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Mother Pushes for Answers in Fatal Shooting of Teen in Suburbs
Days after her teenage son was shot and killed in the Chicago suburbs, a grieving mother is asking anyone with information about the shooting to come forward. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports.
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‘People Know More Than They Are Saying,' Mother Of Teen Shot and Killed in Suburb Insists
The mother of a teenager shot and killed in suburban Des Planes is asking anyone with information about the shooting to come forward.
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Hospital Bomb Hoax Leads to Rifle Stockpile in Employee's Unlocked Closet: Cops
Police discovered a cache of weapons in a hospital closet, and the man facing charges for it is the hospital marketing director. Anjali Hemphill reports.
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NJ Hospital Bomb Hoax Leads to Rifle Stockpile in Employee's Unlocked Closet: Cops
Police responding to a bomb threat at a New Jersey hospital discovered a massive weapons cache hidden inside an employee’s unlocked closet that contained more than three dozen firearms, according to police.
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What's in the Bipartisan Gun Bill?
The gun safety legislation makes changes to background checks for young gun buyers and increases funding for mental health programs.
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Says He Supports Framework Deal on Guns
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Tuesday that he is “comfortable” with the contours of a bipartisan deal on gun legislation and will back it if the measure “ends up reflecting what the framework indicates.” “I’m comfortable with the framework and if the legislation ends up reflecting what the framework indicates, I’ll be supporting” it, McConnell said. The powerful Republican’s...
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Mother Charged After Florida 2-Year-Old Fatally Shoots Father Inside Home
A 2-year old boy fatally shot his father in an accident after finding a gun, and the boy’s mother is now facing criminal charges, authorities in Florida said Monday
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Gun Maker Will Not Attend NRA Convention
Daniel Defense, a Georgia gun manufacturer, will not attend the National Rifle Association convention in Texas because of the mass shooting at the elementary school in Uvalde.
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Even Some Democrat-Controlled States Split on Gun Laws as Mass Shootings Rise
Gun control measures are likely going nowhere in Congress, and they also have become increasingly scarce in most states.
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Why Politics Can't Be Kept Out of the Uvalde School Shooting Conversation
In the wake of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, politicians on both sides of the aisle have lobbed angry barbs about gun policies — including Beto O’Rourke’s angry confrontation of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott during a news conference. While some say that now isn’t the time for politics, NBCLX political editor Noah Pransky explains why politics is...
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Texas Passed These Looser Gun Laws Months Before Uvalde School Shooting
In 2021, Texas passed a package of gun laws that declared the state a “Second Amendment sanctuary state” and loosened restrictions on carrying handguns in public, among other changes. NBCLX storyteller Clark Fouraker explains.
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Uvalde School Shooting Is Just the Latest Involving an AR-Style Rifle
The shooter who killed at least 19 students and two teachers at a Texas elementary school used a type of gun that has previously been used in several high-profile mass shootings in recent history.
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What Are ‘Ghost Guns', And Why Are They Now Banned in Illinois?
What exactly are so-called “ghost guns”, how are they made, and why did Illinois ban them? Here’s what to know.
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Gov. Pritzker Signs Bill Banning ‘Ghost Guns' in Illinois
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday signed into law legislation that bans so-called “ghost guns” across Illinois, making it the first Midwest state to do so.
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Why Are So Many Guns Being Stolen From Cars?
Gun thefts are up, in part because many more guns are being stolen from cars. “States are not passing laws that require those guns to be stored safely,” and gun purchases are up overall in the last few years, leading to this spike, says Allison Anderman, senior counsel at Giffords.
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Ghost Guns Are Proof Gun Laws Have Huge Loopholes, Expert Says
For under $100, you can buy all the parts for a “ghost gun,” a difficult-to-trace firearm made from parts without serial numbers. The Biden Administration plans to crack down on ghost guns, which make up a small but increasing portion of the guns seized at crime scenes. The fact that ghost guns were made at all is a sign of...
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US, Illinois Measures Aim to Crackdown on Ghost Guns
President Joe Biden on Monday announced new actions to get untraceable guns off the streets, two days after the Illinois legislature passed a bill to eliminate so-called ghost guns. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.
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Illinois Lawmakers, Biden Administration to Crack Down on Ghost Guns
According to a report, Chicago police confiscated 455 ghost guns in 2021.
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Biden To Announce Ghost Gun Rule
Sandra Torres has more.
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Trafficking Ring Moved Nearly 300 Guns From Ga. to Philly, Prosecutors Say
For months, agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives had been building a case that ultimately traced nearly 300 firearms purchased in Georgia.