After San Bernardino shooting, this gun show could get a crowd twice as big as usual
9 years, 3 months ago

After San Bernardino shooting, this gun show could get a crowd twice as big as usual

LA Times  

Attendance at this year’s Crossroads of the West gun show is expected to top 15,000, twice as large as usual. Organizers of the Crossroads of the West gun show said the weekend’s attendance could exceed 15,000 people — twice as large as usual. The threat of more gun regulations that could make buying guns or ammunition harder, he said, scares gun owners “more than anything.” The only period with sales to rival Saturday’s, Wright said, was after the 2012 shooting at a Connecticut elementary school that left 20 first-grade students and six adults dead. “No paperwork.” A cardboard cutout of presidential candidate Donald Trump stands at a booth where the San Diego County Armed Citizens Live Free Gun Rights Committee flag flies along with the American flag. “I’m all for guns, but I’m all for strict gun control, too.” San Bernardino also prompted discussions about whether gun control could even be enforced.

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Column: California says its new gun law is about public safety. But what about these women?
1 year, 2 months ago

Column: California says its new gun law is about public safety. But what about these women?

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom speaks about the prevalence of gun violence in society before signing Senate Bill 1327 in July 2022. The law, known as Senate Bill 2, was drafted as a workaround to a U.S. Supreme Court decision from 2022 that threw out a chunk of the state’s — and the nation’s — gun control regulations as unconstitutional, theoretically making it …

After mass shooting, Monterey Park limited gun sales. But local laws alone won’t stop violence
1 year, 3 months ago

After mass shooting, Monterey Park limited gun sales. But local laws alone won’t stop violence

LA Times  

Six months after a gunman killed 11 people at a Monterey Park dance studio, the City Council unanimously approved legislation to drastically limit where gun dealers are permitted in the San Gabriel Valley enclave. The straw purchase dilemma Birth and death of a gun store “We didn’t really have any public comment,” Mayor Jose Sanchez said, adding that he received …

I Sat Next To A Gun 'Fanatic' On A Plane. When I Told Him What My Job Is, Things Got Interesting.
1 year, 5 months ago

I Sat Next To A Gun 'Fanatic' On A Plane. When I Told Him What My Job Is, Things Got Interesting.

Huff Post  

"I doubt I could’ve changed Rick’s views, even if we’d talk for an entire international flight," the author writes. So, although Rick was saddened by recent mass shootings, he couldn’t conjure what could be done to prevent them or offer any tangible ways to address, much less reform, our country’s gun culture. But though Rick deserves credit for practicing secure …

A troubling California trend: More violent crimes with guns even as restrictions tighten
1 year, 5 months ago

A troubling California trend: More violent crimes with guns even as restrictions tighten

LA Times  

Guns on display at a shop in Burbank. “It is particularly in the last few years that we have seen an increase in violent crime involving firearms,” said Magnus Lofstrom, policy director of criminal justice and a senior fellow at the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California. The last time firearms were involved in such a high percentage of violent …

Newsom signs gun laws that add new taxes and limit where owners can carry firearms
1 year, 6 months ago

Newsom signs gun laws that add new taxes and limit where owners can carry firearms

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom shakes hands Tuesday with Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel after signing Gabriel’s bill that raises taxes on guns and ammunition. Gavin Newsom signed several gun control measures Tuesday, including a bill that tightens the state’s concealed-carry rules and another that imposes a new tax on firearm and ammunition sales. “I think we need to be screaming louder about this.” “I’m …

Gun violence rocks nation over holiday weekend, with multi-victim shootings in at least 7 states
1 year, 9 months ago

Gun violence rocks nation over holiday weekend, with multi-victim shootings in at least 7 states

LA Times  

Pier 39 in San Francisco, popular among tourists, was the scene of a shootout Sunday. California’s weekend of violence also included a shootout Sunday from cars traveling for a mile along San Francisco’s wharf, with six injured. “I wouldn’t be too quick to suggest that what we’re seeing over the past weekend is a substantial spike in shootings or mass …

