New measures include plans for the Justice Department to crack down on self-assembled "ghost guns," and make "stabilising braces" subject to registration under the National Firearms Act.
Officials confirmed that one injured suspect is in custody, and is being provided with medical treatment. The motive of the attack being investigated.
Court records show antifa supporter Michael Forest Reinoehl was carrying a loaded weapon in a public place while far-right group Patriot Prayer supporter Aaron Danielson was wearing a loaded Glock pistol.
The Trump administration is issuing a final rule that adds bump stocks, gun attachments to increase fire rates, to a definition of machine guns written 80 years ago.
The possession of firearms results in the killing of thousands of Americans each year. And for many more who are injured by gun shots, the road to recovery is usually a long and painful one.
In the past, gun massacres generally led to an uptick in sales as people worried about the government restricting access. But with Parkland, things are different.
Adam Lanza shot dead 20 children and six teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, in 2012. But little has changed there or elsewhere. Failed by their representatives, gun control advocates are running for office themselves.
Trump thinks Clinton should be stripped of her armed protection, critics say this is another call to violence.
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