Gun Violence
Texas police: School door shut but didn’t lock before attack
Investigators initially said a teacher propped the door open before 18-year-old Salvador Ramos entered the school in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24.
3 years ago
Why Philly can’t make stronger gun laws, and the legal battle to get that changed
Pennsylvania has some laws on the books known as “preemption” statutes, and they stop municipalities from enacting tighter regulations.
3 years ago
Pennridge High School students organized a memorial to honor the victims, and to take a stance against gun violence.
3 years ago
Teen gun violence coalition issues call to action based on survey data
After surveying 1,300 Philadelphia students about gun violence, the newly-formed Enough is Enough campaign is using their findings to make demands to city officials.
3 years ago
Empty spaces, broken hearts in a Texas town gutted by loss
In a town as small as Uvalde, Texas, even those who didn’t lose their own child lost someone.
3 years ago
Increased police presence around Camden schools a short-term plan, officials say
Camden’s current plan to increase police presence at schools is short-term, as officials talk about what to do for next school year.
3 years ago
Governors diverge on gun control, school security efforts
The nation's governors are diverging over how to respond to mass shootings such as the one that killed 19 students and two teachers at a Texas elementary school.
3 years ago
Justice Dept. to review response to Texas school shooting
The Justice Department says it will review the law enforcement response to the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 students and two teachers dead.
3 years ago
Uvalde tells Biden to ‘do something’; he pledges ‘we will’
A crowd in Uvalde, Texas, has urged President Joe Biden to “do something” after the killings of 19 elementary school pupils and two teachers at the hands of a lone gunman.
3 years ago
Philly DA’s office group that offers compassion to victims’ families seeks some for itself
Members of the DA’s office CARES team asked for some compassion for the people working to help others at their worst moments in life.
3 years ago
VP Harris tells Buffalo mourners: ‘We will come together’
The last of the victims of a gunman’s racist attack on Black people at a Buffalo supermarket has been memorialized at a funeral service that became a call to action.
3 years ago
Police inaction moves to center of Uvalde shooting probe
Authorities acknowledged that children and teachers repeatedly begged 911 operators for help while the police chief told more than a dozen officers to wait in a hallway.
3 years ago
The U.S is uniquely terrible at protecting children from gun violence
The massacre in Uvalde, Texas, was yet another grim reminder that in the U.S., children are more likely to die from gun violence than in any other wealthy nation.
3 years ago
Gun violence activists call for stronger legislation to stop mass shootings, street violence
Lawmakers and activists gathered in Philadelphia Friday to demand stronger statewide action on firearm legislation.
3 years ago
2 men sentenced for ‘horrific’ shooting spree that left Newark woman dead, Wilmington child maimed
Keyonna Perkins’ killing and Ja’Shown Banner’s shooting occurred 20 miles apart on the same day while the gunmen hunted for Perkins’ boyfriend.
3 years ago














