Gun homicides and suicides in US children and teens are at a record high
1 year, 2 months ago

Gun homicides and suicides in US children and teens are at a record high

CNN  

CNN — Children and teens in the US are dying of gun-related homicides and suicides in record numbers, according to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There were 2,279 firearm homicides in children and teens in 2021 – double the number of deaths recorded a decade prior, according to the CDC’s WONDER database. Seventeen in 100,000 Black children died by gun in 2021, compared to approximately 3 in 100,000 White children or 1 in 100,000 Asian children, according to CDC data. Although school shootings account for a small share of child and teen gun deaths, they have been on a steady incline since at least 2017, according to a CNN data analysis — except for in 2020, when Covid-19 struck and schools pivoted to online learning.

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Mass Killings in US: 165 Deaths across 38 tragic incidents in 2024
2 days ago

Mass Killings in US: 165 Deaths across 38 tragic incidents in 2024

India Today  

Mass killings in the United States have unfortunately become the norm. IRONDEQUOIT, NEW YORK: August 31 Four people were found dead after firefighters extinguished multiple blazes at a home in upstate New York, though authorities said they likely were killed by something else. SYOSSET, NEW YORK: August 25 Police said a man distraught that he was being forced to move …

Younger, female and Midwestern: How Natalie Rupnow defied the typical descriptions of a school shooter
4 days, 19 hours ago

Younger, female and Midwestern: How Natalie Rupnow defied the typical descriptions of a school shooter

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Natalie “Samantha” Rupnow opened …

15-year-old girl behind Wisconsin school shooting: How common are female shooters in US?
6 days, 9 hours ago

15-year-old girl behind Wisconsin school shooting: How common are female shooters in US?

Firstpost  

The United States was haunted by another shooting as a 15-year-old student, identified as Natalie Rupnow, opened fire at a small Christian school in Wisconsin, killing two people and injuring six others on Monday morning. A 15-year-old female student opened fire at a small Christian school in Wisconsin, killing two people and injuring six others on Monday. Children prepare to …

A list of mass killings in the United States this year
1 month, 2 weeks ago

A list of mass killings in the United States this year

Associated Press  

The latest mass killing in the U.S. emerged Thursday when police investigating the deaths of a woman and her son in Duluth, Minnesota, discovered another woman and boy dead at a different home along with the man police suspected. IRONDEQUOIT, NEW YORK: Aug. 31 Four people were found dead after firefighters extinguished multiple blazes at a home in upstate New …

A list of mass killings in the United States this year
2 months ago

A list of mass killings in the United States this year

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. : Aug. 31 Four people …

Hunting and mass shootings: Here’s what the debate over gun ownership is missing.
2 months, 1 week ago

Hunting and mass shootings: Here’s what the debate over gun ownership is missing.

Slate  

Last year, on a beautiful fall day in the North Maine Woods, I sat next to my father’s friend—really, my friend, by this point in my life—looking for ruffed grouse and moose. This type of distinction is one that I’ve considered quite a bit when reflecting on the gun control/gun rights debate in the U.S., especially as hunting, as a …

School gun deaths reach 48 this year as grim total surpasses 2023 with months to go
2 months, 1 week ago

School gun deaths reach 48 this year as grim total surpasses 2023 with months to go

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The number of gun violence incidents on school grounds in 2024 so far has …

An ER Doctor’s Cure for America’s Gun Epidemic
3 months, 1 week ago

An ER Doctor’s Cure for America’s Gun Epidemic

Wired  

In 2020, while the Covid-19 pandemic raged, a steadily growing epidemic continued to burn its path across the United States. Gun violence stole the lives of 45,222 Americans that fateful year, the worst year on record for gun deaths to that point. Addressing violence and death is the duty of anyone who has ever had to mend the wounds of …

Gun culture continues to kill, but nobody cares
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Gun culture continues to kill, but nobody cares

China Daily  

The shoot-out at a party in West Philadelphia on Sunday, in which three people were killed and six others injured, once again shows the danger from firearms in the United States. Unlike random shootings, the shoot-out in West Philadelphia was triggered by an argument at the party, which then turned violent with people involved pulling out firearms. Because of lax …

Gun culture continues to kill, but nobody cares
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Gun culture continues to kill, but nobody cares

