Veteran Teaches Therapists How To Talk About Gun Safety When Suicide's A Risk
The VA is now training counselors in how to better understand and bring up guns and gun safety without alienating clients who are combat veterans.
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Trump Threatens To 'Send In The Feds' Over Chicago's Violent Crime
The Department of Justice is already working with the Chicago Police Department, and local authorities are cooperating with the DEA, ATF and FBI to investigate and combat violent crime in the city.
Chicagoans, Ex-Gang Members, Officials: 'No Easy Way To Stop The Violence'
The numbers in 2016 were grim when it came to gun violence in the nation's third largest city.
Gun Violence Should Be Treated As A Public Health Crisis, Study Says
The U.S. "has the highest rate of gun-related deaths among industrialized countries, with more than 30,000 fatalities annually," the study says. Yet funding for gun violence research is limited.
Gun Deaths In Chicago Reach Startling Number As Year Closes
Chicago passed a grim milestone earlier this month — the city has had more than 700 homicides this year. The violence, the worst since 1998, has police and politicians scrambling.
Police Arrest Suspect In Toddler's Road-Rage Death In Arkansas
The arrest comes nearly one week after the boy, Acen King, was shot while on a shopping trip with his grandmother.
Toddler Dies After Road-Rage Gunfire Hits Car, Little Rock Police Say
The boy is the second toddler to die in a car-related shooting in the city in the past month. He had been on a shopping trip with his grandmother, police say.
Sandy Hook Gun Lawsuit Heads To Connecticut Supreme Court
The gun's design and intended use are at the heart of the plaintiffs' case, as the families' attorneys say the weapon should never have been sold to civilians.
Debbie Allen's 'Weapons' To Stop Gun Violence Are Dance And Music
Director, actor and choreographer Debbie Allen's multimedia musical Freeze Frame examines the lives of young people living in cities with the backdrop of violence and police shootings.
Should Ammunition Buyers Face Background Checks? California's Voters Will Decide
Voters in four states will decide whether to strengthen gun laws next month. In California, a first in the nation ballot measure would make it much harder to buy ammunition and for felons to own guns.