The United States is Earth's punching bag for nasty weather

Storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes killed at least 26 people in small towns and big cities across the South and Midwest

A new gun law has already prevented some potentially dangerous people from owning guns

With tornadoes hitting the Midwest and the South, some survivors say that they emerged from their homes to find buildings ripped apart, vehicles tossed around like toys, shattered glass and felled trees