Gun Safety

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Senate’s Gun Safety Bill on Friday. The bill will next head to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law.

NBC 6’s Steve Litz reports on the current discussion which weighs the decision to tighten gun regulations at a federal level.

NBC 6’s Cristian Benavides speaks to an expert on ways to avoid accidental shootings such as the one that killed a fifteen year old boy last week.

NBC 6’s Ari Odzer captures South Florida’s thoughts on the agreement following this weekend’s March for Our Lives rallies.

Gun safety advocates didn’t let a driving rainstorm cloud their messaging. On Friday, dozens huddled under tents outside Sen. Marco Rubio’s South Florida office demanding he and his fellow Republicans move on gun safety laws, like closing loopholes on background checks, and also creating background checks to buy ammunition. “Why in God’s name can somebody who is 18 buy...

Gun safety advocates didn’t let a driving rainstorm cloud their messaging. NBC 6’s Steve Litz reports.

For years, the parents of the Parkland victims have been pushing for change at the legislative level, but one of the bills they say would make schools safer was just blocked in Congress.

For years, the parents of the Parkland victims have been pushing for change at the legislative level, but one of the bills they say would make schools safer was blocked in Congress. NBC 6’s Ryan Nelson reports

Advocates say guns designed to be unlocked like smartphones will save young lives, but the gun lobby is skeptical.

Volunteers with the nonprofit group Florida Moms Demand Action hosted several events across the state, including in Miami, to raise awareness about gun violence and to call on the Florida legislature to take action on gun safety measures. “We don’t have an expiration date when it comes down to our pain. We suffer every day, constantly,” attendee Romania Dukes...

The group is hosting several events throughout the state, including in Miami and Broward, and are calling on the Florida Legislature to take action on gun safety measures. NBC 6’s Julie Leonardi has the story.

A teen who was involved in a gun scare at Miami Killian High School Friday faced a judge on Saturday. The 17-year-old was given house detention and will have to wear an ankle monitor. The teen who went before the judge and another 15-year-old student got into a fight in a bathroom at Miami Killian High during the alleged sale…

Two students and two parents were arrested after a reported weapon and altercation at Miami Killian High School Friday, officials said.

Gun reform advocates are urging Michigan lawmakers to pass legislation to require gun owners to lock up weapons to limit access to minors and for all schools to have at least one mental health professional available.

Dutch Merrick is an armorer and prop master for TV and movies, which means he knows firsthand how movie actors and crews are supposed to be kept safe from guns on set. He joined LX News host Ashley Holt to to talk about the accidental fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Alec Baldwin’s movie “Rust” and...

The parents of a Connecticut teenager who accidentally shot himself to death at a friend’s home are hoping the new Democratic-controlled Congress will pass a federal law requiring gun owners to store their firearms in secure containers to prevent children from harming themselves.

A 5-year-old was trapped inside a large gun safe in Howard County, Maryland, on Tuesday and needed to be rescued by the fire department.

When gunmakers and dealers gather this week in Las Vegas for the industry’s largest annual conference, they will be grappling with slumping sales and a shift in politics that many didn’t envision two years ago when gun-friendly Donald Trump and a GOP-controlled Congress took office. Some of the top priorities for the industry — expanding the reach of concealed carry...

A year ago, the nation’s most powerful gun lobby was riding high: The millions the National Rifle Association had spent to help elect Donald Trump, one of the nation’s most gun-friendly presidents, had paid off, and members were hopeful that more firearms restrictions would soon be eased. Oh, how things have changed. In the last 12 months, Americans have witnessed...

Hundreds of thousands of protesters demonstrated at Saturday’s “March for Our Lives” rally in Washington, D.C., with a message for politicians who fail to tighten the nation’s gun laws: “Vote them out.” “Stand for us, or beware, the voters are coming,” Cameron Kasky, a now prominent figure in the student-led movement from Parkland, Florida, shouted from the stage in front...