China Daily  

The shoot-out at a party in West Philadelphia on Sunday, in which three people were killed and six others injured, once again shows the danger from firearms in the United States. Unlike random shootings, the shoot-out in West Philadelphia was triggered by an argument at the party, which then turned violent with people involved pulling out firearms. Because of lax …

Why mass shootings and violence increase in the summer
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Why mass shootings and violence increase in the summer

LA Times  

A woman wipes away tears after a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade left seven people dead and dozens wounded in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park in 2022. Two years ago, a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade left seven people dead outside Chicago. “It’s the gathering, the free time, the drinking,” said James Alan …

US: Firearm violence a health crisis
5 months, 3 weeks ago

US: Firearm violence a health crisis

China Daily  

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a landmark advisory Tuesday, declaring firearm violence in America a "public health crisis''. Murthy said the impetus for the advisory stems from the increase in gun violence, especially mass shootings since 2020, which he said exact a profound toll on the nation's well-being. "I want people to understand the full impact of firearm violence …

US surgeon general declares gun violence a public health crisis
5 months, 4 weeks ago

US surgeon general declares gun violence a public health crisis

Al Jazeera  

Surgeon general says widespread gun violence has led to ‘unimaginable pain’ for victims across the country. US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has declared gun violence a public health crisis in the United States. “Firearm violence is an urgent public health crisis that has led to loss of life, unimaginable pain, and profound grief for far too many Americans,” Murthy said …

A list of mass killings in the United States this year
7 months, 3 weeks ago

A list of mass killings in the United States this year

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. KING CITY, CALIFORNIA: March 3 …

As guns rise to leading cause of death among US children, research funding to help prevent and protect victims lags
10 months, 2 weeks ago

As guns rise to leading cause of death among US children, research funding to help prevent and protect victims lags

CNN  

CNN — More children die from guns than anything else in the United States, but relatively little funding is available to study how to prevent these tragedies. Decades of stalled progress When the Parkland school shooting happened in 2018, more than two decades had passed since Congress had dedicated federal funding to research firearm injury prevention. For Dr. Megan Ranney, …

US mass shootings have risen to a high not seen since 2006. Here’s why
1 year ago

US mass shootings have risen to a high not seen since 2006. Here’s why

Firstpost  

On Sunday, the US recorded its 37th and 38th mass shooting for 2023 in Texas and Washington – breaking last year’s record of 36 mass shootings. On Sunday, the country witnessed its 37th and 38th mass shootings in Texas and Washington – breaking last year’s unfortunate record of 36 mass shootings and making the year the worst for mass shootings …

60 years after the assassination of JFK: The guns are winning
1 year, 1 month ago

60 years after the assassination of JFK: The guns are winning

Salon  

Today marks the 60th anniversary of JFK’s assassination and the first real traumatic event of my life that ended my eight-year-old universe of innocence. “The child firearm mortality rate has doubled in the U.S. from a recent low of 1.8 deaths per 100,000 in 2013 to 3.7 in 2021.” The KFF analysis continued: The United States has by far the …

Inside a month of America’s school shootings
1 year, 1 month ago

Inside a month of America’s school shootings

The Economist  

Your browser does not support this video. MON 30th TUE 31st WED 1st THU 2nd FRI 3rd SAT 4th SUN 5th MON 6th TUE 7th WED 8th THU 9th FRI 10th SAT 11th SUN 12th MON 13th TUE 14th WED 15th THU 16th FRI 17th SAT 18th SUN 19th MON 20th TUE 21st WED 22nd THU 23rd FRI 24th SAT …

Cincinnati mass shooting: 11-year-old killed, 4 other children and an adult injured
1 year, 1 month ago

Cincinnati mass shooting: 11-year-old killed, 4 other children and an adult injured

CNN  

CNN — An 11-year-old boy was killed and four other children injured when someone in a car opened fire into a crowd Friday night in Cincinnati, officials said, in yet another example of “the reality these kids have to live through” as the nation’s gun violence epidemic roils on. Just please come forward, we’re begging.” Isaac Davis, whose son was …

US firearm homicide rate ticks down from pandemic peak, but remains elevated
1 year, 2 months ago

