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Two mass shootings within days of each other — in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. They join a tragic list of similar violence occurring with disturbing regularity. And each time, we hear people offering their "thoughts and prayers."

I am the president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, whose account Twitter locked because it tweeted a link to a Daily News article that I wrote about Twitter locking my personal account.

ALBANY –Democrats newly in control of New York State government this year pushed for and then passed a host of gun control measures.And they have made it clear they aren't finished.

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) told CBS’ “Face The Nation” host Margaret Brennan that there’s been “good dialogue” between President Trump and lawmakers.

Maurice Hill, the criminal who wounded six police officers in a shootout in Philadelphia and was arrested after a seven-hour standoff, attended a radical mosque. The mosque, called Masjid Ahlil Hadith Wal Athar, is known for preaching the Islamist ideology promoted by Saudi Arabia referred to as “Wahhabism.”

Caller: Just a couple thoughts on the red flag rule and what it’s really about.

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, appeared on "The Story with Martha MacCallum" on Thursday and said she was working on bipartisan legislation to close "loopholes" in the background check system.

Gun control advocacy groups have dedicated more than $2 million on digital and TV ads, widely outspending the National Rifle Association, since the mass shootings weeks ago in California, Texas and Ohio that left more than 30 dead.

CHICAGO — Five teens have been charged with murder after a 14-year-old boy was shot and killed  following an attempted auto theft and high-speed chase from rural Lake County to Chicago.

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – Terrifying video shows a woman being violently attacked by a homeless man outside a luxury condominium complex in San Francisco.

Kamala Harris on Wednesday said if elected president she will press Congress to pass a red flag law that would allow law enforcement officials to temporarily seize the firearms of white nationalists that may be on the verge of carrying out a hate crime.

A crowd outside a Philadelphia home taunted police as they battled an AK-47 wielding gunman accused of shooting six of their officers and holding another two hostage on Wednesday.    

Gun control advocates have speculated about the gunman in Philadelphia who wounded six police officers on Wednesday.

An assault weapons ban is picking up steam in the House and on the 2020 campaign trail as Democrats search for a way to respond to two recent mass shootings while putting greater political pressure on recalcitrant Republican leaders.

Washington (AFP) - Former vice president Joe Biden, the frontrunner for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, called on Monday for reinstating a ban on assault weapons and including a buyback program to get them off the streets.

President Trump's daughter and senior aide Ivanka Trump is involved in the White House's outreach to members of Congress, a White House official told CBS News.

Hispanic residents of El Paso are taking to firearms classes in order to become certified to carry a concealed gun following this month's mass shooting at a Walmart store in the Texas city.

Donald Trump piled on Chris Cuomo on Tuesday after the CNN anchor uncorked a series of F-bombs at a man who called him 'Fredo' in public – and threatened to beat him up.

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) stated that he has never seen President Trump as determined as he is to ensure law enforcement can act before people who have mental health issues before they use a firearm to hurt someone and enhance background checks.

An 8-year-old girl was shot in Humboldt Park, and a 16-year-old boy was killed in a shooting in Little Village.

In 1990, President George H.W. Bush committed one of the greatest betrayals in modern political history.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo isn’t one to play nice with the Second Amendment. We all know that.

The Granite State governor vetoed three bills that would have trounced the state’s constitution and done nothing to stop mass shootings.

Earlier this week, I wrote about how Mexico was considering filing a lawsuit against the United States for failing to protect Mexican citizens gunned down during the El Paso shooting. The idea seemed laughable enough.

On Saturday, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) released her "plan for gun violence prevention."