Gun Violence
A record number of mass shootings in the US has sparked a passionate new call for gun control reform.
Students’ opinions on solutions vary, but they all want to feel safer.
Teenage activists are seeking to build a movement. Here’s what’s next.
Younger Americans aren’t as progressive on gun legislation as you might expect.
The research suggests that the presence of a firearm actually makes homes less safe.
It’s not clear how much of an effect the deal will have, but it’s a start.
America’s gun problem is also a masculinity problem. But in the anti-violence movement, boys might be lagging behind.
After shooting two students at a Maryland high school on Tuesday, the gunman was shot and killed by a school resource officer.
More “good guys with guns” wouldn’t be enough — and would likely make a lot of problems worse.
Students are protesting nationwide on Wednesday, calling for action in Congress on gun control.
Thousands protested across the country on the one-month anniversary of the Parkland shooting.
As thousands of students protested with a National School Walkout.
Trump wants to arm teachers. Two accidental shootings in one day show that’s a dangerous idea.
The company is entering the movement against gun violence in a big way.
Students across the country are honoring the lives of the Parkland victims through protest.
Students around the country are uniting to call for changes in gun policy.
How “active shooter” drills became normal for a generation of American schoolchildren.
In general, the US has very relaxed gun laws compared with its developed peers.
The First Amendment gives students some free-speech protections.
The shoes represent the number of children killed by gun violence since Sandy Hook.
The latest plan: arming teachers, but no age limit for AR-15s.
Guns kill 35,000 Americans a year. They’re a threat to public health. Let’s act like it.
The Democratic dilemma on guns in 2018.
The Justice Department formally submitted a rule to ban devices that can turn semiautomatic weapons into machine guns.
The group is arguing that young women really need their guns.
Three female hostages and a gunman were found dead after a standoff at a veterans home in California.
He signed the bill despite his opposition to arming educators.
Allies of the president want a war on “murder simulators.” But the video game industry is stronger than he thinks.
Congressional Republicans are looking for the narrowest possible action on gun violence prevention.
The data hints that gun owners may be less worried about their guns under Trump.
The current gun control debate has ignored race. These teens want to change that.
There’s no neat definition, but they can leave scars.
Donald Trump is blaming video games for school shootings like Parkland.
Why calls to arm teachers have been met with fear in black and brown communities.
But the data hints that the gun control debate is persisting.
In two weeks, Trump went from avoiding gun control to supporting confiscation to hanging out with the NRA.
The findings, while limited, point in one direction: Gun control can save lives.
Now teachers can’t participate in the “school marshal” program. But counselors and coaches can.
And maybe not even then.
High school students helping to organize the national walkout on March 14 believe America is finally ready for change.
Activists are using divestment as a political tool. It has worked before.