New California gun proposals follow Lunar New Year shooting
1 year, 11 months ago

New California gun proposals follow Lunar New Year shooting

Associated Press  

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. — California officials gathered Monday in Monterey Park and proposed three new laws aimed at preventing more gun violence, three months after a mass shooting in the city killed 11 people and wounded nine at a Lunar New Year dance. The proposal, drafted by Democratic state Assemblymember Mike Fong and The second measure would prevent law enforcement …

California police arrest 17 in connection with Gurdwara shootings, seize AK 47, machine gun
1 year, 11 months ago

California police arrest 17 in connection with Gurdwara shootings, seize AK 47, machine gun

Hindustan Times  

Police in California have arrested 17 people in connection with a series of shootings in Gurdwaras in Stockton, Sacramento and other locations and seized weapons such as AK 47, handguns, and at least one machine gun in a series of raids carried out over 20 places, the State Attorney General said Monday. The 17 felony arrests, mostly members of the …

Opinion: The reality of gun violence in the US is bleak, but history shows it’s not hopeless
1 year, 11 months ago

Opinion: The reality of gun violence in the US is bleak, but history shows it’s not hopeless

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Julian Zelizer, a CNN political analyst, is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. CNN — Given the widespread availability of guns in this country and the hundreds of mass shootings that take place each year, many Americans are either haunted by the trauma of gun violence or fearful of the possibility that they or …

Mass shootings lead to widening divide on state gun policies
2 years, 2 months ago

Mass shootings lead to widening divide on state gun policies

Associated Press  

— Mass shootings have commanded public attention on a disturbingly frequent basis across the U.S., from a supermarket slaying in Buffalo, New York, to an elementary school tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, to a recent shooting at a California dance hall. Rather than provoking a unified response from elected officials, each additional shooting seems to be widening the political divide among …

Where have Republicans been during California’s mass shootings? They’re busy appeasing the gun worshiping cult
2 years, 2 months ago

Where have Republicans been during California’s mass shootings? They’re busy appeasing the gun worshiping cult

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom speaks to victims’ families, local leaders and residents in Half Moon Bay, Calif., on Tuesday. … The absurdity.” Yes, America is certainly not great on gun deaths, and never will be as long as we’re blocked from much-needed national firearms regulations by Republicans. “We need to stop saying things like, ‘California has strict gun laws,’” he says. “Where’s …

California already has nation’s strictest gun laws. Mass shootings could spur push to go further
2 years, 2 months ago

California already has nation’s strictest gun laws. Mass shootings could spur push to go further

LA Times  

Law enforcement officials on Sunday secure and investigate the scene where a gunman opened fire at a ballroom dance studio in Monterey Park. After a deadly wave of mass shootings in the United States last year — including one in Buffalo, N.Y., and another at a school in Uvalde, Texas — that collectively killed 31, California’s Democratic-controlled Legislature responded by …

DC Edit | End gun culture in America
2 years, 2 months ago

DC Edit | End gun culture in America

Deccan Chronicle  

By one count of the inexplicable madness of mass shootings in the United States of America, there were as many as 648 instances in 2022. Considering most, if not all, shooters are male, what gun violence points to is something sociologists are now describing as stemming from the toxic masculinity of life in America. Irrespective of the most recent bipartisan …

California mass shooting: Gun laws in the state are stricter than in the rest of US, but are they enough?
2 years, 2 months ago

California mass shooting: Gun laws in the state are stricter than in the rest of US, but are they enough?

