Mass shootings in the U.S. are once again on the rise — and countries around the world are taking notice. At least seven nations have issued advisories to their citizens who intend on traveling to the U.S., citing serious safety concerns in recent years. New Zealand, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, France, Venezuela and Uruguay […]
Tag: gun violence
3 killed, 5 wounded in MSU gun attack
A gunman who opened fire at Michigan State University killed three students and wounded five, setting off an hourslong manhunt as frightened students hid in classrooms and cars. The shooter eventually killed himself, police announced early Tuesday. Police at a news conference later Tuesday identified the gunman as 43-year-old Anthony McRae. They said he shot […]
Seven dead in another California mass shooting
California is reeling from its third mass shooting in eight days after a man shot dead seven former co-workers south of San Francisco. The attacks took place in the coastal city of Half Moon Bay. The victims were all Chinese-American farm workers. Suspect Zhao Chunli, 67, was arrested after driving to a police station. It […]
Once again, Biden calls for ‘assault weapon’ ban
When President Joe Biden speaks about the “scourge” of gun violence, his go-to answer is to zero in on so-called assault weapons. America has heard it hundreds of times, including this week after shootings in Colorado and Virginia: The president wants to sign into law a ban on high-powered guns that have the capacity to […]
Buying guns in this state will be difficult if voters pass ballot measure
Oregon will ask voters in the coming days whether to significantly increase restrictions on guns. If passed, a ballot measure in that state would require people who want to buy a gun to pay a fee, take a safety course, submit fingerprints and pass a background check to obtain a permit. High-capacity magazines — those […]
Handguns turned into high-capacity machine guns fuel violence in Chicago
Kimberly Saunders was grabbing a gyro at a restaurant just blocks from the upscale Magnificent Mile commercial district near downtown Chicago in May when she heard rapid-fire gunshots around 10:30 p.m. “I feel like I heard 20 shots,” she recalled. “I used to watch these war movies as a kid, so it sounded like one […]
1st semi-automatic gun ban in 20 years being pushed by Dems
House Democrats pushed ahead Wednesday with legislation that would ban certain semi-automatic weapons as they considered their most far-reaching response yet to this summer’s series of mass shootings. Democrats hope that the 100-page bill moving through the Judiciary Committee will pass the House before the August break. But that is far from assured because some […]
Witness kills Indiana mall gunman after 3 shot dead
Three people were fatally shot and two were injured Sunday evening at an Indiana mall after a man with a rifle opened fire in a food court and an armed civilian shot and killed him, police said. The man entered the Greenwood Park Mall with a rifle and several magazines of ammunition and began firing […]
Highland Park killer ‘Red Flagged’ but still cleared to buy 5 firearms
The suspect in the Highland Park, Illinois, Fourth of July mass shooting was flagged by police as a “clear and present danger” in 2019, authorities said Tuesday. Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, 21, the suspect in the mass shooting that killed seven people and wounded dozens of others at a Fourth of July parade, was […]
4th July Highland Park mass shooting suspect Robert Crimo arrested
Police have arrested a suspect after six people were killed in a mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois. Robert E Crimo III, 22, was detained after a brief chase, police said. The gunman climbed on to a roof, shooting randomly at spectators using a high-powered rifle. It is the latest […]
Subway restaurant worker killed for putting too much mayo on customers sandwich
An employee at a Subway restaurant in Atlanta was shot and killed Sunday after a customer got upset about a condiment on his sandwich, Atlanta Police said. Police were called to the restaurant near Mercedes-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta shortly after 6:30 p.m., a news release from the police department said.Officers found two employees shot, […]
Biden’s IRS is making massive purchases of bulk ammunition
Biden’s IRS is buying up ammunition in bulk. On Saturday, Florida Representative Matt Gaetz told Breitbart that the government entity had spent $700,00 purchasing ammo “between March and June 1.” This poses the obvious question — why? Agents in the IRS Criminal Investigation department (CI) are armed with weapons and therefore need ammo. That being […]