US firearm homicide rate ticks down from pandemic peak, but remains elevated

CNN  

CNN — After years of increases, the rate of firearm-related homicides in the United States decreased in 2022, according to data published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is the first time the national firearm homicide rate has fallen since a sharp increase was recorded from 2019 to 2020, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to …

Shooting survivors have ‘distressingly high’ risk of repeat firearm injury, study finds, especially young Black males
1 year, 3 months ago

Shooting survivors have ‘distressingly high’ risk of repeat firearm injury, study finds, especially young Black males

CNN  

CNN — Dr. Edward Barksdale needed answers and he turned to Cleveland’s SWAT team, the county juvenile detention center and the local police to get them. “The point is, if you can build community around people and help people see a different purpose, then they don’t put themselves in harm’s way, because they see a different future for themselves,” Barksdale …

US suicides hit an all-time high last year
1 year, 4 months ago

US suicides hit an all-time high last year

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according to new government data posted Thursday. The number should not be going up,” said Christina Wilbur, a 45-year-old Florida woman whose son shot himself to death last year. A recent Johns Hopkins University analysis used preliminary 2022 data to calculate …

United States sets a grim milestone with new record for the deadliest six months of mass killings
1 year, 5 months ago

United States sets a grim milestone with new record for the deadliest six months of mass killings

The Hindu  

The United States has registered 28 mass killings during the first six months of this year, according to a database maintained jointly by the Associated Press, USA Today and the Northeastern University. “The fact that there’s 28 in half a year is a staggering statistic.” But the chaos of the first six months of 2023 doesn’t automatically doom the last …

US sets grim mass killings record in first half of 2023
1 year, 5 months ago

US sets grim mass killings record in first half of 2023

Al Jazeera  

Country endured 28 mass killings – a total of 140 victims – amid uptick in gun violence and calls by some for stricter laws. The United States saw a record of 28 mass killings in the first half of 2023, The Associated Press has reported, as policymakers struggle to curb gun violence across the country. “The fact that there’s 28 …

Four killed, two injured in Philadelphia mass shooting
1 year, 5 months ago

Four killed, two injured in Philadelphia mass shooting

Al Jazeera  

The suspect, a man believed to be aged 40, did not appear to have any connection to the victims, police said. Four people have been killed in a mass shooting in Philadelphia overnight and a suspect has been taken into custody, according to the local police, in the latest outbreak of gun violence in the United States. “At this point, …

Yet another mass shooting rocks US as 4 killed in Philadelhphia, suspect in custody
1 year, 5 months ago

Yet another mass shooting rocks US as 4 killed in Philadelhphia, suspect in custody

India TV News  

US shooting: In yet another shocking incident of shooting in the United States, a gunman opened fire on Monday night, killing four people and injuring two others in Philadelphia. The shooting occurred a day after gunshots broke out at a block party at a holiday weekend in Baltimore, roughly 160 km to the southwest, inflicting 28 injuries and killing two …

Suicides and homicides among young Americans jumped early in the pandemic, study says
1 year, 6 months ago

Suicides and homicides among young Americans jumped early in the pandemic, study says

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The homicide rate for older U.S. teenagers rose to its highest point in nearly 25 years during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the suicide rate for adults in their early 20s was the worst in more than 50 years, government researchers said Thursday. The increase is alarming and “reflects a mental health crisis among young people and a …

Black and Hispanic people in Chicago exposed to gun violence at ‘significantly and persistently higher rate,’ report says
1 year, 7 months ago

Black and Hispanic people in Chicago exposed to gun violence at ‘significantly and persistently higher rate,’ report says

CNN  

CNN — Black and Hispanic people who grew up in Chicago were exposed to gun violence at a “significantly and persistently higher rate” by age 40 than their White counterparts, a new report shows. By the time the participants turned 40, about 56% of Black respondents and nearly 55% of Latinos said they had seen someone else get shot, compared …

A list of recent high-profile shootings in the United States
1 year, 7 months ago

A list of recent high-profile shootings in the United States

Associated Press  

The latest high-profile mass shooting in the United States happened Saturday in Allen, Texas, where eight people were killed and seven were wounded at a busy outdoor shopping center before police killed the gunman. An employee shot and killed five people and wounded eight others inside the Old National Bank in Louisville while livestreaming the attack on April 10. A …

