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According to the national database Fatal Encounters, an average of 1,500 people have been killed annual during interactions with police since 2000. And…
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Serenity Capers, 37, walked the few blocks from her North Portland home to Woodlawn High School. It was two weeks into Oregon’s statewide coronavirus…
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The newly Democrat-led Legislature in Virginia earlier this year brought back a limit on handgun purchases, which was initially passed decades ago in part…
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In cities like Denver, Detroit and Chicago, summer jobs programs are a key strategy in youth gun violence prevention. But this summer, the pandemic is…
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States with the most restrictive combination of three gun laws saw an 11% reduction in firearm deaths over three decades, according to estimates from a…
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The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear challenges to 10 gun-related cases this term, likely denying the majority-conservative court the prospect of…
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A National Guard soldier called in to help quell protests in Louisville fatally shot Kentucky restaurant owner David McAtee.Residents of Louisville were…
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This article is part of the Guns & America explainer series. You can read other entries here.At least 19 states and the District of Columbia have passed…
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The COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide protests against police violence have put the country on edge, and the unrest appears to be a recruiting opportunity…
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Owning a handgun significantly increases one’s risk of suicide, according to a study published Thursday that tracked new gun owners in California for more…
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Gun sales continued to boom in May, the third-straight month with a spike in estimated sales.Americans bought more than 1.7 million firearms in May,…
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Julie Braley found comfort in the “VB Strong” stickers that showed up in business and car windows around Virginia Beach in the wake of the coastal city’s…
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More groups of people in the U.S. are at risk for gun suicide, according to new research from Columbia University Medical Center. These include people…
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The global pandemic is putting a strain on Americans’ mental health. There’s been a surge of calls to crisis lines in the past two months. Add a spike in…