/tags/gun-violence Gun Violence en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 08 May 2025 21:35:51 GMT /politics/2025-05-08/texas-house-red-flag-gun-laws-ban Texas lawmakers are steps away from passing a bill that would prevent governments from enforcing extreme risk protection orders. Those allow firearms to be temporarily removed from a person when they’re deemed a serious risk of harming themselves or others. Thu, 08 May 2025 21:35:51 GMT /politics/2025-05-08/texas-house-red-flag-gun-laws-ban Blaise Gainey /business/2024-12-10/bankruptcy-judge-rejects-the-onions-bid-for-infowars The bidder that lost last month's auction of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' assets had complained that the process was rigged and "fatally flawed." Wed, 11 Dec 2024 14:03:48 GMT /business/2024-12-10/bankruptcy-judge-rejects-the-onions-bid-for-infowars Tovia Smith /life-arts/2024-10-22/gun-violence-in-african-american-communities-with-dr-tameka-gillum John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Dr. Tameka L. Gillum, Associate Professor of Community Health in the College of Population Health at the University of New Mexico. Tue, 22 Oct 2024 16:13:14 GMT /life-arts/2024-10-22/gun-violence-in-african-american-communities-with-dr-tameka-gillum John L. Hanson Jr. /texas/2024-07-16/texas-judge-orders-sheriff-school-district-to-release-uvalde-school-shooting-records A group of news organizations including The Texas Tribune had sued for access to the records. Tue, 16 Jul 2024 16:26:19 GMT /texas/2024-07-16/texas-judge-orders-sheriff-school-district-to-release-uvalde-school-shooting-records Alejandro Serrano /texas/2024-06-27/former-uvalde-school-police-chief-indicted-over-robb-elementary-shooting-response A grand jury also indicted former officer Adrian Gonzalez for his role in the failed response to the 2022 shooting. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 00:08:01 GMT /texas/2024-06-27/former-uvalde-school-police-chief-indicted-over-robb-elementary-shooting-response Kayla Padilla /politics/2024-05-01/ken-paxton-sues-to-block-biden-admin-from-closing-gun-show-loophole The announcement comes days before the first anniversary of a mass shooting in an Allen mall, where a shooter killed eight people. Wed, 01 May 2024 20:38:59 GMT /politics/2024-05-01/ken-paxton-sues-to-block-biden-admin-from-closing-gun-show-loophole Caroline Love /news/2023-01-22/a-suspect-in-the-california-mass-shooting-is-dead-sheriff-says A gunman killed 10 people and wounded 10 others in the mass shooting in Monterey Park on Saturday. The incident took place near one of Southern California's largest Chinese New Year street festivals. Sun, 22 Jan 2023 15:15:37 GMT /news/2023-01-22/a-suspect-in-the-california-mass-shooting-is-dead-sheriff-says Juliana Kim, Emma Bowman /crime-justice/2022-11-23/police-identify-the-gunman-behind-the-virginia-walmart-shooting A Walmart employee opened fire in a Virginia store late Tuesday during what are normally popular pre-Thanksgiving shopping hours. It's the second high-profile mass killing in a handful of days. Wed, 23 Nov 2022 07:17:41 GMT /crime-justice/2022-11-23/police-identify-the-gunman-behind-the-virginia-walmart-shooting Sarah McCammon, Emily Olson, Jaclyn Diaz /crime-justice/2022-11-21/what-we-know-so-far-about-the-colorado-springs-shooting A gunman killed five people and injured 18 others at an LGBTQ club in Colorado Springs, Colo. The district attorney's office said the investigation is ongoing. Mon, 21 Nov 2022 13:46:57 GMT /crime-justice/2022-11-21/what-we-know-so-far-about-the-colorado-springs-shooting Ashley Ahn, Juliana Kim /crime-justice/2022-09-09/another-shooting-in-uvalde-leaves-2-injured-police-say-there-is-no-threat-to-the-public Uvalde Police said Thursday evening that a shooting at the city's Memorial Park has injured two people, but that "it is not a dangerous situation for the general public." Thursday's shooting occurred about a mile away from Robb Elementary School, where a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers on May 24. Fri, 09 Sep 2022 12:14:22 GMT /crime-justice/2022-09-09/another-shooting-in-uvalde-leaves-2-injured-police-say-there-is-no-threat-to-the-public Dan Katz