The lawsuit says the ongoing investigation into the case reveals that the school administration ignored warning signs on the day of the shooting. The student “had a history of random violence.”
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President Biden’s executive order includes increasing the number of background checks to buy guns. Biden signed the order following a series of shootings around the U.S.
The jury begins its third day of deliberation as Rittenhouse’s legal team calls for a mistrial over the poor quality of a drone video. The grainy video could prove to be decisive for the prosecution.
The prosecution has rested its case in the murder trial after nearly six days of testimony during which several witnesses backed Rittenhouse’s claim of self-defense.
Investigators are trying to follow the purchase trail of the AR-15-type weapon used in the shooting. Pres. Biden ordered flags to return to half staff, just as his flag-lowering order had expired for the recent Atlanta shootings.
The renewed push is the latest effort by Democrats – and some Republicans – who have repeatedly tried, and failed, to pass tougher gun control laws since the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Gun violence is a national and local conversation following recent mass shootings in Las Vegas and in Sutherland Springs, Texas.