gun violence

How the U.S. Compares with the Lowest Rates of Violent Gun Deaths Worldwide

How The U.S. Compares With Other Countries In Deaths From Gun Violence

4:09pm August 05, 2019

The national average in the U.S. is 4.43 deaths per 100,000. By contrast, in Canada, the figure is 0.47 per 100,000. In Bangladesh, it's 0.07 deaths per 100,000.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam speaks at a news conference Saturday about the mass shooting in Virginia Beach the day before.

National

After Virginia Beach Shooting, Gov. Ralph Northam Calls Session On Gun Violence

12:57pm June 04, 2019

by Sarah McCammon

"We must do more than give our thoughts and prayers; we must give Virginians the action they deserve," Northam said of the shooting at a municipal complex in which 12 victims and the suspect died.

Crime

Greensboro Police Chief Promises Renewed Efforts Against Gun Violence

11:12am June 04, 2019

by Neal Charnoff

Greensboro officials are promising a stepped-up response to a growing violent crime rate in the city.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have launched a free online gun violence prevention course.

Free Gun Violence Prevention Course Launches To Educate Young Activists

6:28pm May 13, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

Researchers want new activists to lean on decades of public health research when engaging in work with policymakers and candidates seeking elective office.

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National

NRA Sues Over LA Law Requiring Contractors To Disclose Ties To The Gun Rights Group

8:29pm April 24, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Los Angeles wants to know whether city contractors also do business with the NRA. An attorney for the gun rights group calls it "McCarthyism."

Teen romance gone wrong can be dangerous for girls. Around 7 percent of teen homicides between 2003 and 2016 were committed by intimate partners and girls were the victims in 90 percent of those deaths.

Health & Safety

Teen Dating Violence Can Lead To Homicide — Girls Are The Most Common Victims

4:45pm April 15, 2019

by Rhitu Chatterjee

A study finds that about 7 percent of all teen homicides between 2003 and 2016 were committed by a romantic partner. The majority of victims were teen girls.

Bump stocks like this one installed on an AK-47 are now illegal in the U.S., after the Trump administration changed how they are legally defined. The devices can allow a semi-automatic rifle to fire nearly as fast as a machine gun.

National

Bump Stock Ban Takes Effect As Gun Rights Groups Ask Supreme Court For Delay

2:58pm March 26, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Anyone selling or owning bump stocks could face up to 10 years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000. The devices are now classified as machine guns.

An American Summer: Love And Death In Chicago, by Alex Kotlowitz

'An American Summer' Presents The Human Side Of Gun Violence In Chicago

1:31pm March 08, 2019

by Gabino Iglesias

Alex Kotlowitz's new book amplifies the words of those who have witnessed tragedy and makes their experiences available to readers — a chronicle that is painful but also necessary.

John Van Dreal, director of safety and risk management for the Salem-Keizer Public Schools system in Salem, Ore., has intervened with more than 1,000 students in hopes of deterring violence. Of that group, he says, only one has gone on to be involved in a

When Teens Threaten Violence, A Community Responds With Compassion

8:00pm February 13, 2019

After years of being beaten up, this teen decided to take justice into his own hands. A school district in Oregon showed him a better way to solve his problems.

There are a mix of factors that lead some kids to become school shooters, fueled in part by desperation, trauma and anger.

School Shooters: What's Their Path To Violence?

11:59am February 10, 2019

by Rhitu Chatterjee

Psychologists and the FBI say they are getting a better understanding of the mix of factors that lead some kids to open fire on a classroom. The shooting can be an act of desperation fueled by anger.