gun violence

National

Mayor Eric Adams says gun violence is everyone's problem. Here's how NYC tackles it

11:21am June 10, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

New York's mayor testified at a House committee hearing on gun control this week, urging federal lawmakers to act. He spoke to Morning Edition about the steps his city is taking.

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Health & Safety

Winston-Salem police chief addresses rise in gun violence

2:04pm June 08, 2022

by Bethany Chafin

Winston-Salem officials spoke about rising gun violence at this month's public safety meeting.

U.S. President Joe Biden, left, talks with Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., outside the Oval Office of the White House on Tuesday as the two discuss ongoing negotiations in the Senate around gun law legislation.

Senate gun law negotiators working toward a deal by the end of the week

9:40pm June 07, 2022

Negotiations have narrowed proposals to address school safety, standards for safe gun storage, federal support for mental health programs and incentives for states to create red flag laws.

When Black Boys Die, a gunplay written and directed by William Electric Black.

How the arts can help children think about gun violence

4:00pm June 07, 2022

by Jon Kalish

The former Sesame Street writer is working with the NYPD to create a small pilot program on gun violence at an elementary school in East Harlem.

A group of teachers visiting from Dilley, Texas, view a memorial honoring the victims killed in last week's elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Friday, June 3, 2022.

National

This is how handguns and assault weapons affect the human body

6:21am June 06, 2022

The effect of assault weapons is much greater in children, as the surface area of their organs and arteries are smaller, said Dr. Joseph Sakran, a trauma surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Health & Safety

Guilford County leaders unite against gun violence

5:18pm June 03, 2022

by David Ford

Guilford County leaders have passed a resolution declaring gun violence a public health crisis. The move comes in the wake of the recent deadly school shooting in Texas.

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Guns

Students lead protest against gun violence in Winston-Salem

10:07am June 02, 2022

by Eileen Rodriguez

Dozens gathered in front of Senator Richard Burr's office in Winston-Salem on Tuesday calling for stricter gun legislation in response to the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school shooting.

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National

In Uvalde, a woman in clown colors makes kids smile

11:00am June 01, 2022

by Laurel Wamsley

A few yards from the central memorial for the shooting victims, a clown hands out snow cones and toys for free to all. She says it's her way to give back — and she wants the gun violence to stop.

A police officer arranges bouquets of flowers in rows at a side entrance to Dunblane Primary School following a school shooting that left 16 students and one teacher dead.

In Britain, it took just one school shooting to pass major gun control

5:09am June 01, 2022

After the Dunblane massacre in Scotland left 16 students dead, parents organized to make sure it could never happen again. What can the U.S learn from them as we struggle to combat gun violence?

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Demonstrators attend a candlelight vigil Wednesday in Fairfax, Va., for the victims of the Uvalde and Buffalo mass shootings.

Research shows policies that may help prevent mass shootings — and some that don't

4:08pm May 26, 2022

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

The amount of resources devoted to studying gun violence is paltry compared to its public health impact. Still, the evidence shows certain policies might help prevent mass shootings.

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