A mass shooting near Indiana University's campus on Kirkwood Avenue left nine people wounded following the Little 500 bicycle race weekend. The shooting occurred in a busy entertainment district near the university. Authorities are investigating the incident.
A mass shooting in Louisiana that left eight children dead has drawn widespread attention to the intersection of domestic violence and gun violence. The gunman had a documented mental health history, according to new details emerging from investigators. The tragedy has prompted renewed calls from across the political spectrum to examine how firearms access intersects with domestic abuse situations.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum reversing a decades-old policy that restricted personal firearms on U.S. military bases. The move effectively ends restrictions that have been in place since 1993, allowing service members to carry personal weapons under conditions set by installation commanders. The policy change drew coverage across the political spectrum, with differing interpretations of its implications.
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed legislation Wednesday banning the sale and importation of assault-style firearms — including AR-15s and similar centerfire rifles with detachable magazines — and restricting magazines to 15 rounds, effective July 1, 2026. The NRA called it a ban on 'virtually all modern firearms.' The Daily Wire and NPR both confirmed the signing; gun rights advocates are preparing legal challenges while gun safety advocates called it the most significant state gun law in years.
The Virginia General Assembly passed a package of more than ten gun control bills and sent them to Democratic Governor Abigail Spanberger, who is expected to sign them before an April 13 deadline. The centerpiece would ban the sale, purchase, and transfer of certain semi-automatic firearms and prohibit magazines exceeding 15 rounds. Fox News and NPR-affiliated stations both confirmed the bills' passage; conservative legislators call the package the most sweeping civilian disarmament effort in Virginia history.
Republican lawmakers have introduced campus carry bills in at least eight states — including Florida, Louisiana, New Hampshire, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming — allowing students, faculty, or staff with concealed carry permits to bring firearms onto public college campuses. The push follows multiple campus shootings including the March 12 ISIS-inspired attack at Old Dominion University. Fox News and Stateline (AP-affiliated) both confirmed the legislative wave; left and right disagree sharply on whether more guns reduce campus shootings.
Governor Gavin Newsom marked the 10th anniversary of California's Gun Violence Restraining Order law on March 19, releasing data showing GVRO issuances more than doubled between 2021 and 2024, California's per-capita mass shooting rate is 38 percent below the national average, and courts issued 1,727 GVROs in 2024 alone. Fox News has focused on NRA litigation challenging a related California gun law, while left-leaning outlets celebrate the data as proof of red flag effectiveness.
The NRA, joined by the Firearms Policy Coalition and Second Amendment Foundation, filed suit challenging a California law signed by Governor Newsom that bans the sale of Glock and similar semi-automatic handguns capable of being converted to fully automatic fire using devices called 'Glock switches.' The law takes effect July 1, 2026. Fox News reported the lawsuit as a constitutional challenge; left-leaning outlets say the law targets a specific public safety threat without restricting lawful handgun ownership.
In an unusual alliance, the NRA and ACLU both support the defendant. Fox News, NPR, CNN, and PBS all confirm a majority of justices appeared skeptical of the federal ban on gun ownership by marijuana users.
The ATF under the Trump administration formally rescinded the Biden-era pistol brace rule that had classified millions of braced pistols as short-barreled rifles subject to NFA registration. Fox News and NPR both confirmed the reversal, which followed multiple court injunctions blocking the original rule.
The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in Garland v. VanDerStok that the ATF may regulate 'weapon parts kits' as firearms under the Gun Control Act, upholding the Biden-era rule requiring serial numbers and background checks for ghost guns. Fox News and NPR both confirmed the ruling, though they emphasized opposite aspects of the decision.
NPR, AP, and Fox News agreed that the Supreme Court upheld the Biden-era ATF rule covering ghost gun kits under federal firearms law. The disagreement was over whether the ruling closed a public-safety loophole or stretched agency power.
Reuters, NPR, and the New York Post agreed that the Supreme Court heard Mexico's lawsuit seeking to hold U.S. gunmakers responsible for trafficking-related harms. The split was over whether the case targets illegal market facilitation or threatens lawful gun commerce.
On the two-year anniversary of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — the first major federal gun legislation since 1994 — Fox News and NPR both report on its implementation, agreeing on the facts of what was done but diverging sharply on whether it was enough or too much.
NPR, AP, and Reuters agreed that the Supreme Court upheld the federal law barring gun possession by people subject to domestic-violence restraining orders. The split was narrower here, with most coverage focusing on how the Court fit the law into its Bruen framework.
AP, Fox News, and SCOTUSblog agreed that the Supreme Court invalidated the Trump-era federal bump stock ban. The split was over whether the ruling reflected statutory limits or a dangerous narrowing of federal gun rules.
