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Gun Violence Shootings Archive

Archives for October 2015

Politics
110 children are accidentally shot and killed each year. Here’s how.110 children are accidentally shot and killed each year. Here’s how.
Politics

About 110 kids are shot and killed each year. But how exactly does a child accidentally get shot?

By Alvin Chang
Explainers
Northern Arizona University shooting: what we knowNorthern Arizona University shooting: what we know
Explainers

A shooter killed one person and wounded three.

By German Lopez
Politics
More guns lead to more gun deaths. The Northern Arizona University shooting shows why.More guns lead to more gun deaths. The Northern Arizona University shooting shows why.
Politics

The shooting is a tragic example of what the research shows.

By German Lopez
Criminal Justice
Shooting at Umpqua Community College in OregonShooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon
Criminal Justice

According to police at least 20 were injured in a shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon.

By Vox Staff
Politics
The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah shuts down Ben Carson’s mass shooting fantasyThe Daily Show’s Trevor Noah shuts down Ben Carson’s mass shooting fantasy
Politics

“This guy would make the worst hostage negotiator ever.”

By German Lopez
Explainers
At least 10 dead in Umpqua Community College shooting in Oregon: what we knowAt least 10 dead in Umpqua Community College shooting in Oregon: what we know
Explainers

The shooting is one of more than 40 school shootings to occur so far in 2015 — but the first to result in “a major mass casualty incident at a school this year.”

By German Lopez
Mischiefs of Faction
Reactions to last week’s school shooting show the importance of political rhetoricReactions to last week’s school shooting show the importance of political rhetoric
Mischiefs of Faction

Jeb Bush’s comments came off as tone-deaf, while President Obama’s revisited old arguments. Good rhetoric resonates and shakes things up.

By Julia Azari
World Politics
Map: America has had 142 school shootings since 2013Map: America has had 142 school shootings since 2013
World Politics

Wow.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
Stephen Colbert: Stop pretending mass shootings will magically stop on their ownStephen Colbert: Stop pretending mass shootings will magically stop on their own
Politics

“One of the definitions of insanity is changing nothing and then pretending that something will change.”

By German Lopez
Politics
This chart proves that the United States has failed at protecting its citizens from gunsThis chart proves that the United States has failed at protecting its citizens from guns
Politics

No other developed country lets this happen.

By Dylan Matthews and Javier Zarracina
Politics
Jeb Bush on mass shooting: “stuff happens”Jeb Bush on mass shooting: “stuff happens”
Politics

Echoes of Donald Rumsfeld’s take on postwar chaos in Iraq.

By Matthew Yglesias
World Politics
Obama challenged the media to compare gun and terrorism deaths. So we did.Obama challenged the media to compare gun and terrorism deaths. So we did.
Play
World Politics

Way more Americans are killed in gun homicides than in terrorist attacks.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
Watch: President Obama’s furious reaction to another mass shooting in AmericaWatch: President Obama’s furious reaction to another mass shooting in America
Politics

Obama has repeatedly said that his biggest regret as president is his failure to pass significant gun control legislation.

By German Lopez
Politics
White House calls for more gun control after Oregon shootingWhite House calls for more gun control after Oregon shooting
Politics

Spokesperson says congressional inaction on guns is a “source of frustration” for President Obama.

By Timothy B. Lee
Criminal Justice
Mass shootings since Sandy Hook, in one mapMass shootings since Sandy Hook, in one map