Gun Violence
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Washington Highlands Marks One Year Without Fatal Shootings
Amid a global pandemic, the gun-related death of a local grandmother, and an uprising against racialized police violence, some residents…
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MORIAL: National Gun Violence Survivors Week Highlights Lives Changed Forever
There are more survivors than we might imagine. A shocking 58 percent of American adults have experienced gun violence or…
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GRAY: Silence the Violence for 2020
This month, we began the new decade the same way that we finished the old decade.
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Gerrymandering Stymies Tougher Gun Laws: Report
In a new report, CAP researchers found that states could save lives by passing tougher gun laws, but partisan gerrymandering…
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D.C. Sets Sights on Enhanced Security in Houses of Faith
Long before the recent shootings and attacks against houses of faith in New York City, Texas and other parts of…
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Bill Cosby Counsels Prisoners Via ‘Mann Up’ Program
Mann Up, a prison program that’s helping to change the lives of African American men with long sentences, has received…
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Group Fights Normalization of Violence Amid Rise in Child-Related Shootings
On average, about 19 children are shot daily in America and about 1,300 youths under age 18 die yearly from…
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EDITORIAL: Solutions Wanted to Create Safe Communities
There is no doubt something is wrong in America.
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The Staggering Human and Economic Toll of Gun Violence
In a study commissioned by Democratic members of Congress’ Joint Economic Committee, researchers found that gun violence in America has…
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SIMMONS: The Time is Now to Help Prevent Gun Violence in Urban Neighborhoods
One of the things that I have done over the last 10 years – with the exception of 2018 –…
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