Atlanta program seeks to reduce gun violence
Atlanta has had 66 shooting deaths so far this year, with Black males making up 56 of them.
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Atlanta has had 66 shooting deaths so far this year, with Black males making up 56 of them.
In the wake of the deadly mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, parents may be struggling on how to talk about the traumatic event with their children. With school violence on the rise, the discussion is all the more prevalent in the U.S. Maureen Brogan of the Traumatic Loss Coalitions for Youth at Rutgers joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is confronted by Democratic opponent Beto O'Rourke at a news conference on the Uvalde school shooting. The incident reflects the partisan division in addressing gun violence after the deadliest school shooting since Sandy Hook. CBS News senior white house and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports.
People in Britain, Australia and New Zealand are yet again struggling to comprehend why America's lawmakers appear unmoved by a massacre of innocents.
Murphy, who represented the families of Sandy Hook Elementary School, urged colleagues to take legislative action.
"We can't exhale once again, make excuses, and accept these tragic realities as the status quo," he said. "... This is an epidemic we can control."
The house held a total of seven improvised explosive devices along with other bomb-making materials, authorities said.
Law enforcement sources tell CBS News the alleged gunman bought the AR-15-style weapon used in the Tops supermarket shooting legally. The same goes for two other firearms that were found in his possession. Officials now believe the alleged gunman intended to continue his killing spree at other locations after months of scouting. Jeff Pegues reports.
The family of a victim in the Buffalo supermarket shooting has hired lawyers who are looking into potential claims against Remington, which produced the gun allegedly used in the massacre. Jericka Duncan reports.
Surge in online tutorials and 3D printing in recent decades is fueling a boom in homemade guns, ATF finds.
President Biden will travel to Buffalo, N.Y., on Tuesday after 10 people were killed by a suspected white supremacist on Saturday. Democrats on Capitol Hill plan to vote on a bill to combat domestic terror as any form of gun control is unlikely to pass a divided Senate. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports.
The most recent shooting at a hair salon on Wednesday may have been "hate-motivated," Dallas police said.
CDC data showed firearm homicides rose 35% during the first year of the pandemic to the highest rate since 1994.
Cawthorn previously attempted to fly with a firearm early last year.
Kemp will likely spend significant time on the campaign trail touting the legislation leading up to his May 24 primary against former Senator David Perdue.
The owner of the Lock Stock & Barrel Shooting Range in rural Coweta County was killed, along with his wife and grandson.
The three Fort Campbell-based U.S. soldiers were indicted last year.
Sheriffs in Santa Fe, New Mexico, say actor and co-producer Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on the set of his movie "Rust," killing the director of photography and injuring the director. They say their investigation into what happened is "open and active." Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
Newly released footage shows former Tucson police officer Ryan Remington confronting 61-year-old Richard Lee Richards with his gun drawn Monday evening before opening fire. Tucson Mayor Regina Romero called the shooting "unconscionable and indefensible." Jericka Duncan reports.