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US poised for largest gun control protest in a generation

Chris Lefkow, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 24 03:09 PM

The student-organized "March For Our Lives" is to feature rallies from coast to coast, with the main event scheduled to take place in Washington within sight of the US Capitol. Read more »

Classes to resume at Florida high school 2 weeks after massacre

Zachary Fagenson, Reuters
Posted at Feb 28 06:55 PM

Students and teachers traumatized by one of the deadliest US mass shootings ever were due back in classes on Wednesday for the first time since a gunman killed 17 people in their Florida high school 2 weeks ago. Read more »

Trump says he'd run unarmed into Florida school shooting

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 27 08:15 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Monday he would have rushed unarmed into the Florida school targeted by a mass shooter, as student survivors of the massacre brought their campaign for gun control to Washington. Read more »

Australia's Turnbull declines to offer Trump advice on gun control

Reuters
Posted at Feb 24 04:15 PM

Australia has some of the world's toughest gun control laws.   Read more »

US educators say no to 'arms race' in schools

Chris Lefkow, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 23 12:04 PM

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump has proposed arming "highly trained" teachers to deter school shootings, but the idea has drawn little support from those most directly concerned -- teachers. Read more »

Survivors of Florida school shooting launch gun control push

Katanga Johnson and Zach Fagenson, Reuters
Posted at Feb 21 01:24 PM

Dozens of students and parents from the Florida high school where 17 teens and staff members were slain last week in a shooting rampage arrived in the state capital of Tallahassee on Tuesday to lobby for a ban on assault-style rifles. Read more »

Grief and anger as Florida prepares to bury victims of school massacre

Bernie Woodall and Zachary Fagenson, Reuters
Posted at Feb 16 07:35 PM

The shooting has raised questions among anguished parents about the adequacy of school security measures  Read more »

Paradise lost: Massacre jolts Florida's 'safest city'

Bernie Woodall and Zachary Fagenson, Reuters
Posted at Feb 16 12:55 PM

PARKLAND, Florida - Michele Roseman was convinced that she had found a safe place to raise her children when she came to Parkland, Florida, in 2000. She was stunned when one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history unfolded in her adopted town. Read more »

White supremacist-linked teen confesses to Florida shooting

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 16 07:11 AM

PARKLAND, UNITED STATES - A troubled teen with alleged ties to a white supremacist group confessed Thursday to murdering 17 people at his former high school in Florida, as the FBI admitted it had received a tip-off about the 19-year-old gunman yet failed to stop him. Read more »

Florida shooter belonged to white supremacist organization, rights group says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 16 04:53 AM

Florida shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz was a member of a white supremacist group and had taken part in military-style training exercises. Read more »

Obama calls for ‘long overdue’ gun safety laws after Florida shooting

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 16 03:37 AM

The former US president called for a "change" as the country reels from another mass school shooting. Read more »

For school gun-massacre survivors, fear and grief take hold

Leila Macor, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 16 02:25 AM

Some students at a Florida school may be afraid to go back to class following a shooting rampage that killed at least 17 people. Read more »

In aftermath of Florida school shooting, Trump avoids comment on gun laws

Leila Macor and Andrew Beatty, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 16 02:42 AM

Trump declared the US a country in mourning Thursday, as he announced he would visit the scene of a Florida high school shooting that left 17 dead. Read more »

Accused Florida high school gunman faces 17 murder counts

Bernie Woodall and Zachary Fagenson, Reuters
Posted at Feb 15 11:15 PM

Nikolas Cruz, 19, killed 15 people in a hail of gunfire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Read more »

Florida community seeks answers after 17 killed in school rampage

Bernie Woodall, Reuters
Posted at Feb 15 07:50 PM

The shooting was the 18th in a US school this year, according to gun control group Everytown for Gun Safety. Read more »

FACTBOX: Major school shootings in the United States

Reuters
Posted at Feb 15 06:38 AM

A shooter opened fire at a Florida high school on Wednesday, killing multiple people and sending hundreds of students fleeing into the streets before being taken into custody by law enforcement, authorities said. Read more »

Ex-student kills 17 in shooting spree at Florida high school

Bernie Woodall, Reuters
Updated as of Feb 15 08:44 AM

PARKLAND, Florida - A former student at a Florida high school opened fire in the school on Wednesday, causing "numerous fatalities" and wounding at least 14 people before he was arrested by police, authorities said. Read more »

Las Vegas hotel re-numbers floor where gunman opened fire on music festival

Reuters
Posted at Feb 07 08:05 AM

The Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, where a gunman converted a suite to a sniper's nest in October and opened fire on an outdoor country music concert, killing 58 people, will rename several floors of the guest tower, the company said.   Read more »

2 students dead, 17 injured in shooting at Kentucky high school

Vernell Hackett, Reuters
Posted at Jan 24 08:43 AM

A 15-year-old boy opened fire with a handgun just before classes started at his high school in rural western Kentucky on Tuesday, killing two fellow students and wounding a dozen other youths before he was arrested, the state's governor and police said. Read more »

New details emerge about Vegas shooter’s Pinay girlfriend

ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Jan 17 09:02 AM

New developments in the 2017 Las Vegas shooting investigation reveal that the gunman’s Filipina girlfriend deleted her Facebook account right before authorities released the shooter’s name to the public. Read more »