Jun 19 Fewer people have died from mass shootings in 2017, but that's only part of the story By Laura Santhanam By mid-June, there were 196 shooting incidents with least four people wounded or killed. That's up from 182 incidents over the same period last year. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 5:42 How the concealed carry debate plays out on college campuses By PBS News Hour In 1966, America’s first mass school shooting took place at the University of Texas, Austin, leaving 16 dead. Today, Texas is one of eight states that allows concealed weapons to be carried on public college campuses, prompting vigorous debate. With… Continue watching
Aug 02 Gun violence and mental health laws, 50 years after Texas tower sniper By Lauren Silverman, KERA For decades, people have struggled to figure out why Charles Whitman stuck his rifle over the edge of the clock tower at the University of Texas at Austin and started shooting. Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 8:48 Remembering the Texas mass shooting that changed campus security By PBS News Hour Fifty years ago today, a former Marine and engineering student opened fire from atop the clock tower at University of Texas, Austin. Charles Whitman killed more than a dozen and wounded many more. William Brangham speaks with Gregory Fenves, president… Continue watching
Jul 25 At least 2 dead, 17 wounded in Florida nightclub shooting By Joshua Barajas A fatal shooting at Club Blu Bar and Grill, a nightclub and restaurant in Fort Myers, Florida, left two dead and wounded at least 17 people early Monday morning, authorities said. Continue reading
Jun 25 They're simple and cheap. But do tourniquets save lives after mass shootings? By Melissa Bailey, STAT The Orlando shooting has renewed attention to the tourniquet as a simple, cheap solution to save lives in civilian mass shootings. Continue reading
Jun 23 Gunman dead after movie theater shooting in Germany By News Desk German police killed a gunman after he opened fire in a movie theater in the town of Viernheim, according to German newspaper Bild. Continue reading
Jun 18 When there's an active shooter, can lighting save lives? By Corinne Segal As the world mourns the victims in Orlando, lighting designers who work in clubs and theaters are asking if their tools could help keep people safe from active shooters. Continue reading
Jun 15 What sorrow, fear and love sound like in Orlando right now By William Brangham, Justin Scuiletti We've been reporting on the ground in Orlando since a gunman opened fire on a crowded nightclub Sunday. We spoke with people at an LGBT community center, a local mosque, a blood donation center and a vigil for victims of… Continue reading
Jun 12 'This is our Charleston': Orlando LGBT center mourns massacre victims By William Brangham At the LGBT Center of Central Florida in Orlando, community members and allies gathered on Sunday to grieve for the victims of the early morning massacre at Pulse, a popular gay nightclub in Orlando. Continue reading