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Gun Violence

Gov. Tom Wolf speaks from a podium.
Politics & Policy

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

Three police officers walk towards a car.
Courts & Law

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

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden stand in front of a memorial to the victims of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
Community

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

Myra Maxwell speaks at a podium with a sign stating the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office in front of her.
Community

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

A close-up of Vice President Kamala Harris, dressed in black, pointing emphatically as she speaks at the funeral of one of the victims of the Buffalo shooting attack.
Community

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

Law enforcement personnel are gathered outside of the school following the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
Community

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

A memorial in front of a sign saying Robb Elementary School.
NPR
Community

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

Activists, politicians, and faith leaders gather for a rally at Congregation Rodeph Shalom in Philadelphia, calling for legislators to act to stop gun violence. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

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

A Wilmington police car
Courts & Law

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

Law enforcement and first responders gather outside Robb Elementary School following Tuesday's shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Their response has since come under wide scrutiny. (Dario Lopez-Mills/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

Officials call it the ‘wrong decision’ to delay confronting the Uvalde school shooter

Col. Steven McCraw of the Texas Department of Public Safety said at a Friday news conference that in hindsight it was the wrong decision to not enter the classroom in Uvalde.

3 years ago

Attendees of the NRA's annual convention gather by booths in the exhibit halls of the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston on Thursday. (Michael Wyke/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

The NRA meets in Houston amid a storm of criticism and internal strife

Some politicians and musicians are dropping out, and gun control advocates are preparing protests.

3 years ago

Three variations of the AR-15 assault rifle are displayed
NPR
Community

Where AR-15-style rifles fit in America’s tragic history of mass shootings

The weapon used to carry out the mass shooting in Uvalde is one all too familiar to Americans and lawmakers who have witnessed mass shootings occur over the past decade.

3 years ago

Emergency personnel gather near Robb Elementary School following a shooting
Politics & Policy

Senate GOP blocks domestic terrorism bill, gun policy debate

Republicans blocked a domestic terrorism bill that would have opened debate on difficult questions surrounding hate crimes and gun safety.

3 years ago

A child writes a message on a cross at a memorial site for the victims killed in this week's elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Thursday, May 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
Radio Times

Can we prevent mass shootings?

A Texas elementary school, a Buffalo supermarket. many Americans feel resigned to mass shootings. But "Trigger Points" author Mark Follman says we need to focus on prevention

Air Date: May 26, 2022 10:00 am

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People sit on a sidewalk next to crime scene tape
NPR
Community

What to say to kids about school shootings to ease their stress

The death of children, shot at school, is hard to comprehend. It can be even harder for kids. Counselors say parents should take cues from kids and listen to their fears.

3 years ago

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