The Firearms Industry is the Last Public Health Problem Unaddressed by Policymakers The number of states where gun deaths outpace motor vehicle deaths has been growing steadily for the last 5 years. This fact correlates to the aggressive consumer push of the NRA...
921 deaths not involving self defense committed by concealed handgun permit holders since 2007. Americans are becoming numb to the outrageous number of gun deaths; even more alarming, the myth of “more guns equals less casualties” is taking hold in some...
The worst mass shooting in Plano, Texas’ history occured this week when a gunman barged into a cookout at the home of his estranged wife and killed seven people with an automatic weapon, his wife included. One of the two others who were wounded has died; police...
A student at Utah Valley University, in Orem, Utah, reported the accidental firing of a gun at a Taco Bell on campus. The student, who held a valid concealed carry permit, reached into his backpack and fired the gun by mistake; the bullet hit a table and a light, but...
Weeks after Georgia’s Campus-Carry Law went into effect, a Kennesaw State University student was robbed of his wallet and handgun on campus. It is not known at this time whether the victim had a valid concealed-gun license permit. Read the full story...
A school resource officer at Bay City Western High School in Auburn, Michigan, accidentally discharged his gun when he was alone in a room at the school. The bullet went through a wall and struck a teacher in the neck, fortunately the teacher was unharmed. The...
A student at Tarleton State, “licensed and trained to carry,” reported accidentally discharging his gun at a campus residence hall in September 2017. Fortunately, there were no inuries. Texas state law permits concealed handguns into most college buildings...
The shooter in the Orlando nightclub affair in 2015 used 30-round magazines, according to the officials at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). These magazines provided the ability to shoot many rounds of bullets without having to reload....
A married couple who opened fire on a holiday party in San Bernardino killed fourteen and injured 22 people. The pair used semiautomatic weapons and had thousands of rounds of ammunition, and high capacity magazines. Read more...
Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, in third bout with cancer, is resolute about his role.April 18, 2024
