Gun Violence

After Weeks of Allowing 'Autonomous Zone,' Seattle Police Clear CHOP Amid Violence, Growing Complaints
#SayHerName: On Breonna Taylor's 27th Birthday, Advocates Demand Justice in Shooting Death by Louisville Police
Julia Conley, staff writer
" We won't stop fighting until justice is served."
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'Heartbreaking Statistic': Thanks to Pandemic, Last Month Was First March Since 2002 Without a US School Shooting
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
Schools around the country were ordered or recommended closed in mid-March, leading to no school shootings.
"All it took was a pandemic and closing all the schools."
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Youth Coalition Demands 'Serious Discussion' of Key Progressive Issues at Democratic Presidential Debate
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
youth leaders outside DNC
" In the last few democratic debates, there has been little to no discussion on...
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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, (I-Vt.), speaks at a rally at University of Nevada, Las Vegas on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.
Sanders Gets Backing of March for Our Lives Co-Founders for 'Intersectional' Approach to Ending Gun Violence
Threats of violence at a gun rally scheduled for Monday in Richmond, Virginia prompted Gov. Ralph Northam to declare a temporary state of emergency.
Citing Threat From Armed Groups, Virginia Gov. Declares Emergency and Bans Guns at State Capitol
A mother and child place flowers at a memorial for victims of the mass shooting that killed 11 people and wounded 6 at the Tree Of Life Synagogue on October 29, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
On First Anniversary of Tree of Life Synagogue Massacre, Calls to Confront White Nationalist Ideology That Led to Slaughter
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'Why I Love San Francisco': City Board Applauded for Labeling NRA 'Domestic Terrorist Organization'
Police cars and tape block off a crime scene
'Carnage That Could Have Been Prevented': Texas Mass Shooting Provokes Calls for Stricter Gun Laws
In Face of Violence, Racist Rhetoric, and Mass ICE Raids, Latinx Community Leaders Publish Letter Declaring, 'We Will Not Be Silenced'
U.S. Attorney General William Barr
Barr Blasted by Rights Advocates for 'Absolutely Despicable' Speech Slamming 'Anti-Law Enforcement DAs'
President Donald Trump (L) sits beside Executive Vice President and CEO of the National Rifle Association (NRA) Wayne LaPierre (R), during a meeting on Trump's Supreme Court nomination of Neil Gorsuch in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on February 1, 2017 in Washington, D.C.
Pushback After Trump Says Views of NRA Should Be 'Fully Represented and Respected'
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" explaining his motivation for publishing the names of maxed-out San Antonio donors to Trump.
Progressives Mock Outrage From the Right After Joaquin Castro Shares Publicly Available Trump Donor Information
WATCH: To Combat Hate and Violence, AOC Urges US to 'Go Deep' and 'Love Bigger' to Break Grip of White Supremacy
'Your Rhetoric and Your Actions Led Us to This Terrible Moment': El Paso to Meet Trump Visit With Protests Against Hate
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) gets into an elevator as he leaves his office at the U.S. Capitol, March 25, 2019 in Washington, D.C.
McConnell's Inaction in the Face of Gun Violence Angers Democrats, Progressives Calling for Reform

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