Gun Reform Activists Reflect On ‘Devastating’ 52 Mass Shootings In January
2 years, 2 months ago

Gun Reform Activists Reflect On ‘Devastating’ 52 Mass Shootings In January

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING On Jan. 5, eight lives were claimed in a shooting in a small town in Utah. “This was a tremendous step forward, but it’s the floor, not the ceiling, and there’s a long way to go to reach a country without gun violence,” Rector-Brooks said. Two months after two back-to-back mass shootings rocked the country in 2022 — including a targeted attack at a Buffalo, New York, grocery story that killed 10, and a horrific school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that claimed the lives 19 children and two adults — a U.S. Supreme Court ruling opened the door for more New York residents to legally carry a gun in public. “While I’m hopeful that Congress members will fulfill their responsibilities — ensuring the safety of their constituents — I can’t help but feel betrayed by their inaction before yet another mass shooting occurred,” Rector-Brooks said, adding: “Divided government can’t be an excuse for inaction.” And this year might bring more of the same, due to the power of the gun lobby. Gun reform activists emphasize the importance of pushing for universal background checks, funding for lifesaving community violence intervention programs, investments in gun violence research and further actions to disarm domestic abusers and ban bump stocks.

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Mass shooting: Sweden to do in a week what US couldn't in years– limit access to semi-automatic guns
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mass shooting: Sweden to do in a week what US couldn't in years– limit access to semi-automatic guns

Firstpost  

For Sweden, the tragedy in Örebro may serve as a turning point in its approach to gun control. In the US, however, the cycle of violence and legislative inaction is set to continue After one mass shooting in Sweden, the government is on track to restrict access to semi-automatic weapons. US gun violence statistics Sweden’s example stands in stark contrast …

Mass shooting: Sweden to do in a week what US couldn't in years– limit access to semi-automatic guns
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mass shooting: Sweden to do in a week what US couldn't in years– limit access to semi-automatic guns

Firstpost  

For Sweden, the tragedy in Örebro may serve as a turning point in its approach to gun control. In the US, however, the cycle of violence and legislative inaction is set to continue After one mass shooting in Sweden, the government is on track to restrict access to semi-automatic weapons. US gun violence statistics Sweden’s example stands in stark contrast …

Four killed, dozens injured in Alabama mass shooting
6 months, 1 week ago

Four killed, dozens injured in Alabama mass shooting

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: A mass shooting involving several assailants has left at least four people dead and dozens wounded in the US state of Alabama, police said on Saturday. "We believe that multiple shooters fired multiple shots on a group of people" in the Five Points South district of Birmingham just after 11:00 pm, police officer Truman Fitzgerald told local media. Dozens …

An ER Doctor’s Cure for America’s Gun Epidemic
6 months, 2 weeks 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
8 months, 1 week 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
8 months, 1 week 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
8 months, 4 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 …

Why mass shootings and violence increase in the summer
9 months ago

Why mass shootings and violence increase in the summer

Associated Press  

Violence and mass shootings often surge in the summer months, especially around the Fourth of July, historically one of the deadliest days of the year. “It’s the gathering, the free time, the drinking,” said James Alan Fox, a criminologist and professor at Northeastern University, who oversees a mass killings database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership …

US: Firearm violence a health crisis
9 months, 1 week 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 …

Authorities across US grapple with a rash of violence in final days of spring
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Authorities across US grapple with a rash of violence in final days of spring

Associated Press  

Communities across the country are grappling with a rash of violence in the final days of spring that included at least four mass shootings in one weekend, and continued Monday with stabbings outside an Indiana strip mall. The shooting at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock also wounded two children, Round Rock Police Chief Allen Banks said. Indianapolis stabbing In …

Violent crime is down and the US murder rate is plunging, FBI statistics show
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Violent crime is down and the US murder rate is plunging, FBI statistics show

CNN  

CNN — Violent crime dropped by more than 15% in the United States during the first three months of 2024, according to statistics released Monday by the FBI. In a statement Monday, Attorney General Merrick Garland stressed the new data “makes clear that last year’s historic decline in violent crime is continuing.” “This continued historic decline in homicides does not …

