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The passage of several gun control bills this session and in recent years could have enormous implications for certain firearm programs, such as shooting sports for both youth and adults, which may migrate toward friendlier states. HB 1240 bans various semi-automatic rifles, pistols, and shotguns, including youth target rifles shorter than 30 inches, labeling them “assault weapons.” SB 5078 prohibits the marketing of any firearms or accessories to minors, including gun holsters. Both bills have cleared the Legislature and have been sent to Gov. Jay Inslee for signing. Last year, the Legislature banned the sale or purchase of gun magazines...

Vice President Mike Pence took the stage to raucous booing at the National Rifle Association's (NRA) annual leadership summit in his home state. 'I love you too,' Pence said sarcastically at the Indianapolis event, speaking about an hour before former President Trump. Pence called for mass shooters to be executed as soon as possible and blamed trans people and mental illness for the nation's chronic gun violence. 'I'm tired of the senseless violence and loss of life that could be prevented if our leaders would support law enforcement, protect our schools, institutionalize the obviously mentally ill, and enact legislation that...

Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) told CBS News in an interview on Tuesday that she believed Republican lawmakers were continuing to put the well-being of the National Rifle Association (NRA) over Americans and their families. Duckworth said, “We can right now today pass universal background checks. We could pass a ban on assault weapon ban. We could pass a ban on high-capacity magazines. Those last two things are the common denominators involved in mass shootings in this country.”

Connor Sturgeon, the 23-year-old suspect who fatally shot four individuals on Monday, livestreamed the shooting at the Old National Bank in Louisville, Kentucky. During a press conference on Monday, Louisville Metro Police Department Interim Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel was asked about reports that the shooting was livestreamed on social media. "I will say this that the suspect was live streaming and unfortunately that's tragic to know that that incident was out there and captured," she said. "We're hopeful that we can have that incident removed."

OAKLAND, Calif. - Barbara Nguyen can barely stand to drive anymore on Bay Area freeways. If a driver pulls up too close to her car, she slows down or speeds up to get away from them. "I'm literally driving to work and I'm scared for my life," she said in a recent interview. Her 28-year-old brother, Alameda County Sheriff's recruit David Nguyen, was shot and killed Jan. 4, 2022, near the Bay Bridge toll plaza – the first of 154 shootings across Bay Area freeways that year. That's nearly double the number of freeway shootings in Los Angeles, which saw...