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The spree of mass shootings over the past two months has led to renewed calls for more federal gun restrictions. But even before the most recent violence, state lawmakers were busy enacting measures designed to help solve a uniquely American public health crisis. After mass shootings in Atlanta and Boulder, Colorado, claimed the lives of 18 people, President Joe Biden earlier this month announced six executive actions. They would, in part, lead to the banning of untraceable “ghost guns” and set a federal standard for laws that take guns away from people a court finds to be a threat to the...

Budget, courts, 2nd Amendment, constitutional amendments on agenda this week at Capitol There are several major issues on the agenda this week at the state Capitol in Little Rock as lawmakers continue work before a scheduled recess on April 30. (Source: ABC/NBC) By Region 8 Newsdesk | April 18, 2021 at 2:05 PM CDT - Updated April 18 at 2:05 PM LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) - There are several major issues on the agenda this week at the state Capitol in Little Rock as lawmakers continue work before a scheduled recess on April 30. One of the main issues this week will be the state budget bil...

Table of Contents Gun Rules Advanced in Many States Even Before Recent Shootings Detectives work the scene where multiple people were shot at the FedEx Ground facility in Indianapolis last week. State lawmakers are enacting measures designed to prevent mass shootings in the U.S. Michael Conroy The Associated Press The spree of mass shootings over the past two months has led to renewed calls for more federal gun restrictions. But even before the most recent violence, state lawmakers were busy enacting measures designed to help solve a uniquely American public health cri...

HB 1927 was passed by an 84 to 56 vote after several hours of debate on the topic from both sides of the aisle. It now goes to the Texas Senate.

Arizona PBS April 14, 2021 The gun violence memorial on the National Mall includes 40,000 white, silk roses that are meant to represent the roughly 40,000 people who are killed by firearms in the United Statss every year. (Photo by Ryan Knappenberger/Cronkite News) Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., at the podium, said at the event on the National Mall that the Bipartisan Background Check Act could close a loophole that allowed Dylann Roof to get the gun he used to kill eight in a 2015 church shooting. (Photo by Ryan Knappenberger/Cronkite News) Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords shakes hands wi...