Sheriff: 3 dead after ‘racially-motivated’ shooting at Jacksonville Dollar General
Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan confirmed Saturday that there are a “number of fatalities” in response to the shooting on Kings Road near Canal Street in Northwest Jacksonville, according to Local 10 sister station WJXT.
On 1st anniversary of Uvalde, Texas, school shooting, Biden will push for more gun control
As families and loved ones mourn the unimaginable loss of 19 children and two teachers shot dead last year in Uvalde, Texas, President Joe Biden will speak Wednesday about the epidemic of gun violence that has become the No. 1 killer of kids in America.
Gun restrictions face uphill battle even under Biden
Years ago, gun politics crossed party lines, and it was easier for Republicans and Democrats to find common ground. In the first years of his tenure, Americans amassed firearms amid fears about new gun measures following mass killings. Gun control groups also are more aggressively underscoring the fears they have about the abundance of guns in homes of Americans. And there are likely significantly more after this year, which consistently smashed monthly records for federal background checks. While it remains a force in the gun arena, it’s unclear what influence it will be able to muster during the Biden administration.
Dirt bike rider with AR-15 strapped to back arrested near high school, authorities say
Police locked down the school as a precaution as authorities searched the campus. “As a result of the lockdown, police came to the school,” Carvalho said. According to Carvalho, the suspect was in possession of an AR-15 that was confiscated by authorities. He said the suspect was not affiliated with the school nor targeting anyone at the school. The barrel of his assault rifle was protruding from his backpack as he rode home later in the morning, which caused the scare at the nearby high school, authorities said.
Design of AR-15 could derail charges tied to rifle used in Parkland school shooting
That has led judges to rule that a lower receiver alone cannot be considered a gun. The lower receiver sits above the pistol grip, holds the trigger and hammer, and has a slot for the magazine. Last month, a federal judge in Ohio dealt the latest blow, dismissing charges against two men accused of making false statements to buy lower receivers. The 2018 indictment also charged him with having 15 lower receivers. There’s no evidence in court records that Pedro’s lawyer challenged whether the lower receiver was rightly considered a gun.