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Obama ‘Actively Supportive’ Of Assault Weapons Ban
President Barack Obama wipes tears as he makes a statement in response to the elementary school shooting in Connecticut December 14, 2012 at the White House in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty...
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President Obama Sets Up Gun Violence Task Force
(CBS NEWS) – Five days after the murder of 20 children and six faculty members at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., riled the nation, President Obama announced the formation of a task...
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Conn. Congressman Blasts Perry’s Guns In Schools Comment
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A Connecticut congressman lit into Governor Rick Perry over comments that Texas teachers should be allowed to carry guns in schools. Democrat Jim Himes’ district is close to...
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Violence Plays Role In Shorter U.S. Life Expectancy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States suffers far more violent deaths than any other wealthy nation, due in part to the widespread possession of firearms and the practice of storing them at home in a...
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Biden Seeks Video Game Industry Input On Guns
WASHINGTON (AP) – Vice President Joe Biden is reaching out to the video game industry as the White House seeks to assemble proposals to combat gun violence in response to last month’s massacre at a...
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White House Calls NRA Video Repugnant, Cowardly
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House says a National Rifle Association video referencing President Barack Obama’s daughters is “repugnant and cowardly.” Obama spokesman Jay Carney says most Americans...
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Obama Signs 23 Executive Actions On Gun Violence
US President Barack Obama (R) listens as Vice President Joe Biden speaks during an event unveiling a package of proposals to reduce gun violence at the White House in Washington, DC, January 16, 2013....
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Perry: 2nd Amendment Trumps Obama, Any President
AUSTIN (AP) — Governor Rick Perry expressed outrage Wednesday at the president’s plan to curb gun violence, saying he’s “disgusted” by the “political left” using the Connecticut school massacre to push...
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Guns In Your Home: A Statistical Accident Waiting To Happen
Many U.S. citizens consider their right to own a gun as basic as their right to eat, vote or go to school. Passions run high about the second amendment and, since the Newtown shootings, has served to...
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Texas Politicians Respond To President’s Plan To Fight Gun Violence
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter WASHINGTON (CBSDFW/CBS NEWS) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged the country and congress to tackle gun violence with more urgency, saying that executive...
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Seeking A High-Tech Solution To Make Firearms Safer
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jonathan Mossberg is among a small number of pioneers looking to build a safer gun. But unlike many others, he was in the gun business...
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LeBron James Leads Call To End Gun Violence At ESPY Awards
Follow The Fan: Facebook | Twitter LOS ANGELES (AP) – LeBron James won five trophies, including best male athlete and best NBA player, at the ESPY Awards on Wednesday night when frivolity gave way to a...
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Rule On Guns And Mentally Ill People Faces A GOP Rollback
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter ATLANTA (AP) — In a sign of the new climate taking hold on gun issues under a Trump administration with a Republican-led Congress, a rule to keep guns out of the...
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Trump Talks Vegas Shooting, Democrats Discuss Gun Violence In Weekly Addresses
(CBSDFW.COM) – President Donald Trump delivered his weekly address about the Las Vegas mass shooting that killed 58 people. Rep. John Lewis gave the Democratic weekly address to discuss the Vegas...
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FBI Releases Documents On 2012 Newtown School Shooting
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The FBI has released more than 1,500 pages of documents related to its investigation of the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, that left 20...
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U.S. Rate For Gun Deaths Increases For Second Straight Year
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. rate for gun deaths has increased for the second straight year, following 15 years of no real change, a government report shows. Roughly two-thirds of gun deaths are suicides...
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CMA Awards Highlighted By Political, Emotional Moments
The 2017 Country Music Association Awards marked one of its most political and emotional shows in years, as the night offered powerful moments focused on unifying as a country during a year dominated...
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5 Years After Sandy Hook, Mental Health Care Worries Linger
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Anguished mothers with mentally ill children have sought out Liza Long for help ever since she wrote an essay, “I am Adam Lanza’s Mother,” comparing experiences with her son to...
View ArticleDallas Mayor To Leaders On Gun Violence: “Lead Or Get The Hell Out Of The Way”
DALLAS (KRLD) – Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings is upset with leadership in Washington and around the country, for not doing enough about gun violence. Rawlings says Wednesday’s shooting struck close to...
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Pediatric Trauma Surgeon Fed Up With Treating Children For Gun Wounds
DALLAS (CBS11) – Dr. Faisel Qureshi comes home from work every day and counts his blessings. “My kids are safe,” he said. As a pediatric trauma surgeon, he treats some of gun violence’s youngest...
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