Guns

'We don't want to be first place.' Wyoming tries to address high gun suicide rates

5:32am January 23, 2024

by Kirk Siegler

For years, Wyoming has had one of the highest suicide rates and one of the highest gun ownership rates in the United States. But until recently, it was taboo to draw a link between those two things.

California's new law is already facing all kinds of hurdles in the courts.

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A new California law restricts carrying guns in public — testing the Second Amendment

5:00am January 04, 2024

Gun owners in California can no longer carry firearms into a range of locations deemed "sensitive spaces." It is already facing all kinds of hurdles in the courts.

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Israeli men, armed with U.S.-made M16 automatic assault rifles, walk in a shopping center in Jerusalem on Oct. 25, amid the ongoing battles in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas.

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Israel is trying to arm more citizens with guns since the Hamas attack

11:02am December 06, 2023

Israel was already known for having lots of firearms. But since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, the Israeli government has moved to loosen gun restrictions and fast-track permits for civilians.

The road to the city-run gun range in Albuquerque, N.M. Police think the local culture around guns has changed, and one undercover cop estimates half the cars on the road now carry a firearm.

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The governor tried banning guns in Albuquerque. The public health emergency continues

5:00am October 18, 2023

by Martin Kaste

N.M. Gov. Michelle Luhan Grisham's temporary ban on guns in the Albuquerque area caused a political firestorm. The ban, since scaled back, faces legal challenges. Meanwhile, shootings haven't stopped.

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Visitors look upon the White House as the US flag flies at half mast following a school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee last March.

Politics & Government

For young Americans, politics breaks the American dream instead of building it

5:01am September 14, 2023

by Elena Moore

Gen Z and millennial voters should dominate the electorate in coming years. A new poll from the Sine Institute, exclusively obtained by NPR, shows how 18-34 year old Americans feel about the future.

Jess Hegstrom, a public health worker for Lewis and Clark County in Montana, tries to start conversations about suicide risk at gun shows. "I'm not here to waggle my finger at you," she says.

Health & Safety

Storing guns away from home could reduce suicides, but there are legal hurdles

5:01am September 06, 2023

by Aaron Bolton

New ideas like "safe storage maps" show gun owners where to put their firearms in safekeeping if a mental health crisis happens. The idea has support, but obstacles are in the way in some states.

In this photo provided by the Serbian Presidential Press Service, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, left, inspects weapons collected as part of an amnesty near the city of Smederevo, Serbia, Sunday, May 14, 2023.

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Guns, grenades and rocket launchers are among 13,500 weapons surrendered in Serbia

1:46am May 15, 2023

by The Associated Press

The government declared a one-month amnesty period for citizens to surrender unregistered weapons as part of a crackdown on guns following the two shootings this month that left 17 people dead.

An attendee holds a Springfield Armory SAINT AR-15-style rifle displayed during the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting in Houston in 2022.

National

How AR-15-style rifles write the tragic history of America's mass shootings

11:47am May 10, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

The weapon used to carry out the mass shooting in Allen, Texas, is one all too familiar to Americans and lawmakers who have witnessed mass shootings occur quite frequently this year.

Police officers stand guard on a road in the village of Dubona, about 30 miles south of Belgrade, Serbia on Friday as they block the road near the scene of a Thursday night attack.

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A suspect has been arrested in Serbia's second mass shooting in 2 days

11:22am May 05, 2023

by The Associated Press

Serbian police said they arrested a suspect in a shooting attack that killed at least eight and wounded 14, the nation's second mass shooting in two days. Serbia's president vowed tough gun measures.

Biofire founder Kai Kloepfer says his goal in creating this 9mm smart gun is to "have an incremental positive impact on sort of the uniquely American challenge of gun deaths."

The first smart gun with facial and fingerprint recognition is now for sale

7:29am April 29, 2023

by Ryan Lucas

Smart guns have mainly been the stuff of movies. In the real world, technological and political challenges have meant the high-tech devices haven't become a reality. That may be about to change.

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