Gun Violence Prevention
Friday, May 27, 2022
FL Democrats Call for More Gun Control Following TX Massacre
Democrats in the Florida Legislature are reviving calls for stricter gun-control laws, following the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Florida's …
Friday, May 27, 2022
Union Leaders Push for More Support for Students', Teachers' Mental Health
As the nation processes the horrific shooting in Uvalde, where 19 children and two teachers were killed, teachers' unions across Illinois and America …
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Motive Sought for Texas Elementary School Massacre
The latest mass shooting that left 19 schoolchildren and two of their teachers dead in a small Hispanic community outside of San Antonio has renewed c…
Thursday, May 26, 2022
IA Gun-Reform Backers: Public Pressure Crucial After TX Shooting
This week's school shooting in Texas has evoked feelings of hopelessness in the public sphere about avoiding future tragedies in the U.S. But gun …
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
MA Lawmakers, Advocates: Steps Needed to Tackle Ghost Guns
CORRECTION: A previously inaccurately stated ghost guns have no metal parts. (08:40 p.m MST., May. 4, 2022) Groups advocating for gun safety are …
Hartford Launches Hospital-Based Gun-Violence Intervention Program
With firearm deaths in Connecticut and across the country on the rise, a new initiative in Hartford aims to interrupt gun violence through a …
IL Governor Signs Ban on 'Ghost Guns'
Illinois has a new law banning the sale and possession of "ghost guns," essentially untraceable firearms that are sold in kit-form online or at gun sh…
In Buffalo After Mass Shooting, Biden Calls White Supremacy 'A Poison'
President Joe Biden traveled to Buffalo Tuesday to grieve with residents of the city, after 10 people were killed over the weekend in an anti-Black …
PA Prepared to Carry Out Stricter Ghost-Gun Regulations
Pennsylvania stands ready to implement a new Biden administration federal rule on ghost-gun regulations at the state level. Ghost guns are …
Hearing Tuesday on Bill to Protect Election Workers
Since 2020, a growing number of election workers have been threatened, harassed, and even spat on - so tomorrow the State Senate Judiciary Committee …
NV Gun-Violence Prevention Groups Praise New Ghost Gun Rule
Gun-violence prevention advocates in Nevada are applauding a new rule by the Biden administration to close a loophole allowing the proliferation of un…
Concerns Raised Over IN's New Permitless Handgun-Carry Law
Indiana's new law allowing people to carry a handgun without a permit is raising concerns from the state's gun-safety advocates. Under the law …