National law enforcement groups are joining the chorus of Kentuckians calling on the U.S. Senate to pass meaningful gun-safety measures. A bipartisan group of senators is working on specific legislation after announcing an agreement to support "red flag" laws, boost background checks and increase mental health resources. .
People across the nation are continuing to discuss gun violence in the wake of two prominent mass shootings in Texas and New York. The conversation brings up painful memories for communities that have experienced them in the past - and are a reminder that this violence hurts a wide circle of people, including health-care professionals. Lynda Pond is president of the Oregon Nurses Association and was working at a Springfield hospital when a shooter killed two and injured 25 at a nearby school in Eugene. .
West Virginians concerned about gun violence are rallying this weekend to put pressure on lawmakers to pass gun-safety measures in the wake of mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas; Buffalo, New York; and elsewhere. The rally is at noon Saturday at the State Capitol. The U.S. .
After the recent mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, New Hampshire students are taking to the streets to advocate for stricter gun laws in the state. Groups are also urging Gov. Chris Sununu to veto two gun-related bills headed to his desk. .
This Saturday, groups across the country are taking to the streets to call for federal legislation to prevent gun violence, in the wake of the recent mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Educators and nurses unions in Massachusetts are standing in solidarity with "March for Our Lives," the group organizing this weekend s protests. Katie Murphy, president of the Massachusetts Nurses Association and an intensive care nurse at Brigham and Women s Hospital, thinks a good place to start would be a ban on assault weapons. .