Mar 11 Could these 3 laws reduce gun deaths by 90 percent? By Ike Swetlitz, STAT Scientists deliberate over a new Boston University study claiming that three laws could dramatically reduce gun-related deaths. Continue reading
Feb 26 Mass shootings are already far ahead of last year’s pace By Laura Santhanam, Megan Crigger So far in 2016, 49 mass shootings in the United States have left 73 people dead and 178 wounded, according to data collected from a Reddit thread that chronicles gun violence through crowdsourcing news reports. Continue reading
Feb 25 Authorities identify man who went on shooting spree in Kansas By Joshua Barajas Authorities have identified a man who went on a shooting spree in south-central Kansas on Thursday, killing three people, as 38-year-old Cedric Ford. Continue reading
Jan 22 4 dead in Saskatchewan high school shooting By News Desk Four people were killed Friday in a school shooting in a remote part of Saskatchewan, Canada, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said. Continue reading
Jan 13 How cops used virtual reality to recreate Tamir Rice, San Bernardino shootings By Nsikan Akpan 3D laser scanners and virtual reality has been an emerging player in police investigations, such as with Tamir Rice and San Bernardino. But at trial, do these realistic depictions always show every point of view. Continue reading
Dec 18 Obama to meet with families of San Bernardino attack victims By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Barack Obama is opening his Christmas vacation on a somber note: meeting with families of the 14 people who were killed in the San Bernardino shooting. Continue reading
Dec 05 San Bernardino shooting sparks fresh debate over gun laws By Michael D. Regan During his weekly White House address, President Barack Obama said the shooting in San Bernardino was an "act of terrorism" and called on Congress to close a loophole that allows people on the No-Fly list to purchase guns. Continue reading
Dec 02 14 dead in San Bernardino shooting; two suspects dead By Margaret Myers, Joshua Barajas Gunman opened fire at a social services agency in San Bernardino, California, Wednesday morning. Fourteen people are dead and 17 wounded. Two suspects, one man and one woman, are dead, both had assault-style weapons. Another suspect is in custody. Continue reading
Oct 02 What we know – and don’t know – about the Oregon shooting By Joshua Barajas Hospital officials say that four of the seven injured shooting victims at Oregon's Mercy Medical Center are expected to survive after a gunman opened fire during a writing class at Umpqua Community College on Thursday, killing nine people. Continue reading