High-capacity magazines under new scrutiny as Congress returns

Lawmakers around the country are making a renewed push to ban high-capacity magazines that gunmen have used in many recent massacres, allowing them to inflict mass casualties at a startling rate before police can stop the carnage. 

17-month-old girl among 22 injured in shooting, Gov. Greg Abbott says

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says a 17-month-old girl who sustained injuries to her face and chest in a shooting rampage that left seven dead is recovering but faces surgery.

7 dead, 22 injured in West Texas shooting

Authorities said Sunday they still could not explain why a man with an AR-style weapon opened fire during a routine traffic stop in West Texas to begin a terrifying rampage that killed seven people, injured 22 others and ended with officers gunning him down outside a movie theater.

Looser gun laws go into effect in Texas one day after mass shooting

The gun bills that moved through the Texas legislature earlier this year were mostly in response to the mass shootings in Sutherland Springs and at Santa Fe High School. 

Shots fired at high school football game in Alabama; reports say 10 injured

Police in Mobile, Alabama are investigating a shooting at Ladd Peebles Stadium. At least six people were shot between the ages of 15 and 18, with 10 injuries total, Mobile FOX affiliate WALA-TV reports.

Hotel guest accused of threatening mass shooting

A disgruntled hotel guest sounded off on a vacation review website. Now, police say it's his references to an active shooter paying the property a visit that landed him behind bars.

Florida teacher placed on leave after telling students he'd 'be the best school shooter'

A Florida high school teacher was placed on administrative leave after reportedly bragging to students on Aug 13 that he would make a great school shooter and describing ways he would go about the violent act.

Husband of El Paso victim given new SUV when his is vandalized the day he buries wife

A man whose partner was shot and killed during the El Paso Walmart massacre was given a new vehicle on Monday after his was vandalized the day he buried the love of his life.

Newsmaker Saturday: Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone
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FOX 10's John Hook sits down with Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone to discuss fallout from the recent mass shootings happening across the country.

Man who lost wife in El Paso shooting has car stolen

Antonio Basco's wife was murdered in a racist attack at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas. Her funeral was on Friday, attended by thousands of strangers. Then, someone stole his wife's car and trashed it.

Coroner: Dayton shooter had drugs in his system

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Montgomery County coroner says the Dayton gunman had cocaine and other drugs in his system at the time of the mass shooting that killed nine people.

El Paso shooting victim’s funeral moved to larger venue after overwhelming response to husband's plea

A man whose wife was among those killed in the El Paso mass shooting invited the public to her funeral because he has no other family. The response was so overwhelming that the funeral was relocated to a larger venue to accommodate all of the people who said they would attend.

Arizona  Sen. McSally takes action in the wake of two mass shootings
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There has been a lot of talk about mass shootings, gun control, mental health and what can be done to stop these terrible scenes. Sen. McSally has sponsored a bill that would make domestic terrorism its own federal crime. She stopped by the FOX 10 studios to talk about the bill, red flag laws and the 2020 senate race against Mark Kelly.

Arizona Congressional candidates Michael Muscato, Chris Taylor discuss mass shootings, background checks, mental health

Fox 10's Matt Rodewald felt it was time to have a conversation on how to fix mass shootings from people who can. He asked for candidates to come down to the studio and come up with some ideas.

Full Interview: Arizona Congressional candidates Michael Muscato, Chris Taylor
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FOX 10's Matt Rodewald talks to Michael Muscato, a Democrat from Peoria running for Congress in Arizona's 8th District and Chris Taylor, a Republican from Safford seeking the nomination in District 1 about mass shootings, gun background checks and mental health reform. (Note: for identification, Taylor is on the left side of the screen, Muscato on the right)

Spouse of Texas mass shooting victim welcomes all to funeral

A man whose 63-year-old wife was among the Texas mass shooting victims says he has no other family and welcomes anyone wanting to attend her services in El Paso.

A timeline of the shooting that killed 9 in Dayton

Police say the gunman who opened fire in Dayton, Ohio, around 1 a.m. Aug. 4 went to a nightlife area with his sister and another companion, then parted from them and carried out a half-minute rampage that killed nine, including the sister. Police haven't confirmed a motive but said Tuesday that surveillance video and other evidence helped them piece together a rough timeline of what happened: