Guns and Gun Rights

The Iowa Senate is sending a bill back to the House that would make it easier for schools to allow teachers and other staff to carry firearms.

There’s a mix of red and blue politics across the Midwest. Statehouse journalists share updates on new and proposed legislation in neighboring states.

If districts choose to allow employees to carry guns, and put them through training, they would be protected from liability.

Teachers who are trained and pass a background check could get a permit to carry guns in schools under a bill passed by the Public Safety Committee in the Iowa House.

The longtime Iowa principal who risked his life to save students during a shooting earlier this month was remembered Saturday not just for his heroic actions that day but for the unconditional love and compassion he showed his family and students during his years at Perry High School.

The first day of Iowa’s 2024 legislative session began Monday with moments of silence for victims of last week’s deadly shooting at Perry High School, and ended with a rally by hundreds of high school students calling on lawmakers to address gun violence.

Police have identified the shooter at Perry High School as 17-year-old Dylan Butler, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was a Perry High School student.

Survivors of nonfatal shootings do not always seek professional mental health help despite trauma, according to a new study. Stigma and fear of getting in trouble are some of the reasons why.

The U.S. Supreme Court issued an ethics code this week, without stipulating how the rules will be enforced.

Michael Barbaro, host of The Daily, discusses the success of the podcast. And an initiative in Polk County aims to reduce gun-related deaths and injuries, especially among children and young adults.