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After Texas shooting, spotlight on NRA: Leading gun lobby and its outsized influence in US politics explained
Fp Explainers •With an estimated five million members, the National Rifle Association often plays kingmaker at the polls; its ability to pour in millions into lawmakers’ coffers makes the gun rights group a massive power player in US politics
Michigan school shooting: Parents of teen accused of killing four students charged with manslaughter
•A prosecutor filed involuntary manslaughter charges saying that the parents failed to intervene on the day of the tragedy despite being confronted with a drawing and chilling message — “blood everywhere” — that was found at the boy’s desk
US gun violence an ‘epidemic’, ‘international embarrassment’, Joe Biden says after Colorado, Georgia shootings
•Biden's six measures to combat the epidemic included a proposed rule to ‘stop proliferation of ghost guns’, as firearms built from home kits are known
Weeks after Florida school shooting, US church holds commitment ceremony featuring AR-15 rifles
Fp Staff •Dozens of US couples donned crowns and cradled guns at a controversial commitment ceremony in a Pennsylvania church on Wednesday
'No idea we had a monster under our roof': Couple who took in Florida gunman Nikolas Cruz
•The couple who took in Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz after his mother's death have described him as quirky but pleasant and seemingly on the right track, saying they had no idea they had a "monster living under our roof."
Florida school shooting: Students to march in Washington on 24 March for reforms in US gun laws
•Students who survived a mass shooting at their Florida school on Sunday announced plans to march on Washington in a bid to "shame" politicians
Florida school shooting: Accused Nikolas Cruz carried extra ammo in his backpack, continued firing for three minutes
•The teenager accused of using a semi-automatic rifle to kill 17 people at a Florida high school carried extra ammunition in his backpack
US House committee approves GOP bill to expand gun owners' rights, Democrats fear danger to public safety
•A key House committee on Wednesday approved a Republican bill to expand gun owners' rights, the first gun legislation since mass shootings in Las Vegas and Texas killed more than 80 people.
'Where's my support?' Lone gun shop in San Francisco shuts down after increased gun control
Fp Archives •The only gun store in San Francisco is shuttering for good, saying it can no longer operate in the city's political climate of increased gun control regulations.
LA airport shooting: Injured suspect charged with murder
Fp Archives •U.S. prosecutors filed a murder charge Saturday against the suspected gunman in the deadly shooting at Los Angeles International Airport, and he could face the death penalty.