Gun Laws
Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from gun laws, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 945 stories have been published about gun laws which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from gun laws, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 945 stories have been published about gun laws which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
Top Gun Laws 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
US & Canada · Fort LauderdaleJurors will be told not to talk to anyone about what they have seen, heard or thought. The order is not unusual; it is issued at all trials to ensure jurors' opinions aren't influenced by outsiders. Neither Florida nor Broward County courts provide juries with post-trial counseling.See the Story
Parkland jurors must manage trial stress on their own
73% Center coverage: 19 sources
Parade · ChicagoLiam Hendriks: 'I think the access to the weaponry that is being kind of used in these things is &. Something needs to be done' White Sox manager Tony La Russa: 'It's almost daily' The White Sox issued a statement stating the team consulted with Major League Baseball before deciding to play, although planned postgame fireworks were cancelled.See the Story
Liam Hendriks calls out gun laws after Highland Park shootings. ‘The access to the weaponry ... totally needs to change,’ Chicago White Sox closer says.
67% Right coverage: 9 sources
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Gun Laws · New JerseyNew Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed seven new bills into law aimed at curtailing gun violence. One measure requires safety training to get a firearm purchasers permit. Another bans .50-caliber weapons. Murphy signed the bills in the wake of a fatal Independence Day shooting in Illinois.See the Story
Governor Phil Murphy signs 7 new bills aimed at tightening gun laws in New Jersey
Coverage: 4 sources
Larry Hogan · MarylandMaryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) announced on Twitter that police are to stop enforcing the good and substantial reason standard for wear and carry permits. Hogan said the court’s ruling meant the Maryland language would not hold up. The announcement comes amid a gun-violence wrought Fourth of July in America.See the Story
After court ruling, Maryland broadens concealed-gun permits
75% Center coverage: 4 sources
Gun Laws · IllinoisIllinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the Founding Fathers would never have approved of today's gun laws. "There is no better day and no better time" to talk about gun control, he said. He called gun violence in the US a "uniquely American plague"See the Story
Illinois Gov. Pritzker says the Founding Fathers wouldn't have approved of today's gun laws since they 'carried muskets, not assault weapons'
67% Right coverage: 3 sources
Parade · IllinoisDays after a rooftop gunman killed seven people at a parade, attention has turned to how the assailant obtained multiple guns and whether the laws on Illinois books could have prevented the Independence Day massacre.Illinois gun laws are generally praised by gun-control advocates as tougher than in most states. But they did not stop Robert E. Crimo III from carrying out the attack in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park.See the Story
EXPLAINER: Should red-flag law have stopped parade shooting?
100% Center coverage: 3 sources
Gun Laws · CaliforniaCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a pair of bills that he said would help protect Californians, especially kids, from rising rates of gun violence. One bill tightens restrictions on so-calledghost guns; another would hold companies liable for marketing certain firearms to minors. Gun Owners of California says he believes both laws will be overturned under the higher standard for gun rights established by the Supreme Court.See the Story
More mass shootings, more gun laws coming to California
Coverage: 2 sources
Gun Laws · East SyracuseFollowing a shooting of two police officers at a Fourth of July celebration, Jim Kenney said he looks forward to no longer being Philly’s mayor. The comments drew criticism but also some understanding from residents. NBC10’s Brian Sheehan reports.See the Story
Mixed Reactions From Residents After Kenney Says He Wants Out
Coverage: 2 sources
Gun LawsDays before a mass shooting in Sacramento left four men injured and one dead on July 4, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two new gun-control bills into law.See the Story
Sacramento mass shooting came days after Newsom signed two more gun laws
100% Right coverage: 1 sources
InternationalGun violence prevails with frightening regularity as long as high-powered firearms are available, Alex Woodward reportsSee the Story
Highland Park mass shooting reveals deadly gaps in America’s patchwork of gun laws
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
