Gun Control
The social app Snapchat is known allowing its users to share scandalous videos and pictures to their followers. The best part is the evidence only lasts for 24 hours on a device. But what happens when a woman's snaps reveals she may have been with her assailant just hours before she wound up dead?
Last Sunday, a memorial for the two WBDJ-TV journalists who were killed on live TV was held at the Jefferson Center in Roanoke.
The issue of improving the country's mental healthcare is at the center of the gun control debate after Monday's deadly U.S. Navy Yard shooting.
In the wake of Monday's deadly mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard, President Obama called on Congress on Tuesday to revisit gun control legislation and take "basic actions" to toughen the nation's gun laws.
After more than a year since the first debate and over 200 hours of testimony, town officials in Newtown, Conn., unanimously voted to approve a firearms ordinance limiting recreational shooting.
President Barack Obama announced two executive actions to reduce gun violence today, according to a press release from the White House this morning. Amongst these actions, Obama will notably restrict the re-entry of American firearms into the states after the government or other commercial entities have sold them overseas.
In response to the Sandy Hook Elementary school massacre in Connecticut last year, a school district in Arkansas has decided to arm more than 20 teachers and school employees with concealed weapons in an effort to protect students.
The evolution of the 3D-printed gun continues. A Wisconsin man has improved on the original “Liberator” design released by Defense Distributed, bringing the cost down to $25.
Even Kim Dotcom, famed founder of the file repository Mega wants nothing to do with 3D-printed guns.
The failure of the Senate gun control bill on Wednesday should serve as a warning to supporters of immigration reform.
Recent polls show nearly 90 percent of Americans favor background checks for firearms purchases, support that crosses party lines and remains high even among gun owners themselves.
The Senate on Wednesday rejected a bipartisan plan to expand background checks for gun buyers, dealing a sharp blow to President Barack Obama's campaign to curb gun violence after the Newtown school massacre.
As the Senate considers new gun control measures, it may be useful to examine the regulations in place in other countries around the world.
While Washington politicians battle over new gun-control measures, state legislators have already passed dozens of new firearms laws since the Newtown school massacre ignited a national debate in December.
Vice President Joe Biden has often been criticized for making off-handed and controversial remarks. However, his latest could start major controversy.
