Tag: gun control
Faith leaders, teachers mobilize for protests at NRA’s Houston meeting in...
"Don't look away," said one advocacy group. "Rally against the NRA."
When it comes to Guns, the US is a third world...
Trump may have derided sh*thole countries, but he and his ilk are exactly the people who have turned America into one.
‘Stand your ground’ laws linked to 11% spike in US gun...
Researchers say the state-level laws "should be reconsidered to prevent unnecessary violent deaths."
Why $73 million Sandy Hook settlement is unlikely to unleash a...
While the settlement is a notable victory for the families of Sandy Hook’s victims, it’s still unclear if it’s a game changer for gun control advocates.
“Systemwide failure”: Gun control advocates demand new regulations after Michigan school...
“This was an absolutely preventable act of violence.”
Most school shooters get their guns from home – and during...
As experts on firearm violence and firearm injury prevention, we know that active shooter events within school settings in the U.S. have increased substantially in the years running up to the pandemic.
‘End the filibuster and pass gun safety laws. Now’: Colorado massacre...
“You’re going to see another round of ‘we can’t do anything yet, there was a tragedy’ hand-wringing, but we must end gun violence now.”
Mass shootings in the US have risen sharply in 2020—why?
There have been 578 mass shootings so far this year, this is already significantly above the 417 mass shootings recorded in the whole of 2019.
The social impact of the Second Amendment
The state should be permitted to disarm its citizens to the extent it judges necessary to protect its own strength to protect its society.
Canadian prime minister bans assault weapons 7 days after series of...
"There is no use and no place for such weapons in Canada."
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Israel accused of using aid as bait as over 300 Palestinians killed at food...
Palestinians seeking flour and water have become targets, with Israeli forces killing hundreds at so-called humanitarian aid points backed by the U.S.
Lessons from Vieques: Resisting US militarism, building unity
Our only hope is to learn from and center the past and present struggle in Vieques and everywhere else bearing the brunt of U.S. militarism, to clearly understand where our enemies converge.
Martial Law in the United States
Trump will reverse the equation and use martial law to overcome public protest.
America’s new Industrial Revolution
Will Donald Trump will be remembered ruefully as our country’s very own King Canute, who used the full force of presidential power in a failed, futile effort to halt the tides of technological change?
Conservation innovations: How sustained resistance is saving one of the Earth’s most critical rainforests...
As profit-driven exploitation imperils Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem, some unique conservation strategies are working to save it.