New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and National Rifle Association CEO Wayne Lapierre have opposing claims on guns, and each is taking to the airwaves. LaPierre challenged Bloomberg's plan to spend $12 million on ads meant to pressure senators into backing new gun control measures, saying the mayor "can't buy America." Bloomberg's pro-gun control group Mayors Against Illegal Guns is launching a campaign in states geared for senators who may still be undecided about firearms proposals making its way to the Senate floor next month.
A central Pennsylvania father, Kenneth Ayers shot and killed his 2-year-old son, while wounding his estranged wife, Hollie Joe, during a custody exchange before killing himself. Police said Ayers also shot at his mother during the altercation on Sunday morning at her home in a rural area about 20 miles southwest of State College.
Police have arrested the gunman who killed one man and shot three other people in a Coney Island housing project on Friday, reported by New York Post. The cops took gunman Joseph Brown into custody at his friend's apartment at about 6 a.m. Saturday morning. His specific charges were pending, as of Saturday afternoon, according to the Associated Press.