Gun violence

Gun violence April 14, 2023

Why do mass shooters kill? It’s about more than having a grievance

by Arie Kruglanski, University of Maryland, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] An acutely troubling aspect of life in contemporary America is the growing proliferation of…

Gun violence April 13, 2023

Most Americans Say They or a Family Member Has Experienced Gun Violence

This article by Liz Szabo first appeared in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Liz Szabo, KFF Health News April 11, 2023 A majority of Americans say they or a…

Gun violence March 30, 2023

Nashville attack renews calls for assault weapons ban – data shows there were fewer mass shooting deaths during an earlier 10-year prohibition

by Michael J. Klein, New York University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The shooting deaths of three children and three adults inside a Nashville school…

Gun violence March 20, 2023

Firearm safety bill gets rare hearing in GOP-controlled Georgia Legislature

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 16, 2023 A Georgia House subcommittee heard testimony on a bill aimed at…

Gun violence February 24, 2023

Violent extremists are not lone wolves – dispelling this myth could help reduce violence

by Alexander Hinton, Rutgers University – Newark, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On Feb. 15, 2023, a judge informed Payton Gendron – a white 19-year-old…

Gun violence February 9, 2023

Five years after Parkland, school shootings haven’t stopped, and kill more people

by David Riedman, University of Central Florida; James Densley, Metropolitan State University; and Jillian Peterson, Hamline University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the aftermath…

Gun violence February 9, 2023

Biden calls for assault weapon ban – but does focus on military-style guns and mass shootings undermine his message?

by Melissa K. Merry, University of Louisville and Aaron Smith-Walter, UMass Lowell, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Among those attending the State of Union address…

Gun violence February 8, 2023

U.S. Senate Democrats unveil legislation to ban high-capacity gun magazines

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 7, 2023 WASHINGTON — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, along with 27…

Gun violence February 4, 2023

A judge in Texas is using a recent Supreme Court ruling to allow domestic abusers to keep their guns

By April M. Zeoli, University of Michigan and Shannon Frattaroli, Johns Hopkins University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For a large part of the history…

Gun violence January 26, 2023

Typical mass shooters are in their 20s and 30s – suspects in California’s latest killings are far from that average

by Jillian Peterson, Hamline University and James Densley, Metropolitan State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The two men who shot dead 18 people in…

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