COVID-19, shootings: Is mass death now tolerated in America?
2 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19, shootings: Is mass death now tolerated in America?

Associated Press  

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — As the nation marked 1 million deaths from COVID-19 last week, the milestone was bookended by mass shootings that killed people simply living their lives: grocery shopping, going to church, or attending the fourth grade. “Some people’s deaths matter a lot more than others,” she lamented in an interview last week. Gun violence has persisted as a public health crisis for decades,” she said last week, noting that an estimated 100,000 people are shot every year and some 40,000 will die. “The result is paralysis.” Dr. Megan Ranney of Brown University’s School of Public Health calls it a frustrating “learned helplessness.” “There’s been almost a sustained narrative created by some that tells people that these things are inevitable,” said Ranney, an ER doctor who did gun violence research before COVID-19 hit, speaking before Tuesday’s Texas school shooting ended 21 lives. “It divides us when people think that there’s nothing they can do.” She wonders if people really understand the sheer numbers of people dying from guns, from COVID-19 and from opioids.

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An ER Doctor’s Cure for America’s Gun Epidemic
3 months, 3 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
5 months, 2 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
5 months, 2 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 …

US: Firearm violence a health crisis
6 months, 2 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 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 …

Frequent shootings put US mass killings on a record pace
1 year, 8 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 …

Opinion: Republicans Should Rejoice; We Are Now Numb To Gun Violence
1 year, 8 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 …

More than half of Americans have dealt with gun violence in their personal lives
1 year, 8 months ago

More than half of Americans have dealt with gun violence in their personal lives

NPR  

More than half of Americans have dealt with gun violence in their personal lives Enlarge this image toggle caption Ashley Landis/AP Ashley Landis/AP If you or someone you know may be considering suicide, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing 9-8-8, or the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741. A majority of Americans have felt the …

Gun violence in the US has become more lethal, research suggests
1 year, 9 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 …

One nation, under gun violence: America tops 100 mass shootings in 2023
1 year, 10 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, 10 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 …

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 …

‘When does this stop?’ For 2023, an alarmingly bloody start
1 year, 11 months ago

‘When does this stop?’ For 2023, an alarmingly bloody start

Associated Press  

In a country with more guns than people — and one emerging from three years of isolation, stress and infighting amid the pandemic — Americans are beginning 2023 with a steady barrage of mass slaughter. “When does this stop?” The carnage over eight days in California, where the dance hall victims Saturday night were among two dozen people killed in …

DC Edit | End gun culture in America
1 year, 11 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 …

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 …

The aftermath of shootings often shows us how politically insane our discourse has become
1 year, 11 months ago

The aftermath of shootings often shows us how politically insane our discourse has become

LA Times  

A few minutes into following my colleagues’ coverage of a mass shooting that left 10 dead and 10 wounded during a Lunar New Year dance party, I started to wonder if years of being a journalist had compromised my humanity. But I think the aftermath of shootings often shows us how politically insane our discourse has become. A rash of …

Understanding the U.S.’s gun violence epidemic | Data Point podcast
2 years, 4 months ago

Understanding the U.S.’s gun violence epidemic | Data Point podcast

The Hindu  

On May 24, a gunman entered Robb Elementary School in the small town of Uvalde in Texas. The shooting, which left 21 people dead, is now added to the long and growing list of mass shootings that take place in the U.S. regularly. In fact, according to the Gun Violence Archive, at least 356 mass shootings have been recorded so …

Gun violence in America: A long list of forgotten victims
2 years, 6 months ago

Gun violence in America: A long list of forgotten victims

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Ala. — Amid the stream of mass shootings that have become chillingly commonplace in America, the reality of the nation’s staggering murder rate can often be seen more clearly in the deaths that never make national news. Just 5% of mass shootings end with four or more people dead, he said, “and only a quarter of those are in …

DC Edit | Have guns, will shoot
2 years, 6 months ago

DC Edit | Have guns, will shoot

Deccan Chronicle  

As a day of national celebration turned into tragedy with six deaths and dozens of injuries, the United States of America was left grieving yet another mass shooting. Every time a logic-defying mass shooting takes place, the gun reformists are seen to be up in arms but they run into not only a most powerful gun lobby but also a …

Can America end its mass shooting epidemic?
2 years, 6 months ago

Can America end its mass shooting epidemic?