A list of mass killings in the United States this year
11 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. KING CITY, CALIFORNIA: March 3 …

More Liberals Are Shooting Guns
1 year, 2 months ago

More Liberals Are Shooting Guns

Huff Post  

A more diverse group of people, including core Democratic constituencies, took up the shooting sports in recent years, according to a biennial survey released Tuesday by the firearm industry’s trade group. “Today’s gun owner, today’s recreational shooter, is more like everyone else in America.” Some 25% of American adults went sport or target shooting over the two-year period, which the …

US mass shootings have risen to a high not seen since 2006. Here’s why
1 year, 3 months 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, 4 months 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 …

How the U.S. gun violence death rate compares with the rest of the world
1 year, 5 months ago

How the U.S. gun violence death rate compares with the rest of the world

NPR  

How the U.S. gun violence death rate compares with the rest of the world The deadly shooting this month in Maine has once again shone a spotlight on how frequent this type of violence is in the United States compared with other wealthy countries. The U.S. has the 28th-highest rate of deaths from gun violence in the world: 4.31 deaths …

Joe Scarborough Delivers Blistering Takedown Of Mike Johnson's Gun Logic
1 year, 5 months ago

Joe Scarborough Delivers Blistering Takedown Of Mike Johnson's Gun Logic

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough slammed House Speaker Mike Johnson’s “preposterous” comments against gun reform following a mass shooting in Maine that left 18 people dead. In an interview on Fox News Thursday, the Louisiana Republican said the problem is not guns, but “the human heart,” and argued it’s “not the time to be talking about legislation.” On “Morning …

More mass shootings like the one in Maine? Supreme Court will soon consider unleashing the violence
1 year, 5 months ago

More mass shootings like the one in Maine? Supreme Court will soon consider unleashing the violence

Salon  

Wednesday night's mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine was many things: horrific, terrifying, unfathomable, all the adjectives that get trotted out after these now-routine massacres. On November 7, the Supreme Court will hear a case that could force every state to let men like Maine's suspected mass shooter run wild with all the guns they wish. If that sounds hyperbolic, it's …

How many mass shootings have there have been in 2023
1 year, 5 months ago

How many mass shootings have there have 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 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. January 21: Monterey Park, California A 72-year-old gunman …

22 killed, many injured in mass shooting in US\'s Maine, gunman at large
1 year, 5 months ago

22 killed, many injured in mass shooting in US\'s Maine, gunman at large

Deccan Chronicle  

WASHINGTON: At least 22 people were killed and "many, many more" were injured in shootings in the city of Lewiston, Maine Wednesday evening, city officials reported, overwhelming local hospitals with gunshot victims. Rescue vehicles rushed in from around central Maine to tend to the wounded, McCarthy said, and the two Lewiston hospitals "have called in every off-duty staff member that …

US firearm homicide rate ticks down from pandemic peak, but remains elevated
1 year, 5 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 …

Mass shootings spur divergent laws as states split between gun rights and control
1 year, 7 months ago

Mass shootings spur divergent laws as states split between gun rights and control

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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Though the session is not expected to result in …

Mass shootings spur divergent laws as states split between gun rights and control
1 year, 7 months ago

Mass shootings spur divergent laws as states split between gun rights and control

Associated Press  

Tennessee’s Republican-led Legislature is meeting in special session this week to consider a package of public safety proposals, including some stemming from a deadly shooting at a Nashville elementary school earlier this year. Though the session is not expected to result in any new firearms restrictions, it nonetheless highlights the widely divergent response among states to a spate of mass …

Mass shootings spur divergent laws as states split between gun rights and control
1 year, 7 months ago

Mass shootings spur divergent laws as states split between gun rights and control

LA Times  

People hold hands at the state Capitol in Nashville before a special session of the Tennessee Legislature on public safety Monday. Tennessee’s Republican-led Legislature is meeting in special session this week to consider a package of public safety proposals, including some stemming from a deadly shooting at a Nashville elementary school earlier this year. More than half the states have …

United States sets a grim milestone with new record for the deadliest six months of mass killings
1 year, 8 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 …

