Newsom signs new California law that increases gun taxes to pay for better school security
The new legislation is set to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2024. Here's what you need to know.
School shootings reach all-time high — again
The U.S. has had 30 school shootings so far this year, with 16 people killed and 32 injured. Twelve of those deaths were students or other children.
New Mexico governor's order suspends the right to carry guns in public across Albuquerque
Albuquerque's police chief said he won't enforce it, and the county sheriff said he's uneasy about it because it raises too many questions about constitutional rights.
Gun violence restraining order tracking policy passes through LA City Council
LA City Council voted in support of the gun violence policy, which included recommendations from the Los Angeles Police Department.
California gun deaths highest in this county, map shows
The map shows nearly 6,000 deaths were reported in Los Angeles and the Bay Area alone over a nine-year period.
Supreme Court will decide if some judges have gone too far in striking down gun restrictions
A year after its sweeping gun rights ruling, the Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether judges are going too far in striking down restrictions on firearms.
These new California laws take effect July 2023
From criminal records being sealed to private citizens being allowed to sue companies over alleged sale of ghost guns, here's a look at new California laws that will impact your life beginning July 1, 2023.
Gov. Newsom proposes constitutional amendment to tighten access to guns
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday he is proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution that would enshrine into law gun regulations including universal background checks and raising the minimum age to buy a firearm to 21.
Judge rules banning gun sales to young adults under 21 is unconstitutional
The judge's ruling, if not overturned, would allow firearms dealers to sell guns to 18- to 20-year-olds.
3 new gun laws introduced in LA County
Local leaders are taking action and on Monday announced new gun legislation aimed at combating gun violence.
Lawmakers get into hallway shouting match over gun violence as Democrat calls Republicans 'cowards'
Rep. Jamaal Bowman was shouting in front of a throng of reporters before Rep. Thomas Massie challenged him
West Virginia governor signs new carry bill, allowing for guns on public college, university campuses
West Virginia’s governor has signed a bill allowing people with concealed carry permits to take firearms onto public college and university campuses.
DOJ giving states $231M for gun violence prevention programs
The funding is part of the $1.4 billion from the legislation provided to the Justice Department over five years for gun violence prevention measures.
California lawmaker wants to stop police officers from buying unlawful handguns
A California senator wants to make it illegal for police officers to buy unlawful handguns and them use them at home or sell them.
LA Supervisors pass motion to strengthen gun regulations after recent mass shootings
The measures include a ban on the sale of weapons and ammunition of .50-caliber or more, and a prohibition of most weapons on county property such as parks.
LA Supervisors ban County departments from auctioning off old guns, ammo
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to ban county departments from selling old guns and ammo after finding out that the County Probation Department had auctioned off old weapons and ammo, including one auction set for a few days before the mass shooting in Monterey Park that was canceled.
Supreme Court rejects bump stock ban cases
The Supreme Court says it won't take up two cases that involved challenges to a ban enacted during the Trump administration on bump stocks, the gun attachments that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns.
LA County moves forward on local gun control ordinances
LA County attorneys are working to draft a series of ordinances aimed at regulating gun sales and possession in the county, including a ban on the sale of .50-caliber handguns and ammunition in unincorporated areas.
After school shootings, are states making classrooms safer?
Here is what several states have done to implement school safety in the wake of the Uvalde elementary school massacre.
2 in 10 Americans report experience with gun violence, AP-NORC poll finds
CDC data has shown a spike in gun violence since the pandemic, with gun-related homicides increasing across the country in large and small metro areas and in rural areas.