Articles Tagged with ''gun control''

Florida's Senate Criminal Justice Committee is considering legislation that would allow people to bring guns into airport terminals, but not through federal security.
 

A new survey has found that a majority of Americans support "smart" -- or childproof -- guns.
 

A new HuffPost/YouGov poll finds that Americans are far more concerned about terrorism than gun violence. 

University of Texas faculty council unanimously passed a resolution to ban guns from classrooms, laboratories, offices and dorms.

More Americans are more worried about being a victim of gun violence than a victim of terrorism.

Two Democratic lawmakers filed a bill that would bar firearms at ticketed events in locally owned parks and major sports venues.

The United States is, by a long shot, the global leader in mass shootings, claiming just 5% of the global population but an outsized share -- 31% -- of the world's mass shooters since 1966.

A new study said that well-armed populace doesn't deter criminals or prevents murders.  

Families of children killed at the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut have filed lawsuits against the estate of the shooter's mother.

A Connecticut state commission released a draft report of recommendations to prevent future school shootings.