U.S. sets grim new record for the deadliest six months of mass killings
1 year, 8 months ago

U.S. sets grim new record for the deadliest six months of mass killings

LA Times  

A child cries on a bus leaving the Covenant School in Nashville following a mass shooting at the campus in March. “What a ghastly milestone,” said Brent Leatherwood, whose three children were in class at a private Christian school in Nashville when a former student killed three children and three adults March 27. “You never think your family would be …

US sets grim mass killings record in first half of 2023
1 year, 8 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 …

America marks July 4 – with a string of mass shootings
1 year, 8 months ago

America marks July 4 – with a string of mass shootings

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. View more Here are just some of the …

Nine people wounded in Washington, DC, mass shooting
1 year, 8 months ago

Nine people wounded in Washington, DC, mass shooting

Al Jazeera  

Two juveniles aged 9 and 17 were among the victims as people flocked to the capital to mark the July Fourth holiday. Nine people have been injured, including two juveniles, in a mass shooting in Washington, DC, police say, amid Independence Day celebrations across the United States. Two of our victims are juveniles, one being nine years old and one …

Rash Of Mass Shootings Kills 10 In U.S. Ahead Of July 4 Holiday
1 year, 8 months ago

Rash Of Mass Shootings Kills 10 In U.S. Ahead Of July 4 Holiday

Huff Post  

Day after a mass shooting in the Kingsessing section of southwest Philadelphia BASTIAAN SLABBERS -Mass shootings in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Fort Worth, Texas, claimed the lives of 10 people ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, officials said, a grim reminder of the United States’ decades-long failure to curb gun-fueled violence. In a separate mass shooting incident in Philadelphia on …

Four killed, two injured in Philadelphia mass shooting
1 year, 8 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, …

Biden urges new laws to curb gun access after string of shootings
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden urges new laws to curb gun access after string of shootings

Al Jazeera  

The US president renews his call for banning assault rifles after a series of shootings kills at least 10 people. United States President Joe Biden has urged lawmakers to act after a series of shootings in major cities killed at least 10 people, underscoring the country’s ongoing struggle with gun violence. In a White House statement released on Tuesday, Biden …

Yet another mass shooting rocks US as 4 killed in Philadelhphia, suspect in custody
1 year, 8 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 …

Two killed, dozens wounded in Baltimore mass shooting
1 year, 9 months ago

Two killed, dozens wounded in Baltimore mass shooting

Al Jazeera  

No arrests made as police say they are working to identify a suspect and determine a motive for the attack at a neighbourhood street party. A manhunt is under way after two people were killed and 28 others wounded in a mass shooting at a neighbourhood street party in the city of Baltimore, the latest deadly incident of gun violence …

Gun violence rocks nation over holiday weekend, with multi-victim shootings in at least 7 states
1 year, 9 months ago

Gun violence rocks nation over holiday weekend, with multi-victim shootings in at least 7 states

LA Times  

Pier 39 in San Francisco, popular among tourists, was the scene of a shootout Sunday. California’s weekend of violence also included a shootout Sunday from cars traveling for a mile along San Francisco’s wharf, with six injured. “I wouldn’t be too quick to suggest that what we’re seeing over the past weekend is a substantial spike in shootings or mass …

A retired FBI agent on how to protect yourself during a mass shooting
1 year, 10 months ago

A retired FBI agent on how to protect yourself during a mass shooting

NPR  

A retired FBI agent on how to protect yourself during a mass shooting Enlarge this image toggle caption Kevin Moloney/Getty Images Kevin Moloney/Getty Images In the United States, there have been more than 200 mass shootings so far in 2023, according to the Gun Violence Archive. Katherine Schweit, a former FBI special agent who wrote Stop the Killing: How to …

California: Teenager girl killed, 5 injured in college party shooting; 2nd incident in an hour
1 year, 10 months ago

California: Teenager girl killed, 5 injured in college party shooting; 2nd incident in an hour

India TV News  

California mass shooting: A 17-year-old girl was killed and five other people were wounded in a shooting early Saturday at a party near a college campus in Northern California, police said. Officers responding around 3.30 am to reports of gunfire found six people shot at an apartment building in Chico, police Chief Billy Aldridge said. Two men, ages 21 and …

