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Teenager Carrying Toy Gun Shot by Police in Baltimore

Apr 28, 2016 01:36 PM EDT

A police detective shot a teenager in East Baltimore, Maryland on Wednesday afternoon after he spotted the boy carrying what looked like a semi-automatic pistol in the neighbourhood of the McKim community center.

Liam Neeson On Coverting To Islam and Supporting Gun Control

Riley Grant |

Jan 15, 2015 01:59 AM EST

After doing a movie in Turkey, rumors have sparked that actor Liam Neeson is thinking of leaving his Roman Catholic faith to convert to Islam. The Taken 3 actor confirms that he is not changing his religion.

High-School Shooter Texted Victims to Meet at Cafeteria Before Opening Fire

Kat De Guzman |

Oct 28, 2014 01:25 AM EDT

Jayden Fryberg, the high-school student who opened fire at Marysville-Pilchuck High School in Washington and left four people injured and one dead, reportedly texted his victims to meet him at the cafeteria for lunch prior to the incident, officials reported Monday.

School Shooting: Student Gunman, Victim Dead; Three Others Critically Wounded

Dan Weisman |

Oct 24, 2014 09:38 PM EDT

A student at Marysville-Pilchuck High School north of Seattle killed himself and critically wounded at least three other people Friday. Said to have a "blank stare," the student shot up the school cafeteria before turning the gun on himself.

California Allows Gun Seizure From People Deemed Dangerous

Bianca Ortega |

Oct 02, 2014 02:06 AM EDT

California Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday said he signed a gun legislation that allows relatives to seek the seizure of guns from someone deemed dangerous, making California the first state to do so.

California Governor Jerry Brown (front) waits to speak at a news conference at the Cal OES State Operations Center in Mather, California, February 19, 2014.

California Gov. Jerry Brown Signs Several Key Laws, Vetoes Others

Dan Weisman |

Oct 01, 2014 03:58 PM EDT

Prohibiting single-use plastic bags, letting relatives of mentally ill gun owners temporarily take away their guns and making juvenile sex offenders go to treatment were among controversial legislation signed into law by California Gov. Jerry Brown Tuesday.

Federal Bureau of Investigation Agent in Bulletproof Vest

FBI Study Reveals Rise of Mass Shooting Cases in U.S. in Last 13 Years

Erika Villanueva |

Sep 25, 2014 05:03 AM EDT

The Federal Bureau of Investigation released a study Wednesday that revealed an increase in number of deaths over the last decade where a gunman wounds or kills multiple victims, commonly occurring in crowded places.

Bloomberg Group Starts Campaign For Gun Control Regulation

Ren Benavidez |

Sep 23, 2014 06:59 PM EDT

The gun-control group founded by former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg began its first political move by endorsing candidates and launching commercials for gun-control across two states.

Crosses bearing the names of the Sandy Hook victims at a memorial in Sandy Hook village, Newtown, Conn., Dec. 18, 2012.

Republican Candidate Thomas Ready Gets Death Threat After Calling Sandy Hook Massacre A Hoax

Christl Leong |

Sep 15, 2014 09:29 AM EDT

Republican Colorado county commissioner candidate Thomas Ready received a death threat on Facebook after he posted a link suggesting the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax

Gun Instructor Killed By His Uzi-Wielding 9-Year-Old Student

David Perry |

Aug 27, 2014 05:37 PM EDT

Shooting instructor Charles Vacca was killed when his student, a 9-year-old girl, lost control of her Uzi.

James Brady at the White House Briefing Room

Former presidental press secretary and anti-gun advocate James Brady dies at 73

dweisman |

Aug 04, 2014 05:50 PM EDT

Paralyzed by a gunshot wound during the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, former presidential press secretary James S. Brady has died at age 73. Family members announced the death on Aug. 4.

Heroic Archie Andrews Dies Saving Gay Friend in Long-Running Comic Book

Katherine De Guzman |

Jul 15, 2014 05:22 AM EDT

It is official, Archie Andrews is set to die in "Life with Archie" issue No. 36. His death is very much likely what his character would have done just to save a friend.