Schools brace for massive student walkouts over gun violence

By DENISE LAVOIEAssociated PressRICHMOND, Va. (AP) – As schools around the country brace for student walkouts following the deadly shooting in Parkland, Florida, principals and superintendents are scrambling to perform a delicate balancing act: How to let...

Afghanistan war impacted Army vet behind California attack

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ELLEN KNICKMEYERAssociated PressYOUNTVILLE, Calif. (AP) – The Army veteran who killed three women after a siege in California had long dreamed of serving his country in the military, but his skill as a marksman led to dangerous missions in...

Correction: School Shooting-Florida story

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – In a story March 11 about the NRA lawsuit following new sweeping gun reform in Florida, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the voting age is 21. It is 18.A corrected version of the story is below:Critics across partisan...

Justice Department proposes banning rapid-fire bump stocks

By SADIE GURMANAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration said Saturday it has taken the first step in the regulatory process to ban bump stocks, likely setting the stage for long legal battles with gun manufacturers while the trigger devices...

Soon after governor signs gun bill, NRA sues to block it

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON and GARY FINEOUTAssociated PressTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Weeks after their children were gunned down in the worst high school shooting since Columbine, parents of the victims stood in the Florida Capitol and watched Gov. Rick Scott sign a...

Gunman takes hostages at California veterans home

Police are on scene of a hostage situation at a veterans home in California. (Source: CNN)(RNN) – A gunman has taken hostages at the Veterans Home of California in Yountville.At 10:20 a.m. PT, reports came into police that a man dressed in black, wearing body armor...