A 36-year-old West Texas man indiscriminately opened fire on pedestrians along a Texas highway on Saturday killing seven people and wounding at least 22.
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LANY Cancels Show at Liberty University Because of Falwell’s 2015 Comments about Guns
An indie-pop band has canceled a show at Liberty University over comments made by the school’s President about gun violence. LANY band member Paul Jason Klein said they would pull out of the show after a Twitter user alerted him to comments Jerry Falwell, Jr. made in the wake of the San Bernardino shooting in 2015.
Texas Passes Ten New Laws Loosening Gun Restrictions in Churches, on School Grounds
Just before the mass shootings that killed nearly two dozen people earlier this month, Texas passed 10 controversial laws loosening gun restrictions in the Lonestar State.
Trump Visits El Paso and Dayton, Shares the Need for Better Gun Control
President Donald Trump made trips to Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas this week to talk with the victims of the recent shootings.
Trump Lists 4 Ways to Stop Mass Shootings: ‘America Will Rise to the Challenge’
President Trump on Monday condemned bigotry and white supremacy and listed four ways to stop mass shootings in the wake of tragedies in Texas and Ohio that left 29 people dead.
Florida Governor Signs Bill Allowing Teachers to Carry Guns in Classrooms
Following the deadly STEM school shooting in Colorado on Tuesday, Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed a measure into law that will allow Florida teachers to carry guns in classrooms.
Virginia Senate Propels Bill that Allows Guns in Church onto the House
Virginia passed a bill last week that will allow people to bring guns into places of worship.
Deadly Shooting Near Penn State University Leaves 3 Dead, 2 Critically Injured
Three are dead and two critically injured after a gunman opened fire first in a bar and then a home near Penn State University, Thursday night.
Mom Whose Son Was Killed in California Mass Shooting Says, 'I Hope to God Nobody Sends Me Anymore Prayers'
The tragic shooting on Wednesday in Thousand Oaks, California, took the lives of 12 unsuspecting people. One of the victims was 27-year-old Telemachus Orfanos, a survivor of last year’s Las Vegas shooting.
NPR Investigation Shows Federal School Shooting Stats Highly Inflated
In a document released by the Department of Education in the Spring the number of school shootings that happened in the U.S. during the 2015-2016 school year was reported, stating, nearly 240 schools had shooting related incidents.
