Us Gun Shooting

An epidemic we can control: McConaughey on school carnage in his hometown

The 18-year-old gunman, armed with assault rifles and wearing body armour, opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde

Conspiracy theories, misinformation swirl around Texas school shooting

In some cases, misinformation about mass shootings or other events are spread by well-intentioned social media users trying to be helpful

19 children, two adults killed in Texas elementary school massacre

18-year-old opens fire in elementary school, is shot dead

UN chief shocked by mass shooting in Texas elementary school that killed 21

UN chief Antonio Guterres was deeply shocked and saddened by the heinous mass shooting in an elementary school in Texas, the US, said his spokesman

'We need to have courage to take action': Harris on Texas school shooting

In an emotional address following the school shooting incident in Texas, the US Vice President Kamala Harris condemned the attack while calling for "action and taking a stand"

A list of some of the deadliest shootings in US schools since 1999

Until the massacre at Colorado's Columbine High School in 1999, the number of dead tended to be in the single digits but since then, the number of school shootings have killed 10 or more

18 children, 3 adults shot dead in Texas school shooting; several critical

The deceased children are in the second, third and fourth grades - aged between 7 years and 10 years

We have to act, says Biden after Texas school shooting leaves 21 dead

President Joe Biden delivered an emotional call for new restrictions on firearms after a gunman opened fire at a Texas elementary school on Tuesday.

Biden urges unity to stem racial hate after Buffalo supermarket shooting

A white gunman in military gear attacked shoppers and workers at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, on Saturday, killing 10 people

10 killed in shooting in New York's Buffalo supermarket, suspect arraigned

Police officials said the 18-year-old gunman, who is white, was wearing body armour and military-style clothing when he pulled up and opened fire at people

Texas rabbi says he, two other hostages escaped synagogue standoff

The rabbi of a Texas synagogue where a gunman took hostages during livestreamed services said he threw a chair at his captor before escaping with two others after an hourslong standoff

Poorer US counties likely face higher risk of gun-related deaths among kids

US counties with high poverty rates are likely to face a higher risk of firearm-related deaths among children and young adults, according to a new study

Court upholds Donald Trump administration's ban of gun bump stocks

A court in New Orleans is the latest to uphold a federal ban on bump stocks devices attached to semiautomatic firearms so that a shooter can fire multiple rounds with a single trigger pull.

Parents of teen, accused of killing 4, charged in Michigan school shooting

The parents of a teen accused of killing four students at a Michigan high school were charged with involuntary manslaughter

Joe Biden targets law-breaking US gun dealers in anti-crime plan

President Joe Biden announced new efforts to stem a rising national tide of violent crime, declaring the federal government is taking on the bad actors doing bad things to our communities

US: Vigil, 'peace walk' in Chicago after 13-year-old boy shot by a police

People gathered around Chicago on Sunday to remember a 13-year-old boy fatally shot by a police officer and to call for changes in policing and an end to gun violence

US: Gunman kills 5 workers at Milwaukee brewery before taking own life

The assailant who attacked the Molson Coors complex on Wednesday was identified as a 51-year-old Milwaukee man who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound

Mass shootings in America: Here are five things you need to know about them

Mass shootings also took place in 25 other wealthy nations between 1983 and 2013, but the number of mass shootings in the United States far surpasses that of any other country