gun control

After a Texas law was ruled unconstitutional, proponents here in Connecticut said the state’s law banning firearms for people who have protective orders taken out against them is vital.

Gov. Ned Lamont Monday unveiled new gun control proposals, including making it illegal to open carry in Connecticut.

There have been 523 mass killings since 2006 resulting in 2,727 deaths as of Nov. 19

Connecticut law that bans semi-automatic weapons and high-capacity magazines is being legally challenged. Those gun control measures went into effect in the wake of the Sandy Hook school shooting. Now the nonprofit National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) has filed lawsuits against several states to end these bans, including Connecticut. State leaders say they will fight to keep the measures…

New York City will begin posting signs proclaiming the iconic tourist destination Times Square as a “Gun Free Zone.” The 25-block business district in the center of Manhattan is arguably the busiest in the United States. Under a sweeping new state gun law that goes into effect Thursday, it would be one of scores of “sensitive” places, including parks, churches...

A new report finds 400 law enforcement officials rushed to Uvalde mass shooting, but “systemic failures” caused delays that lasted more than an hour before the gunman was finally killed

President Joe Biden was interrupted during a speech celebrating the passing of the bipartisan Safer Communities Act.

Thursday’s Supreme Court decision on New York’s concealed carry law could leave other gun laws open to challenges – if opponents can prove the laws are not rooted in historical precedent and the Second Amendment. Caroline Mala Corbin, law professor at University of Miami, joins LX News to explain.

In a 6-3 decision by the court’s conservative majority, the justices ruled that requiring people to demonstrate a particular need for carrying a gun in order to get a license to carry one in public violated the Second Amendment right to “keep and bear arms.”

Senate bargainers reached agreement Tuesday on a bipartisan gun violence bill, potentially teeing up final passage by week’s end on an incremental but landmark package. Here’s what’s in it and what’s left out.

BRUNSWICK, Maine – One of the Senate’s most moderate members says a new package of negotiated gun reforms doesn’t go far enough to address America’s gun violence epidemic, but Congress still must pass the package, which represents the most significant gun deal brokered by the legislative body in decades. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, said lives would be saved by the...

Senator Chris Murphy was among a small group of bipartisan senators who led weeks of closed-door talks to come to this agreement. It’s receiving a lot of support, though some still have concerns.

Thousands of people rallied on the National Mall and across the United States on Saturday in a renewed push for gun control measures after recent deadly mass shootings.

Mothers United Against Violence is familiar with the grief that comes with losing a loved one. The group has worked with the families of gun violence victims for the last 20 years and their latest push is to keep the conversation around guns alive to see changes implemented.

A Quinnipiac University poll shows that 74% of people support raising the age to buy guns to 21 and 83% of people support a “Red Flag” law.

Connecticut senators joined a rally outside the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, saying that after recent mass shootings across the country, they’re working to ensure change.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., discussed the gun lobby and how profits correlate with gun deaths in America.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams called on Congress to “bring an end to gun violence,” warning that “the clock is ticking every day, every minute, towards another hour of death.”

He related the personal stories of a number of the victims of the shooting in his hometown, displaying the artwork of one girl and the trademark green tennis shoes worn by another.

The son of an 86-year-old woman killed in the racist Buffalo mass shooting is calling on Congress to act against domestic terrorism.