NY area school districts hold active shooter drills after recent mass shootings

In the wake of recent mass shootings, local districts are taking action to make sure they are prepared in the event of an active shooter situation at a school.

Oklahoma shooting highlights vulnerability of hospitals

The vulnerability of health care facilities was highlighted by a shooter who killed four people and then himself Wednesday at a hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

NY set to raise age to purchase semiautomatic rifles

New York would ban the purchase or possession of a semiautomatic rifle for individuals below the age of 21 as part of a package of the Democratic-led Legislature plan to pass this week with the governor’s approval.

House panel advances gun legislation in wake of US mass shootings

The House Judiciary Committee has advanced legislation that would raise the age limit for purchasing a semi-automatic rifle from 18 to 21.

Uvalde school police chief didn’t know of 911 calls from students inside school: Texas senator

The Uvalde school police chief didn’t know of the panicked 911 calls coming from students trapped inside school, says Texas Sen. Roland Gutierrez, who called it a "system failure."

New York set to pass new laws on gun control

One bill would require someone to be at least 21 and get a license before they can buy a semiautomatic rifle in New York. Another bill would require a firearm to micro-stamp ammunition.

Gov. Abbott says he was ‘misled' about response to Texas school shooting

Authorities say officers waited in the hallway of a Texas elementary school for more than 45 minutes before agents used a master key to open a door and confront a gunman.

Buffalo mass shooting funerals Friday for 3 victims, Rev. Sharpton to give eulogy

A mother and sister known for baking decadent pastries. A restaurant worker buying his 3-year-old's birthday cake. A father of six who worked as a school bus aide. These three victims of the racist attack on a Buffalo supermarket will be laid to rest Friday, in a week filled with goodbyes for family and friends

Bipartisan group of senators talk expanded gun background checks, red flag laws

Here’s a look at the gun control proposals under consideration — and others that are not — following the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school shooting.

Uvalde, Texas elementary school shooting: 21 dead, including 19 kids

Twenty-one people are dead, including 19 children, and two teachers following a mass shooting at Robb Elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. The gunman was identified as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, of Uvalde.