Firstpost  

America once again saw a mass shooting on Sunday during Lunar New Year celebrations in California’s Monterey Park, a majority Asian-American city on the eastern edge of Los Angeles. While there is still much we don’t know about the motive in this senseless attack, we do know that many families are grieving tonight, or praying that their loved one will …

US gun debate is loaded with belligerence
2 years, 7 months ago

US gun debate is loaded with belligerence

China Daily  

Americans urge against gun in the street. As of July 2022, there have been over 300 mass shootings in the United States, leaving over 300 people dead, over 1,000 injured, and many more wondering why there is such staunch resistance from politicians and pro-gun advocates to even reasonable gun regulations. Many people come from military families and they're proud to …

An endless arms race: How to fight the NRA's absurd solution to mass shootings
2 years, 8 months ago

An endless arms race: How to fight the NRA's absurd solution to mass shootings

Salon  

As we celebrated Independence Day, there was no independence from the scourge of gun violence and the toll it is taking on the American psyche. This attack is bound to renew calls for more "red flag" laws that would help identify and disarm emotionally or mentally unstable persons who are making threats of gun violence or praising mass murderers. But …

Column: Is California ready for more Black people to legally carry guns in public?
2 years, 9 months ago

Column: Is California ready for more Black people to legally carry guns in public?

LA Times  

Nathan W. Jones leads the Bay Area chapter of the Black Gun Owners Assn. It has to be us.” So, on Thursday, while many were apoplectic over the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the rights of gun owners to carry a loaded weapon in public — throwing gun control laws in California and New York into limbo at a time …

Column: California’s tough gun laws have made the state safer than the rest of the country
2 years, 9 months ago

Column: California’s tough gun laws have made the state safer than the rest of the country

LA Times  

Retiree Yrma Fuentes holds the front page of the local newspaper showing photos of the 19 children and two teachers killed in the May 24 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. “But California children are half as likely to be shot.” Let’s examine the key elements of California’s laws, and how they might have interfered with the latest major gun-related outrages …

San Bernardino man arrested after police confiscate 17 firearms, including seven assault rifles
2 years, 10 months ago

San Bernardino man arrested after police confiscate 17 firearms, including seven assault rifles

LA Times  

A 21-year-old San Bernardino man has been arrested on multiple felony weapons violations after police conducted a traffic stop and discovered seven assault rifles, a shotgun, nine other firearms and 18 high-capacity magazines in the back of his truck. Robert Andrew Medina has been charged with carrying a concealed firearm in a vehicle, unlawfully possessing an assault weapon and possessing …

Texas shooting: Another mass shooting, another US gun control debate
2 years, 10 months ago

Texas shooting: Another mass shooting, another US gun control debate

Firstpost  

It was the eighth mass shooting this year, according to the Everytown gun control group, and came 10 days after another 18-year-old murdered 10 African Americans at a supermarket in New York Washington: A mass shooting that left 18 schoolchildren dead in the deeply pro-gun state of Texas on Tuesday increased pressure on US politicians to take action over the …

As violent crimes surge, Californians’ faith in gun control slips in new poll
3 years, 8 months ago

As violent crimes surge, Californians’ faith in gun control slips in new poll

LA Times  

Police gather near the crime scene in Orange on April 1, the day after a gunman killed four people dead, including a 9-year-old boy, and wounded one. Amid a series of mass shootings in recent months, most California voters believe strong gun laws are effective in reducing violent crime, according to a UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll co- …

The tide is turning for gun control in the US
5 years, 6 months ago

The tide is turning for gun control in the US

Al Jazeera  

While public attitudes on the gun crisis are changing, much needs to be done to stop gun violence in the US. For now, the movement for gun control still appears to be focused on half measures, such as universal background checks, that are grossly inadequate to address the scourge of gun violence in the US. Other businesses have followed suit, …

Hundreds of guns come into California from Nevada. Lawmakers want to stop it
5 years, 7 months ago

Hundreds of guns come into California from Nevada. Lawmakers want to stop it

LA Times  

Laura Miller places a stuffed bear at a memorial to those killed in the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting. “While California has enacted numerous gun safety measures, this tragedy underscores the need for California to work closely with neighboring states to close loopholes and advance common-sense gun safety measures,” said the letter signed by 27 Democratic legislators, including Assembly members Jesse …

