guns

Connecticut Bump Stock Ban Takes Effect

By • Oct 2, 2018
Rick Bowmer / AP

It’s been one year since the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada — the deadliest shooting in modern American history. Bump stocks, which allow guns to fire hundreds of rounds per minute, were used in that shooting. A ban on those enhancements took effect Monday in Connecticut.

Murphy Wants To Use Gun Control To Elect More Democrats

By • Oct 1, 2018
Alex Brandon / AP

This week U.S. Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut will join several other national Democrats, gun control advocates and progressive groups, in a one-day fundraiser for eight candidates who are challenging Republican members of Congress in November’s election. The Republicans all have “A” ratings from the National Rifle Association.

Sandy Hook Promise Lauds Levi Strauss For Gun Violence Prevention Work

By • Sep 7, 2018
Jeff Chiu / AP

The Newtown, Connecticut-based advocacy group Sandy Hook Promise says it supports jeans maker Levi Strauss’s plan to donate more than $1 million to gun violence prevention groups.

Murphy Tries To Block Education Secretary Move To Arm Teachers

By WSHU News Staff • Aug 23, 2018
Carolyn Kaster / AP

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut says that the Education Secretary cannot let school districts use federal money to arm teachers.

Newtown And Parkland Students, Linked By Tragedy, Meet At 'Road To Change' Bus Tour

By • Aug 13, 2018
Davis Dunavin / WSHU

Students from Parkland, Florida, came to Newtown, Connecticut, Sunday for the last stop on a nationwide tour. Both towns have been the sites of mass shootings.

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