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California is about to tax guns more like alcohol and tobacco − and that could put a dent in gun violence

It will soon cost a bit more to buy a gun in California. Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images Topher L. McDougal, University of San Diego Starting in July 2024,...

Mexico is suing US gun-makers for arming its gangs − and a US court could award billions in damages

by Timothy D. Lytton, Georgia State University The government of Mexico is suing U.S. gun-makers for their role in facilitating cross-border gun trafficking that has...

‘Stand your ground’ laws empower armed citizens to defend property with violence – a simple mistake can get you shot, or killed

by Caroline Light, Harvard University In one key respect, Ralph Yarl was fortunate. The wounds the 16-year-old suffered after being shot twice on April 13,...

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 The two men who shot dead 18 people in separate incidents just...

Rampage at Virginia Walmart follows upward trend in supermarket gun attacks – here’s what we know about retail mass shooters

by Jillian Peterson, Hamline University and James Densley, Metropolitan State University A gun rampage at a Walmart in Virginia is the latest amid...

Red flag laws and the Colorado LGBTQ club shooting – questions over whether state’s protection order could have prevented tragedy

by Alex McCourt, Johns Hopkins University The killing of five patrons in a Colorado LGBTQ bar on Nov. 19, 2022, is the latest mass shooting...

School shootings are already at a record in 2022 – with months still to go

St Louis’ Central Visual and Performing Arts High School – the latest scene of school gun violence. AP Photo/Jeff Roberson by James Densley, Metropolitan State University...

The lasting consequences of school shootings on the students who survive them

by Maya Rossin-Slater, Stanford University; Bokyung Kim, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts; Hannes Schwandt, Northwestern University; Marika Cabral, The...

America’s White supremacist murders of Black people

PAYTON GENDRON Buffalo, New York Mayor Byron Brown called the massacre at a Buffalo supermarket an unimaginable nightmare, while Erie County Sheriff John Garcia framed...

Deadly Weekend: Nation sees violent rise in mass shootings

This past weekend, America saw massive violence with shootings from coast-to-coast in New York, California, and Houston, FOX 2 Detroit reported. Detroit also faced its...

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