Frequent shootings put US mass killings on a record pace
1 year, 11 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 …

After a family's shooting in Texas, the language of gun violence fails us
1 year, 11 months ago

After a family's shooting in Texas, the language of gun violence fails us

LA Times  

On Sunday, police in Texas say, a 38-year-old man in a Houston suburb gunned down a neighboring family. Gun advocates push the phrase “good guy with a gun,” even though civilians end mass shootings fewer than 3% of the time. Mass shootings are so common in our country that under this pretense of respect for the recently killed, it is …

Frequent Shootings Put U.S. Mass Killings On A Record Pace
1 year, 11 months ago

Frequent Shootings Put U.S. Mass Killings On A Record Pace

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING LOS ANGELES — The U.S. is setting a record pace for mass killings in 2023, replaying the horror on a loop roughly once a week so far this year. Outrage doesn’t begin to describe how I feel.” The Parkland victims are among the 2,842 people who have died in mass killings in the U.S. since 2006, according …

US mass shooting: Multiple people shot in Washington; police begin manhunt for young Indian man
1 year, 11 months ago

US mass shooting: Multiple people shot in Washington; police begin manhunt for young Indian man

India TV News  

Washington: In yet another incident of mass shooting in the United States, local media reports claimed that a gunman fired multiple shots n the southeast suburb of Washington. Mass shooting kills over a dozen in a week Notably, this came nearly five days after multiple children were shot at a teenager’s birthday party in United States's Dadeville, Alabama, resulting in …

Frequent shootings put U.S. mass killings on a record pace
1 year, 11 months ago

Frequent shootings put U.S. mass killings on a record pace

LA Times  

Students from a nearby school pay respects March 28 at a memorial for six people killed at the Covenant School in Nashville. Outrage doesn’t begin to describe how I feel.” The Parkland victims are among the 2,842 people who have died in mass killings in the U.S. since 2006, according to a database maintained by the AP and USA Today, …

Alabama cops charge 3 teens with murder in mass shooting that left 4 dead, 32 hurt
1 year, 11 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, 11 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 …

There were seven mass shootings on Saturday - the most of any day this year
1 year, 11 months ago

There were seven mass shootings on Saturday - the most of any day this year

CNN  

CNN — One day, seven mass shootings. Before this weekend, the most mass shootings on any day this year was New Year’s Day, which saw six mass shootings, according to GVA. But seven mass shootings in one day is not the highest this country has seen in recent years. Over each Fourth of July weekend between 2020-2022, there was at …

Column: Trump and the NRA might be right about guns — and we mostly have ourselves to blame
1 year, 11 months ago

Column: Trump and the NRA might be right about guns — and we mostly have ourselves to blame

LA Times  

The first sign that he was coming was the squeal from a middle-aged woman sitting across the aisle in skintight red, white and blue pants and “U.S.A.” earrings. It’s not because of the nonsense I heard longtime NRA Chief Executive Wayne LaPierre spout, including that the Founding Fathers created the 2nd Amendment so that, from “the day you’re born,” Americans …

Opinion: Republicans Should Rejoice; We Are Now Numb To Gun Violence
1 year, 11 months ago

Opinion: Republicans Should Rejoice; We Are Now Numb To Gun Violence

Huff Post  

There is a stark, startling conclusion one can draw from the endless string of mass shootings we’ve seen in America: Murder is one of the prices we pay for the freedoms we say we want. They point to California’s gun laws as proof given those three nearly back-to-back mass shootings earlier this year. “If the country had California’s firearm death …

Gun violence in the US has become more lethal, research suggests
1 year, 11 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?
2 years 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: America's shameful obsession with guns
2 years ago

Opinion: America's shameful obsession with guns

NPR  

Opinion: America's shameful obsession with guns Enlarge this image toggle caption Seth Herald/Getty Images Seth Herald/Getty Images There are nearly 400 million civilian-owned guns in the U.S., according to an estimate by the Small Arms Survey. Sponsor Message There have already been 131 mass shootings across America this year, according to The Gun Violence Archive, a nonprofit group that tracks …

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