South Carolina Education Chief Wants Police to Have Maps of Schools for Response December 15, 2023 By Jeffrey Collins GILBERT, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s top education official plans to ask lawmakers for $5 million to put a digital...
Man Kills Three in Racially Motivated Shooting at Jacksonville Store August 28, 2023 A masked white man carrying at least one weapon bearing a swastika fatally shot three Black people inside a Florida...
Tennessee Governor Unveils Agenda for Special Session on Gun Safety August 10, 2023 Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping list of public safety issues he wants lawmakers to address during...
Weekend Mass Shootings Leave 6 People Dead and Dozens Injured Across the US June 20, 2023 By Matthew Brown Mass shootings and violence across the U.S. killed at least six people this weekend, including a Pennsylvania state trooper, and...
Tenn. Governor Signs Off on Additional Legal Shield for Gun and Ammo Dealers, Makers May 17, 2023 Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed off on additional protections for gun and ammunition dealers, manufacturers and sellers against lawsuits...
Tennessee Lawmakers Move to Shield Gun Makers From Lawsuits After Shooting April 20, 2023 In the wake of a deadly school shooting last month, Republican lawmakers in Tennessee awarded final passage Tuesday to a...
Walmart Shooting Raises Need for Violence Prevention at Work November 28, 2022 By Alexandra Olson and Anne D'Innocenzio The mass shooting Wednesday at a Walmart in Virginia was only the latest example of a workplace shooting perpetrated by...
Firearm Purchaser Licensing Laws Linked To Fewer Fatal Mass Shootings February 13, 2020 Firearm purchaser licensing laws that require an in-person application or fingerprinting are associated with an estimated 56 percent fewer fatal...
Walmart CEO Calls for Congress to Debate Assault Weapons Ban August 16, 2019 By Matt Townsend In the wake of a mass shooting at a Walmart Inc. store, Chief Executive Officer Doug McMillon called for an...
Stricter Gun Laws Haven’t Made Communities Safer from Mass Shootings October 23, 2018 A trauma research team has developed a profile of commonalities among communities where mass shootings have occurred that includes a...