The gunman who killed 19 elementary school children and two teachers in Texas added to the state's grim recent history of mass shootings. More than 85 people have been killed in five of Texas' worst ...

The Uvalde, Texas, community is still reeling two weeks after a gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School, killing 19 students and two teachers. Those suffering include young survivors who ...

In previously unreleased interviews, police who responded to the Robb Elementary shooting told investigators they were cowed by the shooter’s military-style rifle. This drove their decision to wait ...

Thursday's mass shooting at a Bryan, Texas, cabinet shop was the latest in a trend in shootings that involve three or more victims. Tim Smith, 40, of Bryan died and four others were injured when they ...

In solidarity with the communities of mass shootings in California, Texas and Ohio, LifeStream Blood Bank is making a financial donation and calling on blood donors to do their part. Through Aug. 11, ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Everything is bigger in Texas—except, apparently, memory of devastating mass ...

Then-President Joe Biden signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act into law in June 2022. The law, aimed at reducing gun violence, gave states money to implement "red flag" laws and mental health ...

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden delivered a rare evening speech on guns Thursday, pressing American lawmakers to take action a day after the nation reeled from another mass shooting. In remarks from ...

Three shootings Friday night in Mississippi surrounding high school football homecoming events has left at least six people dead and more than a dozen injured, while a high school football game in ...

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The claim: U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., a leading supporter of stricter gun laws, said hours after an Aug. 27 deadly Minneapolis school shooting that legislation enacted during the Biden ...