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Universal Pictures Cancels Release of The Hunt Following Mass Shootings and Criticism From President Trump

On Friday, President Trump tweeted that the movie is designed to "inflame and cause chaos"

By Nadia Suleman August 9, 2019

Two Paths on Shooting Response

Leaving the White House for a trip to Dayton and El Paso Wednesday, President Donald Trump couldn't resist a detour to politics, lambasting critics of his response to two mass shootings as "political people" who...

By Lissandra Villa / El Paso, TX , Philip Elliott and Tessa Berenson August 7, 2019

Picking Twitter Fights

Just a few hours after President Donald Trump visited with first-responders and people wounded in a shooting that claimed nine lives in Dayton, Ohio, he lashed out at the city’s mayor and Ohio Sen. Sherrod...

By Tara Law August 7, 2019

Crowds Flee Times Square After Shooting False Alarm

The sound of backfiring motorcycles prompted mass panic and stampedes in Times Square

By Mahita Gajanan August 7, 2019

'May I Give You a Hug?'

Yvonne Loya sat against a metal railing on a curb overlooking the Walmart. She held her head in her hands as her kids worked on a poster with colored markers on the concrete in front...

By Lissandra Villa / El Paso, Texas August 6, 2019

'Your Heart Is Bleeding in Every New Shooting.' Once Again, Families of Mass Shooting Victims Relive the Grief

One of the first things Tom Mauser did when he learned that two mass shootings had killed more than 30 people within 24 hours was warn his wife not to turn on the television. News...

By Melissa Chan August 6, 2019

Obama Responds to El Paso, Dayton Shootings

'No other developed nation tolerates the levels of gun violence that we do'

By Josiah Bates August 5, 2019

Trump's Own Words Undermine His Case After El Paso Shooting

President Donald Trump condemned racism and white supremacy in the wake of two mass shootings that left more than 30 people dead. But experts in presidential rhetoric say his message was undermined by his own...

By Tessa Berenson August 5, 2019

Democrats Blame Trump in Blunt Language for Mass Shooting in El Paso

In August of 2016, then-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton condemned Donald Trump for "taking hate groups mainstream," arguing that he would promote prejudice and paranoia if he were elected. Three years later, the candidates vying...

By Lissandra Villa and Philip Elliott August 5, 2019

Trump Blames Everything But Guns

"Mental illness and hatred pulls the trigger, not the gun."

By Tessa Berenson August 5, 2019

Police Officer Fired After He 'Froze' During Shooter Response

Body camera footage shows Officer Cordell Hendrex paused in a hotel hallway for minutes while a mass shooter attacked from the floor above.

By Jasmine Aguilera July 5, 2019

Concerns Surround Pulse Nightclub Memorial Construction Three Years After Massacre

Three years after 49 people were shot and killed at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, efforts headed by the OnePULSE Foundation are underway to build a memorial and museum to commemorate the victims. But the...

By Jasmine Aguilera and Madeline Fitzgerald June 12, 2019

The Victims of Virginia Beach

Here's what we know about the 12 people who were killed

By Megan McCluskey June 1, 2019

They Survived Mass Shootings. Years Later, The Bullets Are Still Trying to Kill Them

Colin Goddard lay in a pool of his own blood, hoping his racing heart would not tip off the approaching gunman that he was still alive. The shooter hovered over Goddard, paused and fired two...

By Melissa Chan May 31, 2019

Erdogan Uses New Zealand Shooting Footage in Campaign

The footage was apparently used to galvanize his base ahead of local elections

By Baris Balci / Bloomberg March 17, 2019

Chelsea Clinton Confronted at Mosque Shooting Victims Vigil

"This right here is the result of a massacre stoked by people like you"

By Megan McCluskey March 16, 2019

President Trump Stays Hostile Even as Synagogue Mourns

When President Donald Trump visits Pittsburgh Tuesday, he'll be faced with the tough task of balancing the traditional presidential duty to comfort and unite the country following the deadly synagogue shooting with his instinct to...

By Brian Bennett October 29, 2018

Parkland Student: Kindness Won't Stop School Shootings

'Students should not be expected to cure the ills of our genuinely troubled classmates'

By Jamie Ducharme March 28, 2018

Minority Students Saw Massive School Walkouts as a Chance to Add Their Voice

"Gun control for someone who is white is different than gun control for someone who is black"

By Charlotte Alter March 14, 2018

Here's Where President Trump Stands on 5 Gun Control Ideas

President Donald Trump started the week reminding America where he stands on gun control proposals. In two Monday morning tweets, Trump listed various potential actions on guns, saying he's moving forward on some and pulling...

By Tessa Berenson March 12, 2018

Membership in Gun Groups Is Spiking After the Florida Shooting

"The NRA better be 15 million strong soon, or this is only going to get worse"

By Alana Abramson March 2, 2018

Scientists Are Struggling to Understand When Adolescence Begins

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By The Aspen Institute February 23, 2018

Becoming Numb to School Shootings Won’t Save Anyone

After yesterday’s shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, which killed at least 17 people and injured 14 others, many of us are again outraged. But where was our collective outrage at...

