Gun Control
Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from gun control, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 1,272 stories have been published about gun control which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from gun control, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 1,272 stories have been published about gun control which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
Top Gun Control News
US & Canada · WashingtonMost gun violence in America is related to seemingly ordinary disputes that spin out of control and someone goes for a gun. The United Nations estimates the U.S. homicide rate is three times that of Canada, five of France, 26 of Japan. According to some studies, there are more guns in America today than there are people.See the Story
Gun violence in America: A long list of forgotten victims
55% Center coverage: 31 sources
Parade · Highland ParkPresident Joe Biden has ordered all flags to be flown at half-staff on Tuesday. Biden tweeted on Monday calling the mass shooting "senseless" A person of interest, who has been identified as 21-year-old Robert E. Crimo III, was arrested about five miles north of the shooting scene.See the Story
Biden orders flags be lowered to honor victims of Highland Park shooting
61% Center coverage: 18 sources
Crime · IllinoisZoe Pawelczak says she saw at least one person shot dead. She and her father hid behind a dumpster for about an hour. Police are still searching for a suspect Monday afternoon. Authorities say someone opened fire from a roof as the parade passed nearby.See the Story
'People just falling and falling': Witnesses describe terror at Illinois parade shooting
86% Center coverage: 22 sources
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Parade · Highland ParkThe gunman who opened fire at a Fourth of July parade Monday morning in a Chicago suburb legally obtained the weapon used in the shooting, the city’s mayor said. The city has an assault weapons ban, “Today” reported.See the Story
Highland Park Mayor: Robert Crimo III’s weapon was ‘legally obtained’
50% Right coverage: 12 sources
US & Canada · PhiladelphiaTwo police officers were grazed by gunfire during the Fourth of July celebration in Philadelphia. Mayor Jim Kenney says he is "looking forward to not being mayor." Kenney called the shooter a nitwit, blaming the Second Amendment, the Republican-controlled state Legislature and the Supreme Court for the widespread availability of guns. Kenney later clarified on Twitter: "Our traditions cannot and will not be ruined by the scourge of gun violence"See the Story
Jim Kenney: 'I'll Be Happy' When I'm Not Philadelphia Mayor
47% Left coverage: 15 sources
US & Canada · Highland ParkIllinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker told the NRA to "leave us the hell alone" in the wake of a mass shooting that killed seven people in Chicago's Highland Park suburb. The NRA cited recent research from the nonprofit Crime Prevention Research Center, which found that 94% of mass public shootings occurred in gun-free zones.See the Story
Illinois governor tells NRA to ‘leave us the hell alone’
34% Center coverage: 6 sources
Parade · New YorkThe shooting at Highland Park's July 4 parade killed seven people. Victims included both Jews and non-Jews, in a reflection of the suburb's diversity. The Chicago suburb is home to a large Jewish community, including a substantial number of Israelis. A separate memorial service for Jacki Sundheim will take place Friday.See the Story
In Highland Park’s Jewish community, few are untouched by deadly mass shooting
Coverage: 2 sources
Gun Control · DeKalbWe know guns kill people. We know that high-powered military guns kill more people. We know that high-capacity guns kill even more people.Gun lobbyists pretend that “guns don’t kill people; people kill people.” They pretend they don’t know that high-powered weapons make any person a thousand times more deadly. They know the truth; they sacrifice lives for profit.See the Story
Letter: Candidates should support gun control
US & Canada · Highland ParkThe Independence Day shooting in Highland Park, Ill., has put the spotlight on loopholes in federal and state gun laws as well as a lack of robust implementation that limits their effectiveness in preventing gun violence. The 21-year-old man accused of shooting and killing seven people and wounding dozens more on Monday slipped past Illinois’s red flag laws and legally obtained a high-powered rifle similar to an AR-15, raisingSee the Story
What laws could have stopped the Highland Park shooting?
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
Gun Control · Grand RapidsFour of the five balloted Republican candidates for governor participated in the debate at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids.See the Story
GOP candidates for governor reject further gun control, despite rash of mass shootings
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Gun ControlIn this Nov. 18, 2003 file photo, John Hinckley Jr. arrives at U.S. District Court in Washington. A judge says Hinckley, who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan, will be allowed to leave a Washington mental hospital and live full-time in Virginia.See the Story
'Waiting periods are good': Would-be Reagan assassin shares opinion on gun control
100% Right coverage: 1 sources
