/tags/gun-legislation gun legislation en-US Copyright Thu, 02 Jun 2022 22:20:23 GMT /news/2022-06-02/president-biden-calls-for-assault-weapons-ban-and-other-measures-to-curb-gun-violence The address followed recent mass shootings in New York, Texas and Oklahoma. Biden said the measures aren't about taking away rights, but about protecting Americans. Thu, 02 Jun 2022 22:20:23 GMT /news/2022-06-02/president-biden-calls-for-assault-weapons-ban-and-other-measures-to-curb-gun-violence Ximena Bustillo /law/2020-06-24/do-universal-background-checks-prevent-gun-violence Are they even effective? Wed, 24 Jun 2020 19:34:53 GMT /law/2020-06-24/do-universal-background-checks-prevent-gun-violence Lisa Dunn /show/the-state-of-things/2019-08-07/trump-backs-red-flag-gun-laws-will-nc-house-republicans-budge After two mass shootings this past weekend, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and President Donald Trump joined in support of states passing “red flag” laws.… Wed, 07 Aug 2019 16:43:23 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-08-07/trump-backs-red-flag-gun-laws-will-nc-house-republicans-budge Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /politics/2019-08-07/trump-backs-red-flag-gun-laws-will-nc-house-republicans-budge After two mass shootings this past weekend, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and President Donald Trump joined in support of states passing “red flag” laws.… Wed, 07 Aug 2019 16:43:23 GMT /politics/2019-08-07/trump-backs-red-flag-gun-laws-will-nc-house-republicans-budge Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2018-03-20/the-fight-for-school-safety-students-rebel Since the mass school shooting in Columbine, America has seemed almost powerless against rogue gunmen attacking defenseless suburban schools. After the… Tue, 20 Mar 2018 16:23:38 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-03-20/the-fight-for-school-safety-students-rebel Frank Stasio, Dana Terry /education/2018-03-20/the-fight-for-school-safety-students-rebel Since the mass school shooting in Columbine, America has seemed almost powerless against rogue gunmen attacking defenseless suburban schools. After the… Tue, 20 Mar 2018 16:23:38 GMT /education/2018-03-20/the-fight-for-school-safety-students-rebel Frank Stasio, Dana Terry /show/the-state-of-things/2017-10-03/gun-legislation-in-north-carolina-is-a-moving-target The killing spree in Las Vegas was the deadliest in modern U.S. history. But mass shootings have tended to result in laxer gun laws, not stricter ones,… Tue, 03 Oct 2017 16:37:54 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-10-03/gun-legislation-in-north-carolina-is-a-moving-target Jennifer Brookland , Frank Stasio /politics/2017-10-03/gun-legislation-in-north-carolina-is-a-moving-target The killing spree in Las Vegas was the deadliest in modern U.S. history. But mass shootings have tended to result in laxer gun laws, not stricter ones,… Tue, 03 Oct 2017 16:37:54 GMT /politics/2017-10-03/gun-legislation-in-north-carolina-is-a-moving-target Jennifer Brookland , Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2017-06-13/nc-legislative-roundup-supreme-court-redistricting-decision-concealed-carry-bill-state-budget The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed with a lower court ruling stating that 28 legislative districts in North Carolina are gerrymandered along racial lines.… Tue, 13 Jun 2017 16:30:34 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-06-13/nc-legislative-roundup-supreme-court-redistricting-decision-concealed-carry-bill-state-budget Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /politics/2017-06-13/nc-legislative-roundup-supreme-court-redistricting-decision-concealed-carry-bill-state-budget The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed with a lower court ruling stating that 28 legislative districts in North Carolina are gerrymandered along racial lines.… Tue, 13 Jun 2017 16:30:34 GMT /politics/2017-06-13/nc-legislative-roundup-supreme-court-redistricting-decision-concealed-carry-bill-state-budget Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio