Students injured when Monterey County teacher accidentally fires handgun in class A teacher injured three students Tuesday when he accidentally fired a gun inside a Seaside High School classroom, according to reports. The teacher was identified as Dennis Alexander, a reserve police officer for the Sand City Police Department and […]
gun control
Bucking the NRA, Florida governor signs landmark gun control legislation Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed a sweeping $400-million school safety bill on Friday, enacting significant gun control measures in the state for the first time since the GOP took control of the Legislature more than two decades ago. But the […]
Melania Trump meets with Parkland shooting survivor at White House First Lady Melania Trump on Thursday met with a survivor of the Parkland, Fla., high school shooting during his visit to Capitol Hill. “Heartened to see children affected by tragedy using their voices to try and create change. Wonderful to […]
Former student indicted on 17 counts of murder in Florida school shooting A Florida grand jury formally indicted Nikolas Cruz on Wednesday on 17 counts of premeditated murder in the first degree and 17 counts of attempted murder in the first degree for last month’s shooting spree at a high […]
Florida House Passes Gun Control Bill, Defying N.R.A. Florida lawmakers gave final passage to a $400 million gun control and school safety bill on Wednesday in defiance of the National Rifle Association, which opposed the legislation’s firearm restrictions. The bipartisan vote came three weeks after a gunman killed 17 people […]
Trump Stuns Lawmakers With Seeming Embrace of Gun Control President Trump stunned Republicans on live television Wednesday by embracing gun control and urging a group of lawmakers at the White House to resurrect gun safety legislation that has been opposed for years by the powerful National Rifle Association and the […]
Trump Says He Would Have Rushed in Unarmed to Stop School Shooting President Trump asserted Monday that he would have rushed in to save the students and teachers of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School from a gunman with an assault weapon, even if he was unarmed at the time of […]
Trump’s Approval Rating Plunges Back To His Worst With Two New Polls Donald Trump’s approval rating has slumped again to match the lowest of his presidency, according to two new polls. The surveys were conducted amid mounting activism for gun control and security clearance problems in the White House. Support […]
Sheriff faces mounting criticism over Florida school massacre A Florida sheriff came under mounting criticism on Sunday for his deputies’ response to this month’s deadly high school shooting and potential warning signs as dozens of state lawmakers called for his ouster and the governor ordered an independent inquiry. Broward County […]
What Explains U.S. Mass Shootings? International Comparisons Suggest an Answer When the world looks at the United States, it sees a land of exceptions: a time-tested if noisy democracy, a crusader in foreign policy, an exporter of beloved music and film. But there is one quirk that consistently puzzles America’s […]
