Gun Violence
As senators seek common ground on guns, ‘red flag’ laws become a focus
Early negotiations have found bipartisan support for incentivizing states to pass laws that let authorities seize guns from those found to be a danger to themselves or others.
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Gun violence and why we can’t agree on policy solutions
America is awash with guns but unable to pass policies that make citizens safer. How are beliefs about guns and the Second Amendment derailing the gun safety conversation?
Air Date: June 2, 2022 12:00 am
Listen 49:45Montco NRA to host a fundraising event less than a mile away from a school
The sold-out event celebrates 30 years since the founding of the NRA’s fundraising arm.
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4 killed in shooting at Tulsa medical building; shooter dead
Tulsa police Capt. Richard Meulenberg said Wednesday the shooter also was dead and that multiple people were wounded.
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Jury indicts Buffalo shooting suspect on terrorism charge
The suspect had previously been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting, which also injured three people. He has pleaded not guilty.
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Pennsylvania’s highest court could give cities the go-ahead to craft their own gun laws
Three distinct suits are being appealed to the state’s highest court, all arguing that cities and municipalities in Pennsylvania should be allowed to pass their own gun laws.
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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.
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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.
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Pennridge High School students organized a memorial to honor the victims, and to take a stance against gun violence.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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