Guns

As the 16-year-old recovers at home and the alleged shooter, Andrew D. Lester, awaits trial after pleading not guilty to two felony charges, a diverse group of residents showed up this week to protests. The case has reignited anger about race, guns and policing.

There are no statistics to show how often the accused have invoked Stand Your Ground as a defense. One veteran Kansas City defense attorney says, in the shooting of Ralph Yarl, the facts don’t meet the case.

Clay County Prosecuting Attorney Zachary Thompson announced the charges against Andrew D. Lester late Monday afternoon after days of national outcry.

Protesters demanded the shooter's arrest and said Kansas City police don't do enough to protect Black children. Police Chief Stacey Graves said they need a statement from the victim before they can proceed with any possible charges.

Camden County Presiding Commissioner Ike Skelton has called the ATF unconstitutional. The statement comes after his brother was indicted for illegally selling guns to undercover ATF agents.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says it just wants zoning information to complete four gun store applications. Camden County, a popular vacation destination, says it won't cooperate.

Missouri is appealing a federal judge’s decision striking down the Second Amendment Preservation Act, which allows citizens to file suit for up to $50,000 if they believe that police enforcement of federal gun laws violated their right to keep and bear arms.

About six months after the Highland Park mass shooting, Illinois lawmakers advanced a bill to ban assault weapons.

On the first day of prefiling, both state Democrat and Republican legislators proposed measures to increase school security.

The toddler fatally shot himself in the head and is at least the 19th child to die by a gun in St. Louis this year.