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Attendees of the NRA's annual convention gather by booths in the exhibit halls of the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston on Thursday.

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Caught in a storm of criticism and internal strife, the NRA meets in Houston

2:27pm May 27, 2022

This isn't the first time the NRA has held its convention days after a nearby mass shooting. Some politicians and musicians are dropping out, and gun control advocates are preparing protests.

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School safety is top of mind at Winston-Salem town hall on gun violence

1:05pm May 26, 2022

by David Ford

A packed gymnasium greeted a panel of Winston-Salem city officials Wednesday during a sometimes-contentious town hall meeting.

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says the gunman responsible for the Uvalde shooting Tuesday used an AR-15-style assault rifle. Here, three variations of the AR-15 are displayed at the California Department of Justice in Sacramento, Calif., in 2012.

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Where AR-15-style rifles fit in America's tragic history of mass shootings

11:12am May 26, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The weapon used to carry out the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, is one all too familiar to Americans and lawmakers who have witnessed mass shootings occur over the past decade.

Nineteen children and two adults were killed during the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Parents are struggling to cope with the loss and with how to explain it to their children.

What to say to kids about school shootings to ease their stress

10:22am May 26, 2022

by Allison Aubrey

The death of children, shot at school, is hard to comprehend. It can be even harder for kids. Counselors say parents should take cues from their kids, listen to their fears and answer their questions.

Texas governor: 15 killed in school shooting; gunman dead

5:02pm May 24, 2022

by EUGENE GARCIA and DARIO LOPEZ-MILLS Associated Press

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says the suspected shooter, an 18-year-old man, also died and was believed to be killed by responding officers. He says 14 children and one teacher were killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, about 85 miles west of San Antonio.

Body armor on display at a store in Pennsylvania in 2011.

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Body armor, worn by the Buffalo shooter, faces far fewer regulations than guns

5:00am May 20, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

A security guard at the Tops market tried to fire back at the shooter, but his fire struck body armor instead. Experts say use of body armor by mass shooters has trended up in recent years.

A gun store in Arcadia, Calif., on March 15, 2020. A federal appeals court has ruled that California's ban on the sale of semiautomatic weapons to adults under age 21 is unconstitutional.

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California's under-21 gun sales ban is unconstitutional, court says

8:20pm May 11, 2022

by The Associated Press

A panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Wednesday the law violates the right to bear arms.

Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have linked nearly 300 firearms to 11 people accused of illegally re-selling the weapons in a straw purchase scheme, according to court documents.

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Prosecutors say a smuggling ring moved nearly 300 guns from Atlanta to Philadelphia

6:00am April 12, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

Over six months, the Atlanta-based group bought hundreds of firearms from local retailers only to resell them to Philadelphia-based brokers. Now the weapons are showing up at crime scenes.

Attorney General Merrick Garland, in a 2021 photo, said a Missouri gun rights law impedes law enforcement in the state. The Department of Justice sued Wednesday to enjoin the law.

Department of Justice sues Missouri over gun rights law

5:21am February 17, 2022

by Peter Granitz

The federal government alleges Missouri's Second Amendment Preservation Act has endangered public safety by prohibiting local law enforcement from cooperating with federal agencies.

GSO extends Cure Violence as advocates push for more amid questions over program's effectiveness

7:53am January 21, 2022

by David Ford

A highly touted initiative to address violent crime was just renewed for funding by the Greensboro City Council.

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