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Don’t look to Chicago; NC has its own gun problem
The Fayetteville Observer via Yahoo News· 1 year ago“Gun violence is not our normal, and it never will be." - Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton of Illinois Last July 4th, a crazed gunman used a semi-automatic...
How gun violence impacts kids — and what parents can do about it
Yahoo Life Style via AOL· 4 months agoWhat the latest research shows about how firearm violence affects kids. (Photo illustration: Yahoo...
Republicans Complain About Violent Crime, But They Don’t Want to Talk About The Cause
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs violent crime rates in the U.S. have ticked upward in recent years, conservative politicians have...
Semi-auto gun ban only part of solution, Illinois House told
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAt an Illinois House committee hearing Thursday, researchers and community activists said having...
Addressing root causes of gun violence in Akron, other cities takes sustained effort
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn 2020, Akron experienced its worst year for killings, 50 murders in all, outpacing a mark nearly...
Study: TV Gun Violence “Ubiquitous,” Victims “Disproportionately” White & “Rare” Depictions Of Gun...
Deadline via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA new study from USC has found that guns are “ubiquitous” in scripted TV dramas, while depictions of...
Proposal to extend stiffer gun offense penalty joins school tax credit, end to nuke moratorium on...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAfter more than 770 homicides were recorded in Chicago in 2016, then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s...
Hotter summers, rising gun violence put vulnerable youth at risk. Can advocates keep them safe?
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStory at a glance For vulnerable youths across America, summer can be a difficult season to...
Slow start or cautious rollout? Chicago mayor unveils transition report, fills key posts later than...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 11 months agoCHICAGO -- Days before he was sworn in as Chicago’s mayor in 2011, Rahm Emanuel unveiled a series of...
It’s time to stop being in denial about gun violence
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoOPINION: It’s wrong and immoral to just shrug our shoulders and say the epidemic of gun deaths plaguing our nation is the price of freedom. The post It’s...