Mass Shooting

The suspects from the Mongolian Boys Society gang opened fire on what they thought was a gathering of Asian Crips gang rivals, police said. Four members of the ethnic Hmong community were killed.

Under a buyback plan put in place after a March mass shooting, New Zealand officials have bought back over 60,000 assault weapons. But the NRA has stated that a ban of assault weapons wouldn't work in the U.S.

On the seventh anniversary of the tragic shooting, Mark Barden, a father of one of the victims, wrote about what can be done to prevent a similar incident from happening in the future.

Briana Hernandez, 18, and her 20-year-old boyfriend were shot by her younger brother at their home in Katy, Texas, authorities said.

Federal law prohibits convicted domestic abusers or family members subject to a protective order from possessing firearms.

Between 35 to 45 people, including women and children, had gathered at the house in California to watch a football game.

"Putting out a tweet like this, full of your BS on a day when 3 children died is disgusting @senatemajldr," Fred Guttenberg wrote.

"My son's school is holding 4 active shooter drills this year. The only clear impact of these drills is stress, anxiety and confusion on the part of children and families. I would end the drills or make them optional. Let our kids learn the right things," Yang tweeted Monday.

Authorities responded to a shooting at an address in the 2700 block of 7th Street near Temple Avenue on the eastside of Long Beach at 10:44 p.m., where three men were declared dead at the scene.

Days after the anniversary of a mass shooting that killed 11, a judge has overturned Pittsburgh's gun control ordinances.

Specialist DeAngelo Meriweather, from Memphis, Tennessee, was killed after a fight broke out at a house party in El Paso, Texas.

From 1990 to 2017, more than three-quarters of high-fatality mass shootings involving large-capacity magazines occurred in states which lacked a ban on those devices.

Hugo Villanueva-Morales, 29, and Javier Alatorre, 23, have each been charged with four counts of murder in the first degree. Bail for each has been set at $1 million.

The responses come after a spate of high-profile mass shootings across several states that have left dozens dead and rattled the country.

87 percent of school shooters give warning signs and threats, in one way or another.

Joshua Mjoness of North Dakota was arrested after sending messages to his wife threatening a shooting at a Boise, Idaho office.

These measures may include revamping entry policies by installing buzzers or reinforced doors, or maintaining security cameras for better worksite monitoring.

Twenty one Attorneys General asked Congress to expand background checks to include ammunition purchases.

Two Horizon Middle School students in Florida were arrested after police discovered they were allegedly planning a mass shooting at the school.

Jeffrey Clark, who lived with his father, sister and brother, was ultimately picked up on a federal weapons charge that prohibits users of illicit drugs from owning firearms.

Fort Worth police managed to stop suspect with mental health issues as he was attempting to purchase guns.

The high school teacher in Florida found a notebook containing details of who to shoot, where to target on campus, and dates and times that a mass shooting attack should take place.

"Such statements written or uttered WILL NOT be tolerated," school officials said in a message to parents. "School safety above everything else is our NUMBER ONE priority."

The findings also reveal a relationship between media coverage of mass shootings and resulting legislative action.

An impassioned Beto O'Rourke told CNN's Dana Bash Sunday the epidemic of U.S. gun violence is "f***ed up" just one day after the second mass shooting in less than a month in his home state of Texas.

A 25-year-old man sent the texts to an ex-girlfriend. He said schools are "weak targets" and that he preferred a "large crowd of people."

"I don't know why it's taken 251 mass shootings now this year for people to start waking up," Christina Huelsman said.

The El Paso gun store also had twice as many gun sales the week after the Walmart massacre, which did not happen after previous mass shootings in Texas.

Many service-oriented companies have taken notice of the uptick in mass shootings, and they're making sure investors are aware.

"A lot of people in my community feel as though he is a part of the problem," said Andrew Torres, who lost his cousin and her husband in the mass shooting.