Sandy Hook father awarded $450K in defamation case against conspiracy theorist writers

A jury in Wisconsin has awarded $450,000 to the father of a boy killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting after he filed a defamation lawsuit against conspiracy theorist writers who claimed the massacre never happened.

Las Vegas shooting anniversary sparks debate on gun control

In the two years since the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, the federal government and states have tightened some gun regulations.

FDLE seeks money to help curb violent attacks

A project designed to detect “homegrown violent extremists and lone actors” before they attack is estimated to cost the Florida Department of Law Enforcement millions of dollars --- and agency officials want lawmakers to start paying for parts of it next year.

Appeals court rejects constitutional challenge to Florida's 'red flag' law

An appeals court Wednesday rejected a constitutional challenge to Florida’s “red flag” law, which passed after the 2018 mass shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and allows guns to be removed from people found to pose a threat to themselves or others.

Pulse survivor presses Congress to act on gun reform

A survivor of the mass shooting at the Pulse night club in Orlando, Florida testified before Congress on Thursday, calling on lawmakers to act on gun reforms.  

Sandy Hook Promise releases chilling back-to school PSA to bring awareness to 'horrific new normal'

Sandy Hook Promise, a nonprofit aimed at preventing shootings and other harmful acts of violence in schools, released a chilling new PSA on Wednesday that depicts students in a cheery, familiar way showing off their new backpacks, jackets and binders — before taking a dark and sobering turn.

Fashion brand ripped on social media for creating ‘school shooting hoodies'

A fashion company faced severe backlash on social media after showing models wearing hoodies covered in bullet holes with the names of schools where mass shootings happened.

Nearly half of US adults fear being victim of mass shooting, poll finds

Americans appear to be more worried that ever about the possibility of themselves or a loved one becoming a victim of a mass shooting, according to a new Gallup poll.