By Joan Cook February 15, 2018

Donald Trump Blamed the Florida School Shooting on Mental Illness. Here's What He's Done on the Issue

President Donald Trump appeared to blame the Florida school shooting Wednesday on mental illness and promised to take action, although he did not give specifics. In remarks from the White House, Trump said that he...

By Justin Worland February 15, 2018

How Much the NRA Has Given to Florida Lawmakers

The NRA donated over $800,000 to Florida lawmakers in the 2016 election

By Alana Abramson February 15, 2018

Read President Trump's Reaction to Deadly Florida School Shooting

President Trump offered comforting words but no policy prescriptions when he addressed a grieving nation the day after a deadly school shooting in Florida. "To every parent, teacher, and child who is hurting so badly,...

By Tessa Berenson February 15, 2018

'We Must Confront This Problem.' Read Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Florida School Shooting

Jeff Sessions said that the Justice Department will make responding to school shootings a priority. Speaking to the Major County Sheriffs' Association Thursday, the attorney general said that the U.S. "must reverse these trends" and...

By Ryan Teague Beckwith February 15, 2018

My Son Was Killed at Sandy Hook. I Can’t Go Back in Time, But I Can Try to Change the Future

I can’t go back in time but I can try to change the future

December 14, 2017

President Trump Was in Asia for 12 Days. Here's What He Missed at Home

When President Trump returned from a week and a half in Asia, his longest foreign policy trip to date, he arrived back to a series of domestic issues that festered while he was gone. As...

By Tessa Berenson November 15, 2017

Evangelical Pastor: The Church Should Help Keep Guns From Abusers

The motive of the shooter who took 26 lives, injured 20 more and devastated a community by spraying semi-automatic gunfire into a small church sanctuary seemed baffling. We were told by experts that we may...

By Rob Schenck November 9, 2017

Error That Let Texas Shooter Buy Gun Is Widespread

The U.S. military has launched a review into whether there are widespread failures to properly report military criminal history information to the FBI, after the Air Force mishandled the records of the Texas church killer....

By W.J. Hennigan November 7, 2017

Domestic Violence is the 'Canary in the Coal Mine' for Mass Shootings

54% of recent mass shootings involved domestic or family violence

By Charlotte Alter November 6, 2017

These Numbers Show Just How Devastating the Texas Church Shooting Was

Eight members of one family were killed in the attack

By Katie Reilly November 6, 2017

Gun-Related Deaths in America Keep Going Up

Officials called the trend "concerning"

By Maya Rhodan November 6, 2017

'The Pain Won't Go Away.' Sister of Charleston Shooting Victim Reacts to Texas Attack

"But you can live through it"

By Maya Rhodan November 6, 2017

How President Trump's Response to the Texas Church Shooting Compares to Past Attacks

His reaction was similar to the shooting in Las Vegas

By Alana Abramson November 6, 2017

Trump May Ramp Up Security Training for Houses of Worship

"We are going to be a whole lot busier when it comes to safety and security for houses of worship"

By Elizabeth Dias November 5, 2017

This Is the Deadliest Year for Mass Shootings in Modern U.S. History

The church shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas brings this year's toll to at least 112

By Chris Wilson November 5, 2017

Vegas Shooting Doesn't Sway NRA Grassroots

If anything, they said they feel more strongly preserving their gun rights

By Alana Abramson October 6, 2017

The NRA Is Finally Backing a Gun Restriction. Here's Why It's a Ploy

Breaking with years of intransigence, the nation’s largest gun-rights group on Thursday announced a rare but limited concession to those who would put in place new limits on firearms. On its own, the face-saving move...

By Philip Elliott October 6, 2017

The Las Vegas Shooting and Our Age of Anger

Rage plus guns is a terrible combination, TIME's Jeffrey Kluger writes

By Jeffrey Kluger October 4, 2017

Nobel Prizes in Science are Absurd

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute October 4, 2017

Victims Watched a Familiar Horror Unfold in Las Vegas

The sound of an assault-style semi-automatic rifle unloading from 32 floors up and four football fields away doesn’t sound like you’d imagine. It’s louder, crisper. A shattering pop-pa-pop-pop of unique explosions that blend into each...

By Haley Sweetland Edwards / Las Vegas October 3, 2017

Gaming Makes People Better Learners

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By The Aspen Institute October 3, 2017

Congress Could Still Make It Easier to Buy a Silencer

The U.S. House of Representatives has not yet scheduled a vote for a bill that would loosen regulations on silencers, but Speaker Paul Ryan did not rule out a vote in the future. In the...

By Alana Abramson October 3, 2017

41 Years of Mass Shootings in the U.S. in One Chart

Hundreds of people have been killed in mass shootings since 1982

By Chris Wilson October 2, 2017

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One Year After Surviving a Mass Shooting, the Capital Gazette Journalists Refuse to Be Silenced

U.S. Stores Are Asking Customers To Stop Openly Carrying Weapons—But Can They Actually Enforce a Restriction on Guns?

Just About Everyone But the Gun Maker Gets Sued After a Mass Shooting

How Likely Is the Risk of Being Shot in America? It Depends