gun violence

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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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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Guns

Local activist calls for more resources for communities of color when it comes to gun violence

2:09pm May 26, 2022

by Eileen Rodriguez

The Texas elementary school where 19 children were killed Tuesday served primarily Latino students.

Guns

School safety is top of mind at Winston-Salem town hall on gun violence

1:05pm May 26, 2022

by David Ford

A packed gymnasium greeted a panel of Winston-Salem city officials Wednesday during a sometimes-contentious town hall meeting.

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Crime

Seven people wounded by gunfire in Winston-Salem Sunday night

4:51pm May 16, 2022

by Paul Garber

Two possibly linked shootings that began at a Winston-Salem park Sunday night left seven people wounded, police say.

Mourners gather in Littleton, Colo., on April 20, 2021, to remember the victims of the 1999 Columbine High School shooting.

How behavioral threat assessment can stop mass shootings before they occur

12:48pm May 02, 2022

by Dave Davies

Journalist Mark Follman says that understanding the psychology of shooters and intervening where appropriate can help prevent massacres from happening. His new book is Trigger Points.