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News Articles: gun violence

Doctors are alarmed at the numbers of children seen in emergency rooms with gun-related injuries.

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More children are going to the ER with gun injuries. Georgia doctors want lawmakers to do something

Read the letter emergency room pediatricians wrote to Georgia lawmakers about the gun crisis.

July 27, 2023
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By:
  • Donna Lowry
A worker clears a handgun for a customer at Davidson Defense in Orem, Utah, in 2021.

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  • National

The CDC is helping states address gun injuries after years of political roadblocks

A grant program gives states a path around a 1996 federal rule that prohibits the CDC from advocating gun control — a rule critics say has had a chilling effect on studying who has been shot and how.

July 07, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
A bullet casing is seen at the site of a mass shooting in the Brooklyn Homes neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland, on Sunday. Two people were killed and 28 others were wounded during the shooting at a block party on Saturday night.

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  • Health

July has already seen 11 mass shootings. The emotional scars won't heal easily

There have been nearly a dozen mass shootings this month and a total 346 mass shootings so far this year — each one leaving a heavy toll for communities around them.

July 05, 2023
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By:
  • Rhitu Chatterjee
The silhouette AR-15-style rifle is displayed on signage for the Firearms Unknown Guns & Ammo gun store in Yuma, Ariz., last week.

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  • Health

Gun deaths hit their highest level ever in 2021, with 1 person dead every 11 minutes

A new report released by Johns Hopkins University shows that gun homicides rose 7.6% from 2020, a year that set a previous U.S. record. Firearms are the leading cause of death for those under age 25.

June 06, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
Nicole Williams, mother of Bre'Asia Powell, who died after being shot at a gathering on the grounds of Benjamin E. Mays High School Sunday, holds balloons a May 31 balloon release in honor of her 16-year-old daughter. Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens (center) spoke at the event.

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  • News

Amid rash of gun violence, Atlanta leaders look to summer jobs, sports to keep teens busy

School summer break means idle time and idle minds. City officials are looking for ways to help teens stay busy and resolve conflict peacefully.

June 02, 2023
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By:
  • Donna Lowry
FILE - A protestor holds a sign during a Students Demand Action event, near the U.S. Capitol, Monday, June 6, 2022, in Washington.

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  • Politics

Poll: Most Americans say curbing gun violence is more important than gun rights

A year after the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll found the highest percentage in a decade said ending gun violence trumps protecting gun rights.

May 24, 2023
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
Law enforcement officials in the Cleveland, Texas, neighborhood where a man allegedly shot five of his neighbors after they asked him to stop firing off rounds in his yard.

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  • Health

One way to prevent gun violence? Treat it as a public health issue

Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith has spent decades framing violence as a public health issue. She spoke to Morning Edition about how guns fit into that picture and what prevention would look like.

May 12, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: How can Georgia and the nation better protect children from gun violence?

Thursday on Political Rewind: Host Bill Nigut turns our pre-recorded panel to focus in on gun violence and how we can protect kids in schools.

May 11, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Gun safety advocates at the Georgia Capitol

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'We cannot, should not live like this': Democrats call for special session to address gun violence

Georgia Democrats are calling for Gov. Brian Kemp to convene a special session after a shooting in an Atlanta medical facility killed one woman and wounded four others.

May 10, 2023
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  • Sarah Kallis
A social media meteorologist posted comments about being armed when a 6-year-old girl rang his doorbell. His comments were alarming to some of his followers.

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  • Law

A meteorologist's Facebook comments about guns and kids alarm his audience

The founder of iWeatherNet, a Facebook page and website that posts updates about Dallas-Fort Worth and Atlanta-area weather, commented about being armed and impatient when a child rang his doorbell.

May 03, 2023
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Children play outside in Kensington, a neighborhood in Philadelphia known for open-air drug markets and gun violence. Last year, due to safety concerns, the Philadelphia Police Department downsized its outdoor summer play program.

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  • Health

Study finds gun assault rates doubled for children in 4 major cities during pandemic

A study of roughly 2,700 shootings in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia found widening racial disparities after the pandemic began, with black children the most frequent victims.

April 26, 2023
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By:
  • Sammy Caiola
Robert Louis Singletary, 24, is facing four counts of attempted first-degree murder and other charges after Tuesday night's shooting.

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  • National

A suspect is wanted for shooting a 6-year-old after a basketball rolled into his yard

Authorities are looking for the North Carolina man they say shot a kindergartner and three others. It's the fourth high-profile incident this week in which apparent mistakes were met with gunshots.

April 20, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Kemp says he won't take more action on gun control and cautions against Trump

Monday on Political Rewind: In an interview with CNN, Gov. Brian Kemp indicated he's not interested in passing gun control legislation. He also suggested Donald Trump can't win in 2024 if he keeps insisting he was robbed in 2020. Plus, a new study on the spread of right-wing extremism in schools.

April 17, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
GPB News NPR

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  • National

2 people have died after a shooter in Louisville opened fire in a crowded park

An unidentified suspect fired a gun into a crowd of hundreds in a Kentucky park, leaving two people dead and four wounded Saturday night, police said.

April 16, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Justin Pearson arrives at the Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tenn., before marching to the Shelby County Board of Commissioners meeting on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, where it is expected Pearson will be reinstated to his position in the Tennessee House.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Construction of police training center to continue; Final TN lawmaker reinstated

Thursday on Political Rewind: A new study shows that most respondents feel threatened by potential gun violence. The study comes after mass shootings at a bank in Louisville, Ky., and a Christian school in Nashville, Tenn., and as two Black Tennessee legislators have been reinstated after protesting for gun safety. But first, an update on the planned Atlanta police training center.

April 13, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
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