Gun violence in the US

Two people have been wounded and one killed in a shootout outside a Walmart in Washington state, after an armed gunman attempted –but failed– to hijack a car, whose driver also happened to be armed.

A Florida agency in charge of vetting applicants for concealed gun carry permits didn't run tens of thousands of them against an FBI database, as an employee could not log in. The state saw a spike of applications at the time.

Eighth-graders at a Pennsylvania middle school were given a special gift to prepare them for high school: bulletproof shields. To Twitter, it was another depressing story from an America rocked by gun violence.

A police investigation has been launched after a 9-year-old child reportedly brought a loaded gun to his elementary school in New Jersey, Tuesday morning.

An Indiana middle school went into lockdown on Friday after a student opened fire, injuring a teacher and a fellow pupil.

The media – not guns – needs to be controlled to help prevent school shootings, NRA TV host Colion Noir has argued. The modest proposal is meant only as a criticism of gun control laws, he says.