mass shootings

People attend a candlelight vigil for victims of a deadly mass shooting on Jan. 24 in Monterey Park, Calif. President Biden will announce his latest gun safety push there on Tuesday.

Politics & Government

Biden wants to boost background checks on gun buyers. But it's hard without Congress

5:56pm March 14, 2023

by Deepa Shivaram

During a visit to Monterey Park, Calif., Biden announced an executive order that aims to increase the number of background checks that take place and support communities impacted by gun violence.

Name Against the Same is part of Stephanie Mercedes' A Sky of Shattered Glass Reflected by the Sun exhibition at Culture House in Washington, D.C.

Arts

Melting guns and bullet casings, this artist turns weapons into bells

6:58am February 14, 2023

by Neda Ulaby

At a time when mass shootings are regularly rocking the country, Stephanie Mercedes is takes guns and bullet casings and turns them into instruments of mourning. Some look like primitive relics.

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President Biden and Vice President Harris will participate in a White House event addressing hate-based violence on Thursday.

Politics & Government

The White House is hosting a summit to combat hate-based violence

10:27am September 15, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

The "United We Stand" summit will bring together experts on hate-based violence and honor communities that have survived attacks. President Biden and Vice President Harris will give remarks.

Reagan Gaona stands beside the Unfillable Chair memorial in front of Santa Fe High School in Texas. The memorial is dedicated to the eight students and two teachers killed in a May 2018 shooting. To the left is a sign displaying solidarity with Uvalde, Te

4 years after a school shooting in a small Texas city, 'There is still a lot of pain'

5:00am August 12, 2022

by Renuka Rayasam

In 2018, a 17-year-old gunman killed 10 people at Santa Fe High School. But even with an influx of time and money for mental health services, the community is still struggling with grief and trauma.

Shooting range owner John Deloca fires his pistol at his range in Queens, N.Y.

Most gun owners favor modest restrictions but deeply distrust government, poll finds

5:08am July 08, 2022

Overwhelming majorities want to see universal background checks, raising the age to buy any kind of gun to 21 and red flag laws. But just a quarter trust the government to look out for them.

Crimo made rap music under the name Awake The Rapper. In one video, he wears a helmet and vest inside an empty classroom and scatters bullets across the floor.

National

Highland Park suspect's online history reveals a fascination with violence

7:25pm July 05, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

The 21-year-old suspect apparently made music videos about shootings, and posted thousands of times to a message board dedicated to sharing graphic photos and videos of violence.

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.

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.

Justice of the Peace Eulalio Diaz, Jr., was called to identify the bodies of the 21 victims of the shooting at Robb Elementary, last week.

National

A Uvalde coroner is haunted by identifying the bodies of children and an old friend

12:31pm May 31, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

Because Uvalde is so small, a local Justice of the Peace had the horrible task of identifying slain kids after the deadly shooting at Robb Elementary School. He says the images will stick with him.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, attends a prayer vigil in Uvalde, Texas, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. The vigil was held to honor the victims killed in Tuesday's shooting at Robb Elementary School.

Ted Cruz walks away from a reporter who asked why the U.S. has so many mass shootings

10:19am May 27, 2022

by Ayana Archie

"Is this the moment to reform gun laws?" British reporter Mark Stone from Sky News asked the U.S. senator.