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‘Metastasizing Disrespect’: How social media turbocharges gun violence

Experts say Abdul Vicks, 25 — who was fatally shot in broad daylight after digging up his rival’s grave, then uploading the video to...

Trump’s second assassination attempt is shocking, but attempts on presidents’ lives are not rare in US history

President Ronald Reagan smiles and waves shortly before he is shot outside the Washington Hilton hotel in March 1981. Corbis via Getty Images by Shannon...

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...

Delayed & denied: How Social Security leaves gun violence survivors behind

by SHANNON CHAFFERS, Amsterdam News Staff, Report for America Corps Member   For more than 25 years, Clark James made his living as a truck driver....

BEYOND THE BARREL OF THE GUN: America’s safety net is failing gun violence survivors as they struggle to return to work 

  by Shannon Chaffers, Amsterdam News Staff, Report for America Corps Member   “You have to pay rent, you have to clothe yourself, you still might want...

The pros and cons of school-sponsored shooting organizations

School rifle teams are nothing new. An October 1943 archival photo shows Walter Spangenberg giving some pointers to new members of the rifle club...

I studied ShotSpotter in Chicago and Kansas City – here’s what people in Detroit and the more than 167 other cities and towns using...

Cities and towns across the United States have invested in the gunshot detection technology ShotSpotter. Douglas Sacha/Getty Images, CC BY by Eric L. Piza, Northeastern...

Attempted assassination of Trump: The long history of violence against U.S. presidents

Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents as he is helped off the stage at a...

U.S. Surgeon General sounds alarm on gun violence, declaring it a top public health crisis

On Tuesday, June 25, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a groundbreaking advisory, declaring gun violence an "urgent public health crisis."  This declaration comes...

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