Eight days after two journalists were fatally shot during a live broadcast at a Virginia resort, several Democratic legislators produced a petition with nearly 28,000 signatures supporting expanded background checks for gun buyers. The northern Virginia lawmakers unveiled the …

Law enforcement officials say Vester Flanagan used a Glock handgun in Wednesday’s shooting, one of two that he bought last month.The officials say he legally bought two Glock model 19 handguns, one of the world’s most widely sold firearms, from a Virginia dealer that they decline …