Gun violence
State to use COVID-19 money for gun-violence prevention

By Pat Eaton-Robb Jun. 28, 2021 02:37 PM EDT
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced Monday that he is earmarking $5 million in federal COVID-19 relief money to fight gun violence and fund crime-prevention...

Editorial Roundup: Iowa

By The Associated Press Jun. 28, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Quad-City Times. June 9, 2021. Editorial: It’s time to step up Unfortunately, the people of Davenport have become...

FILE - In this Saturday, July 18, 2020, file photo, Iesha Sekou, left, founder and CEO of Street Corner Resources talks to a young man while visiting and observing potential areas of conflict and gun violence, in the Harlem neighborhood of New York. A rise in gun violence in cities across the U.S. is testing the limits of anti-violence groups that have been calling for more government funding for decades. President Joe Biden acknowledged earlier this year that community anti-violence programs have been woefully underfunded and has proposed $5 billion in new aid for them. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
Gun violence tests limits of urban crime prevention groups

By Dave Collins Jun. 24, 2021 08:31 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 18, 2021, file photo, President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Biden targets law-breaking gun dealers in anti-crime plan

By Colleen Long And Jonathan Lemire Jun. 23, 2021 05:19 AM EDT

White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Biden pushes effort to combat rising tide of violent crime

By Colleen Long, Jonathan Lemire And Michael Balsamo Jun. 22, 2021 04:30 PM EDT

Nicole Golden, a spokesperson for Moms Demand Action, speaks to members of the media during a protest in front of the Texas Governor's Mansion, Thursday, June 17, 2021, in Austin, Texas, after Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill Wednesday that would allow Texans who are 21 years old or older to carry handguns without a permit. The permit-less carry measure will go into effect Sept. 1. (Ana Ramirez/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
Texas joins list of states dropping permit rules for guns

By Lindsay Whitehurst And Jim Vertuno Jun. 17, 2021 03:05 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: New York

By The Associated Press Jun. 16, 2021 02:45 PM EDT
Newsday. June 9, 2021. Editorial: Plan for MTA goes off track For a brief moment, there seemed to be a path forward...

Police tape marks off a Chicago street as officers investigate the scene of a fatal shooting in the city's South Side on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. An argument in a house erupted into gunfire early Tuesday, police said. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)
Hours after 4 killed in Chicago, 5 more hurt in shooting

By Don Babwin Jun. 16, 2021 10:31 AM EDT

Interim Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon speaks at a news conference about the shooting, Saturday, June 12, 2021 in downtown Austin, Texas. Police were searching for two people suspected in a mass shooting on a crowded downtown Austin street early Saturday in which 14 people were wounded, including two critically. (Ana Ramirez/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
Rash of mass shootings stirs US fears heading into summer

By Kathleen Foody Jun. 12, 2021 04:42 PM EDT

Community members and police attend a vigil beside a makeshift memorial at the scene where 10-year old Justin Wallace was shot and killed the previous Saturday night in the Rockaway section of the Queens borough of New York, Wednesday, June 9, 2021. The Democratic primary race for New York City mayor is nearing the finish line with a surge in shootings pushing public safety to the top of some voters' concerns. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Crime leads voter concerns as NYC mayoral primary approaches

By Karen Matthews And Michael R. Sisak Jun. 11, 2021 01:00 AM EDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, file photo, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington to introduce legislation on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition feeding devices. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez of San Diego ruled Friday, June 4, 2021, that the state's definition of illegal military-style rifles unlawfully deprives law-abiding Californians of weapons commonly allowed in most other states. California first restricted assault weapons in 1989, with multiple updates to the law since then. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
California appeals court ruling upending assault weapons ban

By Don Thompson Jun. 10, 2021 04:21 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 6, 2021, file photo, police respond to a multiple fatality shooting in a house in Portland, Ore. The city has seen a spike in gun violence in the past year and authorities say one reason is an increase in gang activity. (Mark Graves/The Oregonian via AP, File)
'People are scared' as gang activity fuels Portland violence

By Sara Cline Jun. 10, 2021 01:02 AM EDT

After mass shooting, new gun tax falls short in California

By Adam Beam Jun. 03, 2021 08:59 PM EDT
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Assembly on Thursday failed to pass a bill that would have raised taxes on handguns and ammunition. ...

Editorial Roundup: New York

By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2021 02:54 PM EDT
Albany Times Union. June 2, 2021. Editorial: Stop the gunfire The gun violence Albany is experience this year is part...

FILE - In this May 26, 2021, file photo, Chicago police Superintendent David Brown speaks during a news conference at police headquarters in Chicago. Police say the number of homicides dropped in May in Chicago compared with the same month last year. And police say the month that ended with 65 homicides compared with 84 in May 2020, culminated in a Memorial Day weekend with fewer homicides than any Memorial Day weekend in a decade. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune via AP, File)
Chicago police encouraged by drop in homicides in May

By Don Babwin Jun. 01, 2021 01:28 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press May. 31, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Cleveland Plain Dealer. May 30, 2021. Editorial: Honor our fallen but also remember those who mourn them still, or still feel the guilt ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom leaves a staging area for Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) workers, family members and officials following a shooting at one of the agency's rail yards on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, in San Jose, Calif. A Santa Clara County sheriff's spokesman said the shooting left at least eight people, including the gunman, dead. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Authorities ID 8 victims of California railyard shooting

By Jocelyn Gecker And Martha Mendoza May. 26, 2021 04:11 PM EDT

Here’s what teens, adults say about addressing gun violence

By Isabelle Taft, The Sun-Herald May. 22, 2021 03:49 PM EDT
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — One by one, Gulfport Councilwoman Ella Holmes-Hines asked the children gathered around her what they want to be when they grow up. ...

FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2021 file photo, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey addresses the media in Minneapolis. From COVID-19 to a budget shortfall, and from the death of George Floyd to the more recent death of a 6-year-old girl from gun violence, the mayor of Minneapolis says his city has experienced one trauma after another in the last year — and the city's Black community has felt the pain the most. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune via AP, Pool File)
Minneapolis mayor: After year of reckoning, time for change

By Amy Forliti May. 20, 2021 05:46 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Missouri

By The Associated Press May. 18, 2021 12:52 PM EDT
Kansas City Star. May 17, 2021. Editorial: Missouri voucher bill will hurt public education. Does that help low-income kids? ...