Authorities say the mother of a 5-year-old boy who accidentally shot and killed his 4-year-old brother has pleaded not guilty to weapons and child endangerment charges.
A divided Senate blocked rival election-year plans to curb guns Monday, eight days after the horror of Orlando's mass shooting intensified pressure on lawmakers to act but knotted them in gridlock anyway -- even over restricting firearms for terrorists.
“Enough. Enough. Enough," the New Jersey senator said. "What we are seeking is not radical. What we're seeking is not something that is partisan. What we’re seeking is common sense.”
A Democratic senator waged a filibuster into the night Wednesday, an attempt to force a vote on gun control legislation three days after 49 people were killed at a Florida nightclub in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
Weapon enthusiasts had their sights set on the latest and newest guns and gear at a big industry trade show this week, not on President Barack Obama's efforts to tighten gun-ownership regulations following mass shootings around the country.