Democrats promise congressional action on gun control after California shooting that saw 12 people killed
6 years, 4 months ago

Democrats promise congressional action on gun control after California shooting that saw 12 people killed

Firstpost  

Measures including expanded background checks and a ban on assault-style weapons are likely to reach the House floor when Democrats retake control after eight years of Republican rule. “The American people deserve real action to end the daily epidemic of gun violence that is stealing the lives of our children on campuses, in places of worship and on our streets,” …

Federal gun control is not enough: To reduce gun violence, we need big changes to social policy
6 years, 9 months ago

Federal gun control is not enough: To reduce gun violence, we need big changes to social policy

Salon  

In the wake of mass shootings, such as the recent tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people were killed and another 17 wounded, the role of the federal government in reducing gun violence typically comes into focus. In 2003, the Tiahrt Amendment “removed from the public record a government database that traces guns recovered …

Has Everyone Given Up On Gun Violence In Chicago?
7 years, 3 months ago

Has Everyone Given Up On Gun Violence In Chicago?

Huff Post  

Scott Olson via Getty Images I lived in Chicago from 1967 to 1969, and I don’t recall ever thinking that the amount of shootings in the Windy City put my life at risk. The busiest neighborhood for Chicago gun violence is Austin, where so far 80 people have been gunned down. Of course Trump never identified this officer, and when …

Are more guns helpful? In Wal-Mart shooting, armed shoppers hinder police investigation
7 years, 4 months ago

Are more guns helpful? In Wal-Mart shooting, armed shoppers hinder police investigation

LA Times  

Police investigate the scene of a shooting at a Wal-Mart store in the Thornton Town Center shopping plaza in suburban Colorado. They were the proverbial “good guys with guns” that gun rights advocates say have the power to stop mass shootings. But police in Thornton, Colo., said that in this case the well-intentioned gun carriers set the stage for chaos, …

What Influences Attitudes Toward Gun Control Reform?
7 years, 5 months ago

What Influences Attitudes Toward Gun Control Reform?

NPR  

What Influences Attitudes Toward Gun Control Reform? Sponsor Message A paper published in June in the journal Social Science Quarterly suggests that one reason gun regulation is so contentious is precisely because people differ in how they make sense of mass shootings. Authors Mark Joslyn and Donald Haider-Markel find that those who don't own guns often blame mass shootings on …

Thwarted in Congress, gun-control groups see hope in states
7 years, 5 months ago

Thwarted in Congress, gun-control groups see hope in states

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Brushed aside by the Republican-controlled Congress, gun control advocates have shifted much of their campaign for tighter firearms laws to the states — and they’ve chalked up some modest, unexpected successes. But there is growing support among Republicans, even House Speaker Paul Ryan, for restricting “bump stocks” like the shooter in Las Vegas apparently used to …

California adopted some of the toughest gun control laws in country after multiple mass shootings
7 years, 5 months ago

California adopted some of the toughest gun control laws in country after multiple mass shootings

LA Times  

In the wake of the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, some say the nation could look to California, a state where previous incidents have sparked laws to combat gun violence, for guidance. At the time, Deukmejian was anguished over the killing of children and said he hoped the bill would “save innocent lives.” Years later, in 2013, Deukmejian …

After mass shootings, Californians respond by acquiring handguns
7 years, 10 months ago

After mass shootings, Californians respond by acquiring handguns

LA Times  

Terry McGuire, owner of Get Loaded in Grand Terrace, shows a customer a Cobalt Kinetics BAMF rifle about a week after the 2015 shooting rampage in nearby San Bernardino. The new findings, drawn from gun acquisition records in the Golden State, may well be a conservative gauge of how much mass shootings drive increases in gun sales and ownership. In …

Gun control initiative has strong support among California voters, poll finds
8 years, 6 months ago

Gun control initiative has strong support among California voters, poll finds

LA Times  

While a federal closure of the gun-show loophole has yet to happen, states are already taking action. Nearly two-thirds of California voters support a gun-control initiative on the November ballot, about the same percentage of people who say they don’t have a firearm in their home, according to a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll conducted by SurveyMonkey. “I think …

Florida nightclub shooting: US gun control policy slammed on social media
8 years, 9 months ago

Florida nightclub shooting: US gun control policy slammed on social media

Firstpost  

An outpouring of anger toward the lax US gun control policy was witnessed on social media after a shooting spree in an Orlando nightclub left 50 dead and 53 wounded on Sunday. Washington: An outpouring of anger toward the lax US gun control policy was witnessed on social media after a shooting spree in an Orlando nightclub left 50 dead …

State Senate approves sweeping new gun control laws for California
8 years, 10 months ago

State Senate approves sweeping new gun control laws for California

LA Times  

Flowers and American flags honoring the victims of the San Bernardino attack a few days after the assault are placed outside the Inland Regional Center where the fatal shooting took place. These bills disarm the law-abiding public.” State Sen. Ted Gaines called the bills “an assault on our 2nd Amendment rights.” The measures banning rifles with detachable magazines and requiring …

Lawmakers advance gun control measures in response to San Bernardino massacre
8 years, 11 months ago

Lawmakers advance gun control measures in response to San Bernardino massacre

LA Times  

In this handout photo provided by the San Bernardino County Sherrif’s Department, four guns are seen near the site of a Dec. 4 shootout between police and suspects in San Bernardino. Four months after the San Bernardino mass shooting, state lawmakers on Tuesday gave initial approval to five gun control bills, including measures that would outlaw assault rifles with detachable …

How things change when there is a mass shooting in your legislative district
9 years, 2 months ago

How things change when there is a mass shooting in your legislative district

LA Times  

Marie Cabrera, Sonya Gonzalez and Christine Duran, all of San Bernardino, pray after the mass shooting in San Bernardino. While members might grieve together and console one another privately, more than a dozen mass shootings in the years since the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting haven’t spurred congressional action. NEWSLETTER: Get the day’s top headlines from Times Editor Davan …

Making money off murder: On Sandy Hook's anniversary, new data shows mass shootings boost the gun industry's profits
9 years, 3 months ago

Making money off murder: On Sandy Hook's anniversary, new data shows mass shootings boost the gun industry's profits

Salon  

Monday is the 3rd anniversary of the horrific mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut that took the lives of 20 children and six adults at the Sandy Hook Elementary School. The likely explanation for all this is that many Americans, likely of the more conservative bent, buy into the argument that a "good guy with a gun" can somehow stop a …

San Bernardino shooting: Attackers 'modified weapons to make them more deadly'
9 years, 3 months ago

San Bernardino shooting: Attackers 'modified weapons to make them more deadly'

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Modifications made to rifles …

Opinion: Mass killing vs. mass shooting debate misses the problem: Mass weaponry
9 years, 3 months ago

Opinion: Mass killing vs. mass shooting debate misses the problem: Mass weaponry

LA Times  

This photo from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department shows the weapons carried by the killers in the Dec. 2 San Bernardino mass shooting. But if the two San Bernardino shooters, in a bizarre flash of luck, had only wounded and not killed anyone last week, it would still have been an atrocious act of violence committed with a gun. …

San Bernardino shooting: New York Times says politicians' prayers are not enough in front page editorial
9 years, 3 months ago

San Bernardino shooting: New York Times says politicians' prayers are not enough in front page editorial

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The New York Times …

California lawmakers revive gun control ideas after San Bernardino attack
9 years, 3 months ago

California lawmakers revive gun control ideas after San Bernardino attack

LA Times  

Guns used in Wednesday’s mass killings in San Bernardino. 26 / 106 Gwen Rodgers, assistant pastor at the Church of Living God, hugs Cindy Quinones, cousin of the slain Aurora Godoy, during a vigil at the makeshift memorial for the victims of the terrorist attacks in San Bernardino, Calif. 27 / 106 Visitors arrive to pay their respects at the …

