Mar 27 3 children, 3 adults killed in shooting at Nashville private school By Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press A female shooter wielded two “assault-style” rifles and a pistol at a private Christian school in Nashville on Monday. Continue reading
Feb 22 States look to remove legal protections for gun industry amid mass shootings By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press It not only repeals the state's 2000 law — which prohibits firearm companies from being held liable for violence perpetrated with their products — but also outlines a code of conduct that targets in part how weapons are designed and… Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch 5:18 News Wrap: Blinken visits Turkey, pledges more disaster aid after quakes In our news wrap Sunday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Turkey and pledged an additional $100 million in U.S. aid for earthquake recovery efforts in the region, Syria says Israeli airstrikes in Damascus killed at least five people in… Continue watching
Feb 19 Michigan State struggles with uncertain return to classes after deadly shooting By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press The university confirmed Friday in an email to students and staff that campus operations would resume Monday, even as officials have faced pressure to delay the return. There will be no classes for the rest of the semester in Berkey… Continue reading
Feb 14 3 things we know about mass shootings after Parkland By David Riedman, James Densley, Jillian Peterson, The Conversation Some Americans hoped the Parkland shooting in 2018 would herald a turning point for gun violence in schools. Shootings, and deaths, have continued – and gotten more frequent. Continue reading
Feb 02 'High chance' of mass shooting in Hollywood was prevented, police say By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Los Angeles police say a "high chance" of a mass shooting in Hollywood was thwarted by police seizing a cache of guns and ammunition in a Los Angeles high-rise apartment where several rifles were pointed toward a nearby park. Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch 9:55 Marcus and Abernathy on the deadly police beating in Memphis By Amna Nawaz, Kyle Midura Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus and her Post colleague Gary Abernathy join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the deadly police beating in Memphis and mass shootings in California as America once again reckons with its chronic… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch 6:03 How the trauma of mass shootings fundamentally change American communities By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris This week's mass shootings in California, plus two others in just eight days, left 25 people dead and wounded 15 others. They also left many people to cope with the trauma of these attacks. Jennifer Carlson is studying the impact… Continue watching
Jan 26 WATCH: Biden delivers Lunar New Year remarks following California shootings By Associated Press President Joe Biden on Thursday honored 18 people killed in two California mass shootings, saying “we have to be there” with the communities that have been forever scarred by gun violence. Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch 11:26 Another community mourns after California's 2nd mass shooting in 48 hours By Amna Nawaz, Layla Quran, Mary Fecteau, Sam Lane Less than 48 hours after a gunman’s rampage shook the sleepy Southern Californian city of Monterey Park, a mass shooting in Northern California left a second trail of devastation. Officials said the gunman opened fire at a farm and another… Continue watching