gun violence

President Trump meets with leaders of the steel and aluminum industries at the White House last week.

Trump Pits Video Game Makers Against Harshest Critics In Closed-Door Meeting

4:08pm March 08, 2018

by Domenico Montanaro

After the Parkland high school shooting, the president said video games are "really shaping young people's thoughts." Then he invited makers of those games to the White House to meet with critics.

Vince Warner fires an AK-47 with a bump stock installed at Good Guys Gun and Range in Utah. A significant majority of Americans favor outlawing the attachment, according to the latest NPR/Ipsos poll.

Politics & Government

NPR Poll: After Parkland, Number of Americans Who Want Gun Restrictions Grows

10:23am March 02, 2018

by Asma Khalid

More than 9 in 10 Americans support mandatory background checks for all gun buyers. That's one finding in a new NPR/Ipsos poll that shows an increasing level of support for gun control policies.

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Hundreds of students in the D.C. metro area marched to the Capitol and the White House Wednesday, demanding an end to school violence.

National

From Bellingham to Tallahassee Students 'Walk Out' Demanding Gun Reform

5:05pm February 21, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

Students grappling with fear and frustration after last week's fatal school shooting staged peaceful protests mourning for victims and urging a ban on assault rifles.

Violent gun deaths per 100,000 people in 2016

Deaths From Gun Violence: How The U.S. Compares With The Rest Of The World

3:13pm February 15, 2018

by Nurith Aizenman

The U.S. has the 31st highest rate in the world: 3.85 deaths due to gun violence per 100,000 people in 2016. That was eight times higher than the rate in Canada, for example.

Christine Caria in her home, holding a picture of her as a child in Lake Tahoe. It's her "happy place" that she thinks of when traumatic thoughts get into her head.

National

Victims Of Las Vegas Shooting: We Need More Help

7:00am January 20, 2018

by Leila Fadel

A fund set up to help the victims of the mass shooting in Las Vegas isn't getting the same kind of donations other funds in devastating tragedies have gotten.

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National

Washington Law Targeting Domestic Abusers Yields Report Of 71 Attempted Gun Buys

4:55pm January 09, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The law is believed to be the first of its kind. It requires licensed gun sellers to report failed background checks; it also alerts people who are living under protective orders.

The NPR Top Political Story of the Year Bracket after Round 2 voting.

NPR Bracket, Round 2 Results: Only 16 Stories Remain

12:15pm December 28, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

Fallout from sexual harassment, Comey's firing and the Mueller probe are all in strong positions to be the top political stories of 2017. Will there be an upset Thursday?

Kenneth and Irene Hernandez pay their respects as they visit a makeshift memorial with crosses placed near the scene of a shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas. A man opened fire inside the church in the small South Texas commu

National

After A Vow To End 'This American Carnage,' A Year Of Deadly Violence

1:33pm December 27, 2017

by Eric Westervelt

Though America saw the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history in 2017, efforts to enact new gun laws, once again, stalled in Congress.

Health & Safety

Mass Shooting Expert Gives Survival Tips For Emergency Situations

3:56pm December 14, 2017

by Beatriz Caldas, WFDD Intern

In early October, Stephen Paddock opened fire on a crowd of thousands of concertgoers who attended the Route 91 Harvest music festival in Las Vegas.

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Five years ago, Avielle Richman, 6, was shot in her first-grade classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

A Newtown Family's Campaign To Change How We Think About Violence

11:01am December 12, 2017

by Tovia Smith

Avielle Richman was 6 years old when she was killed in her first-grade classroom. Her parents think a possible solution to gun violence is to treat it like a disease.