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News Articles: mass shootings

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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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
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.

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  • Politics

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

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.

March 14, 2023
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
<em>Name Against the Same </em>is part of Stephanie Mercedes' A Sky of Shattered Glass Reflected by the Sun<em> </em>exhibition at Culture House in Washington, D.C.

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  • Art & Design

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

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.

February 14, 2023
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
President Biden and Vice President Harris will participate in a White House event addressing hate-based violence on Thursday.

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  • Politics

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

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.

September 15, 2022
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
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, Texas, a city that experienced a similar school shooting in May 2022.

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  • Mental Health

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

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.

August 12, 2022
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  • Renuka Rayasam
Marty Daniel, CEO of Daniel Defense

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  • News

Georgia gun manufacturer CEO says gun industry isn't responsible for mass shootings

The CEO of a Georgia gun manufacturer testified in front of Congress on Wednesday, as part of an ongoing investigation by lawmakers into what is fueling the country’s high rates of gun violence.

July 27, 2022
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  • Riley Bunch
Shooting range owner John Deloca fires his pistol at his range in Queens, N.Y.

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  • Politics

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

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.

July 08, 2022
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  • Domenico Montanaro and
  • Eric Westervelt
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.

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  • National

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

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

July 06, 2022
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  • Becky Sullivan
Surgeons perform a surgical operation.

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  • Health

Trauma surgeons detail the horror of mass shootings in the wake of Uvalde and call for reforms

In recent years, the medical profession has developed techniques to help save more gunshot victims, such as evacuating patients rapidly. But some trauma surgeons say that even those improvements can save only a fraction of patients when military-style rifles inflict the injury.

June 10, 2022
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By:
  • Lauren Sausser and
  • Andy Miller
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.

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  • National

This is how handguns and assault weapons affect the human body

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.

June 06, 2022
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By:
  • Emma Bowman and
  • Ayana Archie
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.

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  • National

This is how handguns and assault weapons affect the human body

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.

June 06, 2022
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By:
  • Emma Bowman and
  • Ayana Archie
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.

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  • National

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

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.

May 31, 2022
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
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.

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  • National

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

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

May 27, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
Demonstrators attend a candlelight vigil Wednesday in Fairfax, Va., for the victims of the Uvalde and Buffalo mass shootings.

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  • Health

Research shows policies that may help prevent mass shootings — and some that don't

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.

May 26, 2022
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
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