NEWPORT NEWS, Va.—The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Virginia pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to using marijuana while possessing a firearm, which is illegal under U.S. law. Deja Taylor is accused of lying about her marijuana use on a form when she bought the gun, which her son later…

North Carolinians are being urged to store their firearms safely as part of a statewide initiative launched this week by Gov. Roy Cooper. Known as NC S.A.F.E., or Secure All Firearms Effectively, the initiative—which comes with a budget of just over $2.5 million—was rolled out by the Democratic governor on June 4 and will last until…

The Indiana Senate approved a bill on Tuesday that would provide funding for teachers and other school employees to undergo firearms training across the state. Introduced by Republicans, the bill first passed the House 42–8 in February before passing the Senate 71–24 on Tuesday with the support of two Democrats. The proposed 40 hours of…

The 6-year-old boy who shot his first-grade teacher in January will not be charged, the city prosecutor in Newport News, Virginia, told NBC News on Wednesday, but he has not yet decided whether any adults associated with the case could be. In an interview with NBC News, Newport News Commonwealth Attorney Howard Gwynn said the “prospect…

A California state senator introduced a bill last week that would prohibit the state from working with banks that also do business with gun manufacturers. State Sen. Dave Min (D-Irvine) introduced SB 637 to force banks to make a choice between what he called “blood money offered by the gun industry” and doing business with the…

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that a mandatory minimum sentence of four years for firing a gun at a house is unconstitutional. The decision comes in the case of Jesse Dallas Hills, who pleaded guilty to four charges stemming from a May 2014 incident in Lethbridge, Alta., in which he swung a baseball…

A gun was fired inside a bathroom at a Toronto high school after a fight involving six individuals broke out there on Jan. 12, police said. The incident, which slightly injured an outreach worker who tried to stop the fight, happened at East York Alternative Secondary School at about 1.10 p.m. The school was placed…

A federal judge in Rhode Island on Wednesday upheld a newly enacted state law banning the possession of large-capacity magazines that carry more than 10 rounds of ammunition. The decision came following a request by a Chepachet gun store and several Rhode Island gun owners for a preliminary injunction blocking the law, which they argue violates their constitutional rights,…

First lady Jill Biden publicly defended her stepson Hunter over the weekend, claiming in an interview that he is being wrongly investigated and declaring his innocence. The first lady made the comments in an interview with NBC News published on Friday amid a federal investigation into the younger Biden’s allegedly illegal purchase of a firearm in 2018. “Everybody…

A judge has ruled that a federal law banning guns that have had their serial numbers removed is unconstitutional. The law at issue prohibits any person from transporting a gun with the serial number “altered, obliterated, or removed,” across state lines. It also prohibits them from possessing such a gun if it has ever been transported across…