Gun Laws

Note: This is an encore edition of Reader's Corner. The episode originally aired in September 2022. An interview with Mark Follman, author of Trigger Points: Inside the Mission to Stop Mass Shootings in America. The book casts new light on the behind-the-scenes work being done to predict and prevent mass shootings.

Republican lawmakers in Idaho are moving quickly on a bill to allow any school staffer to carry a concealed firearm on-campus without prior approval.

A new report examining gun safety across the country shows that levels in the Mountain West region vary widely.

As legislative sessions wind down, lawmakers in New Mexico and Colorado may impose waiting periods before firearm purchases, while Wyoming and Idaho go in a different direction.

In Colorado and New Mexico – states where Democrats control the legislature – lawmakers are proposing banning the sale of assault weapons or banning them altogether, while Idaho and Wyoming legislators look to do away with concealed carry limits.

One week after the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the Treasure Valley community gathered for a vigil on the steps of the Idaho capitol building, hosted by March for Our Lives Idaho.

The gunman in the shooting at the Boise Town Square Mall Monday broadcasted white-supremacist remarks on social media. He has also been known to police since early April when he showed up in the state Capitol with a gun and a camera.

A North Idaho music festival can continue to ban guns on leased city land after a judge ruled in favor of the city of Sandpoint, the second time the city has beaten back a similar challenge.

At anti-racism rallies and marches across the country, protesters are coming face to face with police — but also with heavily armed civilians. America’s…

States with the most restrictive combination of three gun laws saw an estimated 11% reduction in firearm deaths over three decades.