Op-Ed: In response to mass killings, prayer might be as valid as more gun control laws
9 years, 3 months ago

Op-Ed: In response to mass killings, prayer might be as valid as more gun control laws

LA Times  

Pastor Juan Carlos Mendez, left, leads a coalition of church leaders as they bow their heads in prayers for the victims of the mass shooting in San Bernardino. FULL COVERAGE: San Bernardino shooting | Shooting updates The suddenly popular accusation that prayer is an ugly, insincere and insufficient response to tragedy misconstrues why people pray. Mary Elizabeth Williams, in a …

California Journal: San Bernardino shooting: ‘The biggest problem was that it was a gun-free zone’
9 years, 3 months ago

California Journal: San Bernardino shooting: ‘The biggest problem was that it was a gun-free zone’

LA Times  

Terry McGuire, owner of Get Loaded, a gun shop in Grand Terrace, five miles south of the Inland Regional Center, where 14 people were slain Wednesday, says he expects sales to go up in the wake of the attack. 26 / 106 Gwen Rodgers, assistant pastor at the Church of Living God, hugs Cindy Quinones, cousin of the slain Aurora …

San Bernardino shootings bring American fears of gun violence and terrorism into sharp focus
9 years, 3 months ago

San Bernardino shootings bring American fears of gun violence and terrorism into sharp focus

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy It is an attack …

San Bernardino suspects ‘sprayed the room with bullets,’ police chief says
9 years, 3 months ago

San Bernardino suspects ‘sprayed the room with bullets,’ police chief says

LA Times  

Evacuated workers join in a circle to pray on the San Bernardino Golf Course across the street from where a shooting occurred at the Inland Regional Center. San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies draw guns behind a minivan on Richardson St. during a search for suspects involved in the mass shooting of 14 people at the Inland Regional Center in San …

After shooting, Republicans want a ‘wake-up call’ on terrorism, Democrats on gun control
9 years, 3 months ago

After shooting, Republicans want a ‘wake-up call’ on terrorism, Democrats on gun control

LA Times  

On the presidential campaign trail, in the White House and on Twitter, it was as if politicians were responding to completely different events. But, he added, “right now, it’s just too easy” for people who are determined to kill others to “get access to weapons.” The combination of a mass shooting with the possibility it was fueled by terrorism puts …

San Bernardino shooting just opened up a can of worms far bigger than gun control
9 years, 3 months ago

San Bernardino shooting just opened up a can of worms far bigger than gun control

LA Times  

FBI agents search outside a home in connection to the shootings in San Bernardino on Dec. 3 in Redlands. For San Bernardino, guns, explosives and Muslim suspects are all a part of the mix, prompting a conversation about more than just domestic gun control, although guns is always a good start. FULL COVERAGE: San Bernardino shooting | Shooting updates For …

Critic’s Notebook: We cannot accept mass shootings as the new normal
9 years, 3 months ago

Critic’s Notebook: We cannot accept mass shootings as the new normal

LA Times  

SWAT officers search for suspects in the San Bernardino mass shooting in the sort of image that is becoming commonplace on our televisions. San Bernardino and why we've become too comfortably numb about mass shootings “Just another day in the United States of America, another day of gunfire, panic and fear.” That’s how the BBC chose to open its coverage …

Vince Vaughn's baffling guns-in-schools vision: Gun control is "like banning forks in an attempt to stop making people fat"
9 years, 9 months ago

Vince Vaughn's baffling guns-in-schools vision: Gun control is "like banning forks in an attempt to stop making people fat"

Salon  

When we first became aware of him, we knew him for buying us cocktails, wearing retro suits and telling us what was and wasn’t “money.” Now he seems to be about “lock and load.” That’s not a line from his upcoming appearance on “True Detective,” but his hopes for American public schools: He wants plenty of guns as a way …

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