The legislation is modeled after a first-in-the-nation New York law that declares such violations a ‘public nuisance’Some Democratic California lawmakers want to make it easier for people to sue gun companies for liability in shootings that cause injur…
Mass: the movie that dares to explore the unimaginable pain of school shootings
The devastating drama, by writer-director Fran Kranz, bridges the depressing familiarity and unthinkable grief of mass shootings in the US by focusing on the personalIt’s understandable if your first question of the movie Mass, set six years in the aft…
California scrambles to ban ‘ghost guns’ as untraceable weapons’ popularity soars
Concern grows as guns appear in homicides, school shootings and domestic terror incidentsCities across California are ramping up efforts to try to stop the flow of so-called ghost guns into their jurisdictions, as the do-it-yourself weapons appear with…
The Guardian view on soaring US gun violence: America must face the problem | Editorial
The US already had more guns than people when sales began rising a few years ago. It is now set for its highest number of gun killings in 20 yearsAs Covid cases surge once more in the US, another public health crisis is pummelling the country too. Last…
‘Grandmas buying shotguns’: US dealers see ammunition shortage as sales surge
Gun store owners say bullets are selling out as pandemic fuels public fears around safety and crimeThe coronavirus pandemic in the US has been accompanied by soaring gun sales attributed to fears around social unrest and crime and, in some cases, peopl…