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The U.S. Supreme Court stands on Sept. 28, 2020, in Washington, D.C.

The Supreme Court Is Taking Up a Case That Could Impact Gun Rights For Millions

The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a high-stakes Second Amendment case tha...

The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a high-stakes Second Amendment case that experts say has the potential to expand gun rights and radically increase the number of firearms on the streets of major cities...

Recovery and clean up crews arrive to the JC Kosher Supermarket in the aftermath of a mass shooting on Dec. 11, 2019 in Jersey City, New Jersey.

What Counts as a Mass Shooting? Why So Much of America's Gun Violence Gets Overlooked

We must be conscious of our country's selective reaction to gun violence

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) listens to testimony during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Dec. 6, 2017 in Washington, D.C.

‘This Country Has Been Bathed in Violence.’ Sen. Chris Murphy on the Torturous Cycle of Gun Crime in America

Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy’s new book, The Violence Inside Us: A Brie...

Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy’s new book, The Violence Inside Us: A Brief History of an Ongoing American Tragedy, offers a nuanced exploration of the history of violence in America, the driving forces behind the country's...

NYPD officers work a crime scene on Aug. 18, 2020, in Queens, New York.

Report: Police Shootings Continue Unabated Despite COVID-19 Shutdowns

While 2020 has seen a dramatic slowdown in the day-to-day activities and li...

While 2020 has seen a dramatic slowdown in the day-to-day activities and lives of many Americans amid the coronavirus pandemic, fatal police shootings are still occurring at a rate consistent with previous years—and with significant...

Advocates of gun reform hold a vigil for victims of mass shootings outside the headquarters of the National Rifle Association (NRA) on August 5, 2019 in Fairfax, Va.

Gun Safety Issues Helped Democrats Flip Virginia's General Assembly in 2019. Is Texas Next?

'The pandemic has exacerbated this crisis'

Police work a scene where two people were shot, one fatally, near the intersection of North Laramie Avenue and West Lake Street in Chicago on July 5, 2019.

'We Should Have a Handle on This by Now.' As Inner-City Neighborhoods See a Surge in Gun Violence, These Are the Changes Community Leaders Say They Need

'We’ve been pressing the snooze button on this issue for too long'

Chicago Police officers investigate the scene of a shooting in Chicago, Illinois, on July 21, 2020.

Chicago Activists, Community Leaders Struggle With 'Very Polarizing' Deployment of Federal Agents

As gun violence continues to plague Chicago, President Donald Trump has ann...

As gun violence continues to plague Chicago, President Donald Trump has announced that federal agents will be deployed to the city to "help drive down violent crime." But while some community leaders say they welcome...