Browsing: Gun violence

Arrested

US police have arrested a suspect after six people were killed in the Independence Day parade near Chicago. According to police Robert E Crimo III who is 22 years old was arrested after a brief trial. At least 24 people were injured in Highland Park, Illinois after a gunman used a high-powered rifle to target people from the rooftop.

US Senate passes landmark gun violence bill, House passage is next

Theย US Senateย easilyย approvedย aย bipartisan gunย violenceย billย thatย seemedย unthinkableย justย aย monthย ago,ย paving theย wayย forย finalย congressionalย approvalย ofย whatย willย be lawmakers’ย mostย far-reachingย responseย inย decadesย toย the country’sย stringย ofย heinousย mass shootings. Followingย lastย month’sย rampagesย inย Newย Yorkย andย Texas,ย Democratsย andย someย  Republicansย decidedย ย ย  thatย congressionalย inactionย wasย untenableย afterย yearsย ofย GOPย proceduralย delaysย thatย derailedย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Democraticย effortsย toย curbย firearms.ย  Itย tookย weeksย ofย close-door negotiations, but aย bipartisanย groupย ofย senatorsย cameย up withย aย compromiseย thatย represents incrementalย butย significant progressย towardย endingย theย bloodshedย thatย hasย comeย toย regularlyย shockย โ€”ย butย no longerย surpriseย โ€”ย theย nation. In an unexpected move, 15 Republicans…