Frequent shootings put US mass killings on a record pace
1 year, 7 months ago

Frequent shootings put US mass killings on a record pace

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Four people found shot to death in an RV in a small Mojave Desert community in California. Now the discovery of seven people found shot to death in rural Oklahoma is keeping the U.S. on a torrid pace for mass killings in 2023 and could push the number of people slain past 100 for the year. Outrage …

Alabama cops charge 3 teens with murder in mass shooting that left 4 dead, 32 hurt
1 year, 8 months ago

Alabama cops charge 3 teens with murder in mass shooting that left 4 dead, 32 hurt

India Today  

Three Alabama teenagers have been taken into custody and charged with murder in last week's shooting at a "Sweet 16" birthday party that left four dead and 32 wounded, state police said on Wednesday. Two suspects - Ty Reik McCullough, 17, and Travis McCullough, 16 - both from Tuskegee, were arrested on Tuesday night and charged with four counts of …

How many mass shootings have there been in 2023?
1 year, 8 months ago

How many mass shootings have there been in 2023?

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Gun Violence Archive’s definition holds …

One in five Americans have a family member killed by guns: survey
1 year, 8 months ago

One in five Americans have a family member killed by guns: survey

Raw Story  

One in five American adults have a family member who was killed by a gun -- including by suicide -- and a similar percentage said they've been threatened with one, according to a survey released Tuesday. Gun-related violence -- including mass shootings, suicides and accidents -- has become so common in the United States that 84 percent of US adults …

Gun violence has affected most families in the US, new survey finds
1 year, 8 months ago

Gun violence has affected most families in the US, new survey finds

CNN  

CNN — Worry and fear about gun violence are widespread in the United States, where most families have been affected by a gun-related incident, according to a new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation. The vast majority of adults say they worry at least sometimes that they or someone in their family will become a victim of gun violence, the …

Gun violence in the US has become more lethal, research suggests
1 year, 8 months ago

Gun violence in the US has become more lethal, research suggests

CNN  

CNN — A record number of people are dying from firearm injuries in the US, and new research suggests that shootings are becoming more lethal, too. Nearly 49,000 people died from firearm injuries in the US in 2021, CDC data shows – an unprecedented surge of about 23% over two years during the Covid-19 pandemic. “That includes larger magazine capacity …

Commentary: I have a mental map of mass shootings. Will it ever stop filling up?
1 year, 8 months ago

Commentary: I have a mental map of mass shootings. Will it ever stop filling up?

LA Times  

Children from the Covenant School, a private Christian school in Nashville, hold hands as they are taken to a reunification site after a mass shooting at their school March 27. For me, each mass shooting adds to the list of places near and far that I’ll forever associate with the day someone, empowered by easy access to plentiful firearms, decided …

Opinion: The Nashville shooting was horrific. The gun toll on our children is so much worse
1 year, 8 months ago

Opinion: The Nashville shooting was horrific. The gun toll on our children is so much worse

LA Times  

Three children and three adults were killed this week in Nashville, the latest city to become the scene of one of our all too regular mass shootings. As a physician who has studied the life expectancy of American children, I know shootings like the one in Tennessee represent only a small fraction of pediatric firearm deaths. In 2021, the most …

‘Do your job’: Demands for change after latest US mass shooting
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Do your job’: Demands for change after latest US mass shooting

Al Jazeera  

Demonstrators protested in Nashville, site of latest attack, as tempers flared in Washington, DC, over gun law reform. Monday’s killings in Nashville prompted US President Joe Biden to renew calls to tighten federal gun controls, with the White House tweeting on Thursday: “It’s time for Congress to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines”. Watch the moment US Democratic congressman Jamaal …

Three children, three adults killed in Nashville school shooting
1 year, 8 months ago

Three children, three adults killed in Nashville school shooting

Al Jazeera  

Deadly attack by 28-year-old local woman, who was fatally shot by police, renews calls for stricter gun laws in US. Three children and three adults have been killed after a woman opened fire at a primary school in Nashville, Tennessee, local officials said, in the latest instance of deadly gun violence in the United States. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department …

One nation, under gun violence: America tops 100 mass shootings in 2023
1 year, 9 months ago

