RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Members of the public and interest groups are expected to testify during a hearing before a Virginia commission tasked with studying gun safety proposals following a mass...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — As the Virginia State Crime Commission began a hearing Monday on proposals to stem gun violence, Gov. Ralph Northam urged lawmakers to pass "commonsense" measures as he took a...

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — A drive-by shooting in North Carolina has killed a 9-year-old boy and injured an 8-year-old boy, motivating some leaders to speak out against gun violence.

Argus Leader, Sioux Falls, Aug. 18

Leadership needed to address gun violence

A rapid-fire string of mass shootings in late July and early August sparked sorrow and outrage throughout...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Advocates for gun control have demanded reforms at a gathering in Providence.

The Rhode Island chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America staged a rally...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In the movies, gun violence ends with a clink.

After the shots are fired, after the frantic rush to the hospital, after the blood-soaked T-shirt is cut away, the scene...

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that the country's elected officials have a responsibility to "ensure domestic tranquility" and called on the Senate to return to work to...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf directed state police and other agencies under his control Friday to focus greater efforts on addressing gun violence, two days after a gunman...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Latino Victory Project Executive Director Mayra Macias and former Arizona lawmaker Gabby Giffords will kick-off a Texas tour with an Aug. 22 town hall in El Paso to condemn white...

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's campaign rally in New Hampshire (all times local):

8:45 p.m.

President Donald Trump says that in the wake of two mass...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gun rights advocates in Maryland expressed frustration at being left off of a county task force that is studying ways to reduce gun violence during a meeting Thursday night,...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's attorney general has issued a directive to the state's police officers on how to implement a recent law aimed at reducing gun violence.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The mayor of San Jose has proposed requiring gun owners in the nation's 10th largest city to carry liability insurance to cover taxpayer costs associated with firearm...

RED BOILING SPRINGS, Tenn. (AP) — News outlets report two former students are accused of breaking into their Tennessee high school and stealing an assault weapon and bulletproof vests from the...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Democratic presidential candidates on Saturday placed responsibility for inaction on gun violence in the hands of President Donald Trump and the National Rifle Association,...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — In state government news, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is offering up New York as an example of how the nation could address mass shootings and gun violence.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A crowd of at least 200 people gathered in Kansas City, Missouri, this past week to hear a congressman, the mayor and other leaders lament gun violence, a topic that was...

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Several Maine gun safety groups and gun control advocates plan to gather in front of the Blaine House for a candlelight vigil following mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and...

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a week of exaggeration and outright fiction for President Donald Trump as he confronted the aftermath of two mass shootings in Texas and Ohio.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's response to recent mass shootings (all times local):

3:10 p.m.

The House Oversight Committee is asking the Trump administration...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on possible congressional action on gun safety legislation (all times local):

7:25 p.m.

The top two congressional Democrats say President Donald Trump has...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shifting the gun violence debate, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he now wants to consider background checks and other bills, setting up a potentially pivotal moment...

EWING, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey authorities seized nearly 40,000 "doses" of heroin and fentanyl as well as 22 firearms as part of two separate probes in Trenton and Paterson, the attorney general...

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago's police superintendent is rejecting a public defender's argument that a new department website that provides adult gun-related criminal charges intrudes on defendants'...

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — Joe Biden on Wednesday accused President Donald Trump of "fanning the flames of white supremacy" in his most aggressive attack yet on the character of the man he would like...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is resisting pressure to bring senators back from recess to address gun violence, despite wrenching calls to "do something" in the...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Battling dual crises of gun violence and trade, President Donald Trump is twisting the facts in regards to gun control and exaggerating his case for tariffs against...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite frequent mass shootings, Congress has proved to be unable to pass substantial gun violence legislation, largely because of resistance from Republicans.

WASHINGTON (AP) — At least six Democratic presidential candidates are scheduled to attend a forum in Iowa on Saturday organized by gun control advocates in the wake of two mass shootings that...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz says he'll seek hearings on gun measures this fall after the latest mass shootings in Ohio and Texas.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaking out against weekend mass shootings that rocked a nation, President Donald Trump called for bipartisan solutions to the bloodshed but offered few details and faced...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey on Monday enacted three laws designed to help victims of gun violence avoid becoming hurt again by firearms or seeking out retaliation.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — In a state traumatized by mass shootings, a top Florida legislator urged fellow lawmakers Monday in the aftermath of the Texas and Ohio massacres to explore new steps to...

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Anguished families planned funerals in two U.S. cities, politicians pointed fingers and a nation numbed by gun violence wondered what might come next Monday as the death toll...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Newtown. Charleston. Orlando. Parkland.

And now after mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, Congress again is confronted with the question of what, if...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut politicians and gun control advocates on Monday urged the U.S. Senate to return immediately to Washington, D.C., and follow the state's lead in passing stricter...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on Wisconsin reaction to mass shootings in Ohio and Texas (all times local):

1:25 p.m.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is calling on the Republican-controlled...

Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Ohio newspapers:

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alejandro Bedoya made a statement about gun violence in the nation's capital.

After scoring the opening goal in the Philadelphia Union's 5-1 victory over D.C. United on...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alejandro Bedoya made a statement about gun violence in the nation's capital.

After scoring the opening goal in the Philadelphia Union's 5-1 victory over D.C. United on...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alejandro Bedoya made a statement about gun violence in the nation's capital.

After scoring a goal for the Philadelphia Union on Sunday night against D.C. United, Bedoya...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Democratic presidential candidates and the shootings in Texas and Ohio (all times Eastern):

3:45 p.m.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has opened a town hall...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke canceled a visit to California's San Quentin State Prison and abruptly flew to his native El Paso, on Texas' border with Mexico,...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Naval Academy's superintendent says the school's football team won't use "Load the Clip" as its motto amid concerns it was insensitive to victims of gun...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two prominent gun control organizations said Thursday that they will host a forum for Democratic presidential candidates in Las Vegas on Oct. 2, the day after the city marks the...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Several hundred people showed up for a town hall meeting to address a recent rash of shootings in Sioux Falls.

Some expressed frustration over the increase in gun...

CHICAGO (AP) — Two women who worked with a group called Mothers Against Senseless Killings to try to stop gun violence in their South Side Chicago neighborhood were killed by bullets that police...

CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on two mothers who were shot and killed on a Chicago corner where they worked as anti-violence activists (all times local):