Uvalde CISD fires embattled police chief Pete Arredondo

Pete Arredondo is now the first officer to lose his job over the police response to the May 24 mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas.

Uvalde school police chief Pete Arredondo defends actions ahead of possible firing

A blistering 17-page letter issued by his attorney, George Hyde, cited security concerns and accused the district of denying Arredondo the right to carry a weapon.

Most in US want stricter gun laws, AP-NORC poll finds

The poll found that 71% of Americans say gun laws should be stricter, including about half of Republicans and a majority of those in gun-owning households.

Mother goes viral on TikTok for walking son, 5, through active-shooter drill

“We all have one thing in common, and it’s that we would do anything for our kids,” the Oklahoma mother of two told FOX Television Stations.

Parkland school shooter trial: Prosecution rests after 3 weeks of graphic images, painful testimony

The prosecutor seeking to sentence Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz to death let the facts speak for themselves as he presented his case over the past three weeks, with terrifying witness accounts, heartbreaking testimonies from grieving parents, chilling surveillance videos, gruesome crime scene photos, and finally, having the jury walk through the school building where the shooting happened – dried pools of blood and Valentine's Day cards still clinging to the floors.

After Supreme Court ruling, it's open season on US gun laws

Court battles over the ruling come as the Biden administration and police struggle to stop a rise in violent crime and mass shootings, including several deadly shootings involving individuals who bought their guns legally.

Parkland penalty trial jurors to visit school building where shooter killed 17 people

Jurors in the penalty trial for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz are expected to walk through the still blood-spattered rooms at the Parkland high school where he murdered 14 students and three staff members.

Alex Jones concedes Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was '100% real'

The parents of a 6-year-old killed in the Sandy Hook shooting testified a day earlier that Alex Jones’ false hoax claims made their lives a “living hell” of death threats and harassment.

Highland Park shooting suspect pleads not guilty to parade massacre charges

The suspected gunman behind the Highland Park Fourth of July shooting pleaded not guilty Wednesday to all 117 felony charges in the deadly attack as his parents told reporters they "deeply regret the actions their son had taken."

Parkland shooter trial a rare, graphic look into one of the worst mass shootings in the U.S.

Few Americans outside law enforcement ever see the most graphic images from mass shootings because most of the killers die during or immediately after the attacks, so they never make it to court. That makes Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz's trial unusual.

House passes semi-automatic gun ban after 18-year lapse

The House passed legislation Friday to revive a ban on semi-automatic guns, the first vote of its kind in years and a direct response to the firearms often used in the crush of mass shootings ripping through communities nationwide.

Gun makers made over $1B from selling AR-15-style guns over past decade, report finds

Firearm company CEOs testified at a congressional hearing that their products are legal and they are horrified by violence but guns themselves aren't to blame.

Suspect in Highland Park massacre faces 110 new charges in grand jury indictment

The suspect in the Fourth of July massacre in Highland Park now faces 110 additional criminal charges after a Lake County grand jury handed down an indictment Wednesday.

Alex Jones' Sandy Hook defamation trial finally set to begin in Texas

Alex Jones is facing a defamation trial over his false comments that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was a hoax. Jury selection began Monday.