Jun 26 Club Q shooter who killed 5 gets life in prison By Colleen Slevin, Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press “Like too many other people in our culture, you chose to find a power that day behind the trigger of a gun, your actions reflect the deepest malice of the human heart, and malice is almost always born of ignorance… Continue reading
Jun 24 Analysis: Mix of impulsivity, access to guns contribute to shootings by American teens By Michael Tarm, Associated Press Recent high-profile mass shootings by young people underscore the deadly mix of teenage bravado, immaturity and growing access to high-powered guns that can kill faster and more efficiently than ever. Continue reading
Jun 16 WATCH: Biden urges tougher gun restrictions, one year after Uvalde school massacre By Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden will speak at a summit in Connecticut to mark the first anniversary of a gun safety law signed after the Uvalde, Texas, school massacre. Continue reading
Jun 06 2 killed in Richmond shooting after high school graduation By Sarah Rankin, Associated Press Police also said a 19-year-old who was in custody will be charged with two counts of second-degree murder. Continue reading
May 24 Concern about gun violence in American schools is on the rise, new poll shows By Laura Santhanam Four in 10 Americans think schools in their communities are not safe from gun violence, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading
May 16 YouTube algorithm sends gun videos to kids as young as 9, study finds By David Klepper, Associated Press YouTube says it works hard to protect children, but the researchers say the material could traumatize vulnerable kids or send them down dark roads of radicalization and extremism. Continue reading
May 14 Victims of Buffalo supermarket mass shooting remembered 1 year after racist massacre By Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press The city of Buffalo will pause Sunday to mark the passing of one year since a gunman killed 10 people and wounded three others in a racist attack that targeted Black people at a city supermarket. Continue reading
May 08 Stalled gun violence bill advances in Texas after latest mass shootings By Acacia Coronado, Jim Vertuno, Associated Press A bill in Texas that would raise the purchase age of AR-style rifles has abruptly advanced, two days after a mass shooting at an outdoor mall near Dallas. Continue reading
May 07 'We started running': Gunman kills 8 people at Texas outlet mall By Jake Bleiberg, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press Federal officials are looking into whether the gunman who killed eight people at a Dallas-area mall expressed an interest in white supremacist ideology as they work to try to discern a motive for the attack, a law enforcement official told… Continue reading
May 06 Funerals held in Serbia for several victims of two mass shootings By Jovana Gec, Associated Press Heart-wrenching cries echoed as funerals were held in Serbia on Saturday for some of the victims of two mass shootings that happened just a day apart this week, leaving 17 people dead and 21 wounded, many of them children. Continue reading