Al Jazeera  

On Wednesday, June 15 at 19:30GMT: Six out of 10 Americans believe it’s more important to address gun violence than protect gun rights, according to a recent PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Since then there have been several more massacres – at least 18 to 20 – but it seems Americans can’t even agree on what constitutes a mass shooting. In a …

Nine dead in three mass shootings across United States
2 years, 7 months ago

Nine dead in three mass shootings across United States

India Today  

Shootings in three American cities killed nine people and wounded two dozen more on Saturday night and Sunday morning, the latest outbreaks of gun violence in the wake of three mass shootings that have rattled the United States. In Philadelphia, a confrontation between two men escalated into a gunfight that sprayed bullets into a crowded bar and restaurant district, killing …

America’s deadly weekend of more mass shootings raise stakes for Senate gun talks
2 years, 7 months ago

America’s deadly weekend of more mass shootings raise stakes for Senate gun talks

CNN  

CNN — In South Carolina and Texas, victims were shot at a high school graduation party. Just America going about its normal business this weekend under the deadly daily shadow of gun violence, as a staggering 10 mass shootings since Friday deepened trauma from recent massacres at a Buffalo supermarket, a Texas elementary school and a mass shooting at a …

I haven't gotten jaded or cynical about mass shootings — but it's getting harder
2 years, 7 months ago

I haven't gotten jaded or cynical about mass shootings — but it's getting harder

Salon  

I refuse to grow numb. Mother Jones has compiled an excellent database of the 129 mass shootings since the early 1980s that fit the definition of a "mass shooting." RELATED: Texas school shooting: The right responds to massacre by calling for more guns The first time I remember a "mass shooting" that didn't have anything to do with organized crime …

Texas shooting: Another mass shooting, another US gun control debate
2 years, 7 months ago

Texas shooting: Another mass shooting, another US gun control debate

Firstpost  

It was the eighth mass shooting this year, according to the Everytown gun control group, and came 10 days after another 18-year-old murdered 10 African Americans at a supermarket in New York Washington: A mass shooting that left 18 schoolchildren dead in the deeply pro-gun state of Texas on Tuesday increased pressure on US politicians to take action over the …

COVID's Death Milestone And Mass Shootings: Is Mass Death The New Normal?
2 years, 7 months ago

COVID's Death Milestone And Mass Shootings: Is Mass Death The New Normal?

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING PROVIDENCE, R.I. — After mass shootings killed and wounded people grocery shopping, going to church and simply living their lives last weekend, the nation marked a milestone of 1 million deaths from COVID-19. It’s a dynamic that’s encapsulated by the “thoughts and prayers” offered to victims of gun violence by politicians unwilling to make meaningful commitments to …

COVID-19, shootings: Is mass death now tolerated in America?
2 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19, shootings: Is mass death now tolerated in America?

Associated Press  

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — After mass shootings killed and wounded people grocery shopping, going to church and simply living their lives last weekend, the nation marked a milestone of 1 million deaths from COVID-19. It’s a feeling encapsulated by the “thoughts and prayers” offered to victims of gun violence by politicians unwilling to change policies, according to Martha Lincoln, an anthropology …

COVID-19, shootings: Is mass death now tolerated in America?
2 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19, shootings: Is mass death now tolerated in America?

Associated Press  

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — After mass shootings killed and wounded people grocery shopping, going to church and simply living their lives last weekend, the nation marked a milestone of 1 million deaths from COVID-19. It’s a dynamic that’s encapsulated by the “thoughts and prayers” offered to victims of gun violence by politicians unwilling to make meaningful commitments to ensure there really …

News Analysis: COVID-19, shootings: Is mass death now tolerated in America?
2 years, 7 months ago

News Analysis: COVID-19, shootings: Is mass death now tolerated in America?

LA Times  

A man lights a candle at the street memorial outside a Tops grocery store in Buffalo, N.Y., on Sunday, the day after a mass shooting there. It’s a feeling encapsulated by the “thoughts and prayers” offered to victims of gun violence by politicians unwilling to change policies, according to Martha Lincoln, an anthropology professor at San Francisco State University. I …

America has seen at least 601 mass shootings so far in 2022
2 years, 7 months ago

America has seen at least 601 mass shootings so far in 2022

NPR  

America has seen at least 601 mass shootings so far in 2022 Enlarge this image toggle caption Matt Rourke/AP Matt Rourke/AP On May 14, a racist attack at a Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket snatched the lives of 10 people and left three more injured. The nation has seen at least 26 mass shootings since the start of November, with the latest …

