Gun Violence
A record number of mass shootings in the US has sparked a passionate new call for gun control reform.
Here are five key points about America’s unique gun problem.
Multiple people were killed in the shooting, which happened during a video game tournament in the area.
She says her estranged husband was charging at her. Now she’s in jail.
The plan would let states use federal funds to arm teachers. It’s a terrible idea.
Michael Drejka’s killing of Markeis McGlockton raised questions about Florida’s “stand your ground” law.
The restraining order halts a company’s plans to release the blueprints — for now.
Bullet-resistant shields for classrooms shouldn’t be an easier sell than gun control.
The most obvious solution to school shootings is the one nobody wanted to discuss.
According to a new study, replacing medium- and large-caliber guns with small-caliber weapons could cut gun deaths by almost 40 percent.
Michael Rosfeld was new to the East Pittsburgh Police Department. A lawsuit suggests he shouldn’t have been hired.
There’s not much empirical weight behind an assault weapons ban, although experts say it could reduce mass shooting deaths.
A shooter killed five people in Annapolis, Maryland, on Thursday.
Andrew Medina and another unarmed guard were terminated this week after sexually harassing students in February 2017.
New data shows the US leads the world in civilian gun ownership. By a lot.
The New Jersey shooting was a particularly bad example of everyday gun violence in America.
The AMA overwhelmingly voted to get behind a slew of gun control measures this week.
Wattpad is a popular writing platform for teen self-expression. Now it’s full of stories about the terror of school shootings.
Activists are planning a protest in Washington, DC, and other cities on the second anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando.
A parent toured her daughter’s kindergarten and noticed a jarring poster on the wall.
The commission was formed after a mass shooting. But it won’t look at guns.
This is not the Onion.
Active Shooter was set to come out on Steam, Valve’s gaming platform, on June 6. But Valve took it down.
According to Rep. Diane Black, it’s a factor in the rise of school shootings.
This year really has been worse so far.
Texas has legislation on the books that holds parents liable if their kids access their guns.
She was an exchange student killed in the Texas school shooting. Her relatives are furious.
Gun politics tend to focus on the immediate aftermath of a mass shooting. But maybe that’s the wrong way to look at the issue.
At least 10 people are dead. Ten others were injured.
Black children are 10 times more likely than their white peers to be fatally shot by a gun.
They offered support to the students in Texas, and called out lawmakers’ failure to act.
Who needs gun control when you have door control?
Boston slashed violent crime by 79 percent — by treating people who committed crimes as, well, people.
“It’s been happening everywhere. I’ve always felt it would eventually happen here.”
“This has been going on too long in our country.”
A family of seven was found dead on Friday after Australia’s deadliest mass shooting since 1996.
It’s part of a trend experts call the “democratization” of kidnapping.
Siwatu-Salama Ra had a concealed carry permit. It didn’t matter.
Childish Gambino takes on police brutality and the nation’s gun epidemic in new single.
The president is speaking at the NRA’s first annual meeting since the Parkland, Florida, shooting.