Recent investigations show that in the Bay Area, social media is playing a significant role in firearms sales.  One post showed the man walking through a home brandishing a gun with a high-capacity magazine and tapping an unidentified woman on her buttocks with the barrel. In another, he waved a pistol loaded with a 50-round drum magazine in the air while driving a car. They’re two of…

It’s not clear how many weapons 36-year-old gunman Maurice Hill had — or where he got them — when he fired hundreds of rounds Thursday night, injuring at least six police officers in Philadelphia’s Nicetown-Tioga neighborhood.

What is clear is that his extensive criminal history should have prevented Hill from owning a gun.

Police Commissioner Richard Ross…

The “manifesto” purportedly posted by the shooter accused of last weekend’s mass murder in El Paso, Texas, is in many respects typical of the genre — a dim mix of self-pity, self-aggrandizement and sub-sophomoric musings making a stab in the direction of philosophy. The first section is aptly titled “About Me.” The me-centric Texas man-child also included a section called “Gear,” where he weighs the merits of…

(Subscription) The gunman who killed nine and wounded at least 27 in Dayton, Ohio, used an AR-15 style pistol in his attack, according to police, a smaller variation on the popular gun that has been used in many of the deadliest mass shootings. The pistol, which has grown in popularity as major gun manufacturers started promoting it in the past few years, has a shorter barrel than an…

NPR’s Michel Martin discusses solutions to gun violence with a panel of experts who work on the issue: nd now we’re going to bring in other voices to talk about their solutions to gun violence in America. Joining us now are Thomas Abt. He’s a researcher who studies gun violence. His most recent book is “Bleeding Out: The Devastating Consequences Of Urban Violence — And A Bold…

One person was shot in what police described as an armed dispute Wednesday afternoon on Jacksonville’s Westside. The shooting happened on Glendas Meadow Drive north of 103rd Street. The Sheriff’s Office said multiple shots were fired, and one person was shot. That person’s injuries were not believed to be life-threatening. Neighbors told News4Jax it started as an argument between what appeared to be two groups of young people. Erik Avanier spoke to News4Jax…

On a Tuesday morning in January 1989, a 24-year-old drifter with a history of run-ins with the law took a semi-automatic rifle and unloaded 106 rounds on a school playground in Stockton, California, killing five children and wounding 29 others, as well as one teacher. The Cleveland Elementary School shooting, as it became known, was an early flashpoint in the gun control debate both because of the weapon…

Another atrocious shooting over the weekend. Unsurprisingly, it has already led to more calls for gun control. But here’s the grim reality. We’re still waiting to find out details about what might have motivated the animal who committed this heinous crime, but we do know that the victims here had one major factor in common with the victims of so many other mass shootings: They were unarmed. The Gilroy Garlic…

Law enforcement is looking for four masked suspects who stole 30 guns from an Orlando gun range last week, according to Orange County Sheriff’s Office. The suspects robbed Oakridge Gun Range located at 6160 S Orange Ave. on the morning of July 17, OCSO said. Law enforcement is looking for four masked suspects who stole 30 guns from an Orlando gun range last week, according to Orange…