Georgia Republican leader seeks changes after school shooting, but Democrats want more

Georgia school shooting suspect smuggled gun in backpack, investigators say

The boy was allowed to leave his classroom with his belongings before he returned and opened fire.

Georgia Republican leader seeks policy changes after latest school shooting but Democrats want more

ATLANTA — Georgia’s state House speaker says lawmakers in 2025 will consider new policies to foster student mental health, detect guns and encourage people to safely store guns after a school shooting killed four at a high school northeast of Atlanta. But Republican Jon Burns of Newington is stopping short of Democratic demands that include universal background checks, a mandate to safely lock up guns and a “red flag” lawletting the state tempor…

Georgia school shooting suspect kept gun in backpack, hid in bathroom before attack: GBI

The 14-year-old then went to the bathroom and hid from teachers, and later allegedly took out the rifle and started shooting, according to the GBI.

Georgia school shooting: Authorities reveal how suspect brought gun into building

Colt Gray, 14, was charged with shooting up Apalachee High School in Georgia last week after he brought a rifle in the school through his backpack, police said.

Investigators say teen smuggled assault rifle into Georgia school in backpack before shooting

The student accused of killing four people in a Georgia high school shooting rode the school bus that morning with a semiautomatic assault rifle concealed in his backpack, investigators confirmed Thursday.

Georgia school shooter hid an AR-15-style rifle in his backpack and left class with his bag the morning of the deadly rampage

The 14-year-old shooter who confessed to killing four people at Apalachee High School was allowed to leave his classroom with his belongings before returning with a rifle in his backpack, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Thursday.