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On First Anniversary of Tree of Life Synagogue Massacre, Calls to Confront White Nationalist Ideology That Led to Slaughter

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.

'Why I Love San Francisco': City Board Applauded for Labeling NRA 'Domestic Terrorist Organization'

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

stop the NRA sign

The resolution's author says that "nobody has done more to fan the flames of gun violence than the NRA."

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'Carnage That Could Have Been Prevented': Texas Mass Shooting Provokes Calls for Stricter Gun Laws

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Police cars and tape block off a crime scene

"We've already lost far too many to gun violence—Congress must act now."

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In Face of Violence, Racist Rhetoric, and Mass ICE Raids, Latinx Community Leaders Publish Letter Declaring, 'We Will Not Be Silenced'

Julia Conley, staff writer

"We won't stop organizing for ourselves, our children, and for the soul of this...

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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

Fox News host Sean Hannity details his plan to fill schools and shopping malls with armed retired police officers.

Hannity Mercilessly Mocked for Proposing Armed Guards in US Schools, Shopping Malls After Shootings

President Donald Trump makes remarks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House as Vice President Mike Pence looks on August 5, 2019 in Washington, D.C. President Trump delivered remarks on the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, over the weekend. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

'Completely Inconsistent With Everything He's Ever Said and Done': Trump's Teleprompter Speech on Mass Shootings Pilloried

Beto O'Rourke Rips Media for Failing to Connect Trump Rhetoric to El Paso: 'You Know the Sh*t He's Been Saying...Members of the Press, What the F*ck?'

'An Act of Terrorism': Mexico Plans Legal Action Against US After 6 Citizens Killed in El Paso Shooting

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

Despite Christchurch Massacre, Trump Rejects 'Unprecedented' Global Effort to Tackle Racist Extremism Online

Students get off buses after being evacuated to the Recreation Center at Northridge after at least seven students were injured during a shooting at STEM School Highlands Ranch on May 7, 2019 in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.

March For Our Lives Demands End to 'Generation Lockdown' Following Latest School Shooting

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Amnesty International - USA

Congress Should Immediately Pass the Assault Weapons Ban

Amnesty International - USA

Another Weekend, Another Carnage That Could Have Been Prevented

Amnesty International - USA

Congress Must Immediately Address Gun Violence in the U.S.

Amnesty International - USA

Demonizing Immigrants and Mental Health Conditions Is Not A Solution to Gun Violence

Amnesty International - USA

USA: Survivors of Gun Violence Face Lifetime of Pain and Expense

National Nurses United

Global Nurses Statement on New Zealand Massacre, ‘World’s Nations Must Unite Against Xenophobia’

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Jesse Jackson

Can America Break Its Gun Addiction?

Mary Hladky, Thea Paneth

"We Must Learn to Live Together as Brothers or Perish as Fools"

César Chelala

The NRA Versus American Children

Jesse Jackson

Violent White Supremacists Threaten Basic Civil Rights—and Our Lives

Chris Hedges

The Curse of Moral Purity

Pierre Tristam

Stop Criminalizing Children in the Name of School Security

Bill Blum

The Biggest Obstacle to Gun Control May Be the Supreme Court

Tracy Matsue Loeffelholz

What an American Terrorist Looks Like

Sonali Kolhatkar

This Is How We Defend Immigrants From Trump

Mike Ferner

"Culture of Violence?" You Betcha, Mr. Trump, But It's Not The Video Games