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E. Faye Williams: Do we have the courage?

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—Sometimes problems get to be overwhelming.  We give up because we allow ourselves to think there’s nothing we can do. While we want to resolve...

Georgia high school shooting shows how hard it can be to take action even after police see warning signs

Students kneel in front of a makeshift memorial on Sept. 5, 2024, in front of Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., where two students...

What parents in Michigan – and everywhere – should know about secure gun storage after the Crumbley convictions

James Crumbley awaits sentencing on four counts of involuntary manslaughter. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images by Justin Heinze, University of Michigan; April M. Zeoli, University of Michigan,...

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...

Are Hate Groups Gaining Ground: Recent incidents raise alarming questions

In a disturbing yet sadly familiar showcase of hate, individuals from multiple neo-Nazi groups recently descended upon the streets of Orlando, Florida, spewing messages...

‘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,...

Workplace killers: people kill their colleagues for different reasons than other shooters

Scene of the tragedy: Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, where a Walmart employee gunned down six of his colleagues. EPA-EFE/Shawn Thew by Craig Jackson, Birmingham City University...

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...

Why gun control laws don’t pass Congress, despite majority public support and repeated outrage over mass shootings

by Monika L. McDermott, Fordham University and David R. Jones, Baruch College, CUNY With the carnage in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York in May...

Accused Buffalo mass shooter had threatened a shooting while in high school. Could more have been done to avert the tragedy?

by James Densley, Metropolitan State University and Jillian Peterson, Hamline University Nearly a year before he was charged with shooting and killing 10...

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