/tags/assault-weapons assault weapons en-US Copyright Tue, 10 Jun 2025 19:14:36 GMT /news/2025-06-10/military-surplus-weapons-dallas-county-sheriffs-department-m14-and-m16-rifles-armored-personnel-carrier-protests-department-of-defense-law-enforcement-support-office-program-county-commissioners Dallas County commissioners have authorized a sheriff's department request for M14s, M16s and an armored personnel carrier from a Department of Defense surplus program. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 19:14:36 GMT /news/2025-06-10/military-surplus-weapons-dallas-county-sheriffs-department-m14-and-m16-rifles-armored-personnel-carrier-protests-department-of-defense-law-enforcement-support-office-program-county-commissioners ËÄ»˘Ó°Ôş /criminal-justice/2022-10-13/fired-sapd-officer-who-shot-17-year-old-erik-cantu-out-on-bail-after-arrest-for-aggravated-assault Now-fired San Antonio Police Department officer James Brennand has been arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault for shooting 17-year-old Erik Cantu while on duty on October 2. The charges and arrest came within hours of a protest held in front of SAPD headquarters demanding Brennand’s arrest. Thu, 13 Oct 2022 19:45:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2022-10-13/fired-sapd-officer-who-shot-17-year-old-erik-cantu-out-on-bail-after-arrest-for-aggravated-assault Josh Peck /news/2022-06-02/president-biden-calls-for-assault-weapons-ban-and-other-measures-to-curb-gun-violence The address followed recent mass shootings in New York, Texas and Oklahoma. Biden said the measures aren't about taking away rights, but about protecting Americans. Fri, 03 Jun 2022 13:05:21 GMT /news/2022-06-02/president-biden-calls-for-assault-weapons-ban-and-other-measures-to-curb-gun-violence Ximena Bustillo /news/2022-03-26/biden-promises-western-allies-would-respond-if-russia-uses-chemical-weapons Western allies would respond if Russia uses chemical weapons against Ukraine, President Biden said after an emergency meeting with NATO allies. "It would trigger a response in-kind," he said. Sat, 26 Mar 2022 14:00:00 GMT /news/2022-03-26/biden-promises-western-allies-would-respond-if-russia-uses-chemical-weapons Franco Ordoñez /news/2019-08-28/el-paso-shooting-suspect-said-he-ordered-his-ak-47-and-ammo-from-overseas When the alleged gunman walked into an El Paso Walmart earlier this month to carry out the worst massacre of Hispanic people in recent American history,… Wed, 28 Aug 2019 19:56:52 GMT /news/2019-08-28/el-paso-shooting-suspect-said-he-ordered-his-ak-47-and-ammo-from-overseas Jolie McCullough | The Texas Tribune /2019-08-15/after-el-paso-shooting-suburban-houston-voters-reexamine-their-own-views-on-guns Texas is home to some of the deadliest shootings in modern U.S. history. It's making some in a once solidly Republican community outside Houston revisit their positions on gun control. Thu, 15 Aug 2019 10:26:00 GMT /2019-08-15/after-el-paso-shooting-suburban-houston-voters-reexamine-their-own-views-on-guns Claudia Grisales /2019-08-13/the-u-s-once-had-a-ban-on-assault-weapons-why-did-it-expire To secure enough votes in 1994, the ban's sponsors in Congress accepted a "sunset provision" — meaning it would last 10 years but need to be reauthorized. Politics in the U.S. changed. Tue, 13 Aug 2019 17:06:36 GMT /2019-08-13/the-u-s-once-had-a-ban-on-assault-weapons-why-did-it-expire Ron Elving /news/2016-06-13/how-america-fell-in-love-with-guns As the county reels from Sunday morning’s events in Orlando, America’s complicated relationship with guns is once again a public conversation. Earlier… Mon, 13 Jun 2016 22:29:32 GMT /news/2016-06-13/how-america-fell-in-love-with-guns Samantha Guzman /2016-06-13/the-orlando-killers-weapon-of-choice-was-the-ultimate-hunting-rifle The Sig Sauer MCX is similar in appearance and lethality to an AR-15, the gun used in Newtown and Aurora. Mon, 13 Jun 2016 21:39:00 GMT /2016-06-13/the-orlando-killers-weapon-of-choice-was-the-ultimate-hunting-rifle Jim Zarroli /2016-06-13/in-wake-of-orlando-shooting-clinton-suggests-broader-terrorist-watch-lists In an interview with NPR, Hillary Clinton said expanding the watch lists might be appropriate. She also said federal-local coordination needs to be improved. Mon, 13 Jun 2016 15:41:00 GMT /2016-06-13/in-wake-of-orlando-shooting-clinton-suggests-broader-terrorist-watch-lists Danielle Kurtzleben