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Conservative federal judge: Reinstate assault weapons ban

The federal judge who sentenced Jared Loughner — the man responsible for killing six people and critically injured former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona last year — wrote an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times that said the assault weapons ban, as well as a ban on high-capacity magazines, shoiuld…

Tucson shooting survivors’ ad demands ‘more courage’ from Obama and Romney

A new commercial from a mayoral gun-control coalition is demanding more leadership from both President Barack Obama and his presumptive Republican election challenger, Mitt Romney. “Our leaders gave us a moment of silence,” said the ad, which debuted Sunday morning during both NBC’s Summer Olympics coverage and other networks’ talk…

Report: Jared Loughner to plead guilty in Tucson shooting massacre

Accused killer Jared Lee Loughner is prepared to plead guilty on Tuesday for the 2011 mass shooting in Tucson, Ariz., that left six people dead and critically wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, according to the Los Angeles Times. According to the paper, two sources familiar with the trial’s proceedings said mental…