US death toll from COVID-19 hits 900,000, sped by Omicron
2 years, 11 months ago

US death toll from COVID-19 hits 900,000, sped by Omicron

Firstpost  

While Omicron has proved less likely to cause severe illness than Delta, the sheer number of people who became infected with it contributed to the high number of deaths Propelled in part by the wildly contagious omicron variant, the US death toll from COVID-19 hit 900,000 on 4 February, 2022, less than two months after eclipsing 800,000. If you had …

Rash of mass shootings stirs US fears heading into summer
3 years, 6 months ago

Rash of mass shootings stirs US fears heading into summer

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Two people were killed and at least 30 others wounded in mass shootings overnight in three states, authorities said Saturday, stoking concerns that a spike in U.S. gun violence could continue into summer as coronavirus restrictions ease and more people are free to socialize. The Gun Violence Archive, which monitors media and police reports to track gun violence, …

There Have Been, On Average, 10 Mass Shootings In The U.S. Each Week This Year
3 years, 7 months ago

There Have Been, On Average, 10 Mass Shootings In The U.S. Each Week This Year

NPR  

There Have Been, On Average, 10 Mass Shootings In The U.S. Each Week This Year Enlarge this image toggle caption Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Gr/Denver Post via Getty Images Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Gr/Denver Post via Getty Images When a man walked into a birthday party in Colorado Springs, Colo., over the weekend, killing six people and then himself, it was the …

US mass shootings ‘a national embarrassment’: Biden
3 years, 8 months ago

US mass shootings ‘a national embarrassment’: Biden

Al Jazeera  

After another mass shooting in the US, the president calls on Congress to ban military-style ‘assault’ weapons. President Joe Biden faced increased pressure on Friday to stem gun violence amid a rash of mass shootings across the United States, but he faces an uphill battle to significantly change the country’s permissive firearms laws. It’s a national embarrassment,” Biden said at …

Gun violence deaths: How the U.S. compares with the rest of the world
3 years, 9 months ago

Gun violence deaths: How the U.S. compares with the rest of the world

NPR  

Gun violence deaths: How the U.S. compares with the rest of the world Editor's note: This is the latest update of a story that NPR has run on several occasions after mass shooting events in the United States. The U.S. has the 32nd-highest rate of deaths from gun violence in the world: 3.96 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019. Sponsor …

US COVID-19 deaths top 300,000 just as vaccinations begin
4 years ago

US COVID-19 deaths top 300,000 just as vaccinations begin

Associated Press  

The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus topped 300,000 Monday just as the country began dispensing COVID-19 shots in a monumental campaign to conquer the outbreak. “The numbers are staggering -- the most impactful respiratory pandemic that we have experienced in over 102 years, since the iconic 1918 Spanish flu,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious-disease expert, said days …

Column: America’s tolerance for mass murder is the coronavirus’ best friend
4 years, 8 months ago

Column: America’s tolerance for mass murder is the coronavirus’ best friend

LA Times  

Former New Jersey Gov. At this moment of maximum peril, we’re tolerating the turning of workers in meatpacking plants and grocery stores, seniors in nursing homes and heedless churchgoers into sacrificial offerings to the gods of “freedom” and “choice.” Systemic inequality has been around far longer than Covid-19, and its deep fault lines are ripe for exploitation by this new …

Tally of US mass shootings in 2019 already almost equal to incidents in 2018; study shows attacks have uniform traits
5 years, 5 months ago

Tally of US mass shootings in 2019 already almost equal to incidents in 2018; study shows attacks have uniform traits

Firstpost  

Back-to-back mass shootings in US’ Texas and Ohio brought the total number of mass killings so far this year to 23, leaving 131 people dead Seattle: Just seven months into 2019, the US has experienced almost as many mass killings as occurred in all of 2018. Back-to-back mass shootings in Texas and Ohio brought the total number of mass killings …

As death count rises in 2 US shootings, a familiar aftermath
5 years, 5 months ago

As death count rises in 2 US shootings, a familiar aftermath

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — Anguished families planned funerals in two U.S. cities, politicians pointed fingers and a nation numbed by gun violence wondered what might come next Monday as the death toll from two weekend mass shootings rose to 31. Equally familiar, Washington reacted along party lines, with Trump’s vague suggestion of openness to new gun laws met with skepticism …

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