Guns

Describing their actions as a "colossal failure of judgement," Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Friday sharply criticized a Sagadahoc County Sheriff's deputy and Army Reserve commanders for not doing more to stop the gunman responsible for the Lewiston mass shootings last year.

According to state investigators, John Madore obtained the pistol he used to kill New Hampshire Hospital security guard Bradley Haas from a dealer in Barrington in February 2020.

After hearing from dozens of witnesses in public and private meetings and reviewing hundreds of pages of documents, the independent commission investigating the mass shootings in Lewiston last October has concluded its work.

The installation comes as the U.S. surgeon general recently declared gun violence a public health crisis driven by the high number of shootings across America.

It took two days and five searches of a property in Lisbon, Maine, before police finally found the shooter’s body – despite repeated tips that it was his most likely hiding spot.

Robert Card told his providers that he had a "hit list," although it was the hospital's determination at the time of discharge that "he did not demonstrate a risk of harm to self or others."

Last weekend, a Somali-American teenager was found dead after police responded to a 911 call of shots fired, part of a broader trend of increased gun violence in the area.

Sandy Hook Promise was born from a school mass shooting and an act of violence that shook the nation. The Connecticut nonprofit has been able to push for bipartisan legislation — and members say they have more work to do.

The Gun Violence Memorial Project is an ever-changing collection of quiet and beloved items. This August, the exhibit is coming to Boston, displaying simultaneously at City Hall, the Institute of Contemporary Art and MASS Design Group through January 2025.

The documentary details how Sandy Hook families took conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to court for the more than 10 years of suffering they say he caused them by repeatedly lying about the incident and attacking the victim's families on his radio show.