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Facebook updates its ads policy to prohibit gun ads for underage users

Facebook currently bans ads for the sale of weapons and modifications, like magazines.

Texas school shooting: Spurned advances provoked incident at Santa Fe high school, claims victim's mother

A teenage boy charged with fatally shooting eight students and two teachers during a gun rampage at a Houston area high school had been spurned by one of his victims after making aggressive advances, her mother told a newspaper.

19-year-old former student carries gun in guitar case to Florida school, fires at closed door; 1 injured

A gunman carrying a shotgun in a guitar case opened fire at a Florida high school, wounding one student as other students and teachers piled desks and cabinets against classroom doors to make barricades

March for our lives: Thousands of Americans rally across US to demand tighter gun laws

Chanting 'Never Again', hundreds of thousands of young Americans rallied across the United States to demand tighter gun laws.

'Vote them out!': Thousands of young Americans register to vote, vow to remove US lawmakers who oppose gun control laws

Voter registration activists fanned out among young Americans who marched for tighter gun laws on Saturday, signing up thousands of first-time voters who vowed to eject lawmakers who oppose gun controls.

Maryland high school shooter dead, 2 wounded; cops say gunman shot girlfriend

St. Mary's County Sheriff Tim Cameron said the assailant, identified as Austin Rollins, died of a gunshot wound after a school security officer "engaged" with him at Great Mills High School in southern Maryland.

'Enough is enough': US students stage walkouts against guns

Braving snow in New England and threats of school discipline in places like Georgia and Ohio, they carried signs, chanted slogans against the National Rifle Association and bowed their heads in memory of the 17 dead in the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

Walmart leads corporate rift with US gun lobby, won't sell guns to anyone under 21

Kroger will no longer sell guns to anyone under 21 at the stores it owns, becoming the third major retailer this week to put restrictions in place that are stronger than federal laws. The moves by Dick's Sporting Goods and Walmart — and retribution on Delta by lawmakers — emphasizes the pressure companies are facing to take a stand.

Donald Trump rues US lawmakers are 'too fearful' of National Rifle Association to take action against gun laws

President Donald Trump is accusing some lawmakers of being too fearful of the National Rifle Association (NRA) to take action on gun laws

Teacher arrested for firing handgun in locked classroom at Georgia high school; no injuries reported

A social studies teacher barricaded himself inside a classroom at a Georgia high school and fired a handgun once in what may have been a warning shot, authorities said