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The head of the city’s field office is preparing for potential political violence at the August convention.
It’s possible that criminal charges could be brought over the botched police response to the massacre.
Justices are weighing cases with broad significance for the power of federal agencies, including one that directly questions how much power the ATF is granted.
New research evaluates the effectiveness of one such system.
Honoring the legacy of the Civil Rights icon coincides with “Lobby Day,” when the state’s residents are encouraged to visit lawmakers.
Woody Phillips traveled between Texas and Virginia for three years.
The gun group is seeking distance from longtime, and soon to be former, CEO Wayne LaPierre. But LaPierre’s resignation doesn’t necessarily mean he no longer has sway at the organization.
The proposal is part of a larger public safety package.
The childhood anecdote appears in Adams’s 2009 book, which a spokesperson said was produced with a ghostwriter.
NBC News reports that the 17-year-old shooter who killed a sixth-grader and injured seven other people was also apparently active on a server dedicated to discussing “school massacres.”
With his resignation, LaPierre essentially forestalled one of the outcomes New York Attorney General Letitia James wanted from the case, scheduled to begin today.
“There’s a lot that gets left out of a story when its main focus is shooting numbers and death tolls.”
Researchers noted that the military’s data collection practices are inconsistent.
While states across the country started enforcing new firearm measures, lawmakers looked ahead to the 2024 legislative sessions.
In the gun violence space, the notion that we’re living through an era of uncertainty was affirmed in 2023.