One nation, under gun violence: America tops 100 mass shootings in 2023

CNN  

Washington CNN — The US has surpassed 100 mass shootings in 2023, a disturbing milestone that underscores the grave cost of inaction in Washington and state legislatures across the country. But following passage of last year’s bipartisan gun safety law, there’s been little political momentum in the divided Congress for more gun safety legislation, even as the rate of mass …

One nation, under gun violence: America tops 100 mass shootings in 2023
1 year, 9 months ago

One nation, under gun violence: America tops 100 mass shootings in 2023

CNN  

Washington CNN — The US has surpassed 100 mass shootings in 2023, a disturbing milestone that underscores the grave cost of inaction in Washington and state legislatures across the country. But following passage of last year’s bipartisan gun safety law, there’s been little political momentum in the divided Congress for more gun safety legislation, even as the rate of mass …

Opinion: Guns are the biggest public health threat kids face. Why aren’t we warning them?
1 year, 9 months ago

Opinion: Guns are the biggest public health threat kids face. Why aren’t we warning them?

LA Times  

Residents of the Villa Parke neighborhood of Pasadena gather for a candlelight vigil for Iran Moreno-Balvaneda, a 13-year-old who was killed by a stray bullet as he played video games inside his home in November 2021. It was a short, disturbing public service video shown in my sixth grade classroom as part of an‌‌ anti‌-smoking campaign linked to a recently …

73 mass shootings in US this year, President Biden says ‘Enough’
1 year, 10 months ago

73 mass shootings in US this year, President Biden says ‘Enough’

Firstpost  

Biden’s calls for Congress to reinstate a national ban on assault rifles, which existed from 1994 to 2004, has run up against opposition from Republicans, who are staunch defenders of the constitutional right to bear arms and have had a narrow majority in the House of Representatives since January Washington: A gunman killed six people in the southern US state …

Five years after Parkland, school shootings haven’t stopped — and kill more people
1 year, 10 months ago

Five years after Parkland, school shootings haven’t stopped — and kill more people

Salon  

In the aftermath of the Parkland, Florida, high school shooting on Valentine's Day 2018, many Americans hoped that, finally, something would be done to address the problem of gun violence in the nation's schools. School shootings got more common, not rarer, after Parkland Since Parkland, there have been over 900 shootings in K-12 school settings according to our data. In …

Gun Violence in America: Georgia puts the onus of crimes on gun owners
1 year, 10 months ago

Gun Violence in America: Georgia puts the onus of crimes on gun owners

Firstpost  

Every year, 161 children and teenagers across the nation are killed by weapons, making this the main cause of mortality for young people in the country. It replaced traffic accidents as the main cause of death for kids and teenagers Georgia: Following spate of gun violence incidents in several parts of the country, Georgia became the first US state to …

Mass shootings are just one part of the US’s gun problem
1 year, 10 months ago

Mass shootings are just one part of the US’s gun problem

Al Jazeera  

As we mourn last week’s killings in California, we should not lose sight of the forest for the trees. Using data from the Gun Violence Archive, they reported that the US has already experienced nearly 50 mass shootings in the first month of the year. Some – though not all – mass shootings garner considerable media attention, making many people …

DC Edit | End gun culture in America
1 year, 10 months ago

DC Edit | End gun culture in America

Deccan Chronicle  

By one count of the inexplicable madness of mass shootings in the United States of America, there were as many as 648 instances in 2022. Considering most, if not all, shooters are male, what gun violence points to is something sociologists are now describing as stemming from the toxic masculinity of life in America. Irrespective of the most recent bipartisan …

Timeline: US mass shootings in 2023
1 year, 10 months ago

Timeline: US mass shootings in 2023

Al Jazeera  

At least 70 people have been killed in mass shootings so far this year across the United States. At least 70 people have been killed in mass shootings across the United States so far this year, according to data collected by the Gun Violence Archive, amid a debate over lax gun laws that has raged for decades. The shooting came …

More mass shootings than days of the year: The grim reality of gun violence in the US
1 year, 11 months ago

More mass shootings than days of the year: The grim reality of gun violence in the US

Firstpost  

The gun problem in the United States is grave. The Saturday incident was the deadliest mass shooting in the US since the massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, in May last year, wherein 19 children and two teachers were killed. As per the non-profit research group Gun Violence Archive, on Sunday alone, the US saw three mass shootings …

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