Feb 19 Analysis: How defeatism undermines tougher gun laws By Alec MacGillis, ProPublica Congress has failed repeatedly to pass any gun-control measures after past calamities, even the 2012 massacre of 20 first-graders and six teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Continue reading
Feb 17 At Fort Lauderdale rally against gun violence, impassioned calls for change and anger at politicians By Corinne Segal, Kamala Kelkar A loud, angry and clear call for change came from Fort Lauderdale on Saturday as survivors of a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, along with local leaders and community members, spoke to a rally of several hundred people. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 5:01 The national response to mass shootings is stuck on repeat By PBS News Hour The shooting at a school in Florida has set in motion a familiar pattern: Shock and grief give way to condolences and calls for greater gun control. But that pattern has been playing out for years and, at least in… Continue watching
Feb 15 Lots of talk, little action in Congress after shootings By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Four months after the Las Vegas massacre, the only gun legislation that has moved in the House or Senate eases restrictions for gun owners. Continue reading
Jan 14 Gun violence focus of Kennedy’s Illinois governor campaign By Sara Burnett, Associated Press Few people running for public office have been more personally affected by gun violence than Chris Kennedy, son of Sen. Robert Kennedy. Now, he's running for Illinois governor. Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch 5:30 To this Sandy Hook mom, ‘every day we waste, more people are dying’ By Lisa Stark, Education Week For many parents of children at Sandy Hook Elementary, gun violence and how to prevent it was barely on their radar. Now, five years after 20 children lost their lives, parents are finding ways to cope through education. Special correspondent… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 8:06 Can schools prevent mass shootings? Sandy Hook parents train teachers to help at-risk students By Lisa Stark, Education Week Five years after a shooting massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary, many parents who lost children have taken their efforts to reduce gun violence into the classroom. Their group, Sandy Hook Promise, offers free training to schools and youth programs to… Continue watching
Dec 07 2 students, gunman dead after school shooting in New Mexico By Laura Santhanam The school was locked down and then evacuated Thursday morning, according to San Juan County Sheriff's office. Continue reading
Dec 04 His wife worked at Sandy Hook. Now this poet is helping start a conversation about gun violence By Alison Thoet The shooting “changed our lives that day, and we became activists.” In a new collection, 54 poems address gun violence in America. Continue reading
Nov 14 At least 6 dead, 2 school children wounded after shooting in Northern California By Laura Santhanam Authorities in California said Wednesday that the body of the wife of a man who went on a shooting rampage was found in the floorboards of their home, bringing the death toll to six. Continue reading