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Mass shootings often put a spotlight on mental illness, but figuring out which conditions should keep someone from having a gun is no easy task

The mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine – the worst in the state’s history – was carried out by a gunman with a known history...

Is our community becoming ‘numb’ to the gun violence?

HEAVEN BUDD, 21, WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN HOMEWOOD ON OCT. 22.  Community members weigh in, as county approaches 100 homicides for the year   Talk...

Supreme Court considers whether to uphold law that keeps guns out of the hands of domestic abusers

  Will the federal law prohibiting the possession of firearms by someone subject to a domestic violence restraining order survive? iStock / Getty Images Plus Morgan...

Gun deaths among children and teens have soared – but there are ways to reverse the trend

  Rebeccah Sokol, University of Michigan; Marc A. Zimmerman, University of Michigan, and Patrick Carter, University of Michigan Firearm injuries are now the leading cause of...

A 1-minute gun safety video helped preteen children be more careful around real guns – new research

A little training helped kids make safer choices when they stumbled across a gun. M-Production/iStock via Getty Images Plus by Brad Bushman, The Ohio State University...

‘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,...

‘Closure is a myth’: A school psychologist explains how to help students and teachers deal with grief after a school shooting

by Philip J. Lazarus, Florida International University Whenever a school shooting takes place, such as the one that claimed the lives of three adults and...

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...

A judge in Texas is using a recent Supreme Court ruling to say domestic abusers can keep their guns

by April M. Zeoli, University of Michigan and Shannon Frattaroli, Johns Hopkins University For a large part of the history of the United States, domestic...

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...

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