Guns

Kendrik Clemons, left, and Charles McMillon pose for a photo on Sept. 2, 2020, in Tallahassee, Florida. The two are raising concerns about an incident a week earlier in which a white couple fired shots at them in what the men call a case of racial profiling.

Two Black Men Were Returning a Truck at a Florida Strip Mall. The Owners Shot at Them

(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Minutes after pulling into a Florida strip mall parki...

(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Minutes after pulling into a Florida strip mall parking lot, gunshots rang out in the darkness. Charles McMillon told his 10-year-old son and another passenger to take cover. McMillon, who is Black,...

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...

Chicago police investigate the scene of a mass shooting where more than a dozen people were shot in the Gresham neighborhood, of Chicago, Tuesday, July 21, 2020.

15 People Injured in Shooting Outside Chicago Funeral Home

At least 15 people were injured in a shooting outside a Chicago funeral hom...

At least 15 people were injured in a shooting outside a Chicago funeral home on Tuesday, police say, as mourners attended a memorial event for a man who was fatally shot last week. The victims...