Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot (D.) on Friday blamed her city's sharp rise in gun violence on the federal government’s failure to conduct background checks, a measure the state of Illinois has already implemented. 
Attorney General William Barr announced on Wednesday the federal government will send an additional 100 agents to Kansas City in an effort to stop a spike in murders.
A CNN article on a recent Kansas City bar shooting mischaracterized the shooter's criminal history to blame the killing on Missouri's gun laws. 
A major organizer of an upcoming gun-rights rally vowed to appeal a Virginia judge's ruling on Thursday upholding Democratic governor Ralph Northam's emergency declaration temporarily banning guns on the grounds of the state capitol during the rally. 
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to intervene in the early stages of a potentially landmark suit by Sandy Hook victims against gun maker Remington over the manufacturer's marketing practices. 
Philadelphia Eagles player Fletcher Cox used a shotgun to defend his home last week from a bat-wielding man attempting to break into his house, court documents show. 
CNN's Brian Stelter on Sunday erroneously linked a church shooting in New Hampshire to a violent meme video of President Donald Trump shooting the media, despite no political motivations being reported.Â
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke on Thursday called on big banks and other financial institutions to cut off business with gun companies in an effort to bankrupt them. 
A 16-year-old high school student was fatally shot and others were injured during another violent weekend in South Bend, Ind., continuing an upward trend of violent crime during the tenure of Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who is campaigning for the Democratic nomination for president. 
The Trump administration has prepared draft legislation to expedite capital cases against mass shooters, it announced Monday. Marc Short, Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff, told reporters to expect the legislation as part of a larger gun control proposal from the White House, Fox News reports. The total legislative package is expected after Congress returns from its August recess on September 9th. 