Diego.
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Children unintentionally shot and killed at least 157 people last year, Everytown says
In many cases, the children shot themselves, while others killed siblings or friends, according to the gun control advocacy group.
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‘Season of Peace' events aims to reduce gun violence in San Diego County
County and city leaders are collaborating with local advocates to reduce gun violence and violent crime.
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San Diego leaders meet for gun violence town hall
Elected officials, peace advocates and community members gathered to discuss solution to gun violence in the city, NBC 7’s Dave Summers reports.
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88-year-old Air Force veteran shot and killed in Philadelphia
Loved ones are mourning an elderly Air Force veteran who was shot and killed inside an SUV in West Philadelphia on Tuesday.
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Victim slain in El Cajon dental office shooting ID'd as 28-year-old dentist
San Diego County officials on Friday released the identification of the man killed in Thursday’s dental office shooting as 28-year-old Dr. Benjamin Ariel Harouni.
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Police ID victim slain in El Cajon dental office shooting
The Chabad of Downtown said the 28-year-old victim lived a life of service and had just graduated dentistry school to join the family business, NBC 7’s Jackie Crea reports.
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Waffle House shooting in Indianapolis leaves 1 dead and 5 injured
A shooting at a Waffle House restaurant in Indianapolis early Monday morning killed one person and wounded five others, police said.
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Ex-Trump administration official dies after being shot during attempted carjacking in D.C.
A second man has died after he was shot during an 11-hour crime spree across D.C. and Prince George’s County, Maryland, his family announced Saturday.
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Jill Biden tells school principals ‘enough is enough' while promoting a gun safety initiative
Jill Biden on Thursday declared that “enough is enough” as she did her part to encourage school leaders to promote storing firearms safely to help protect children.
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Victims of gun violence honored at vigil in Mission Hills
A vigil was held at Mission Hills United Methodist Church on Saturday afternoon to honor the thousands of lives lost to gun violence.
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Victims of gun violence honored at vigil
Local leaders and gun violence advocates shared a moment of silence for those lost to gun violence. NBC 7’s Jeanette Quezada has the story.