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All posts tagged "firearms"
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1.5K► ReportsThe rise of firearm suicide among young Americans
Everytown for Gun Safety releases a troubling new report discussing the stark rise in firearm suicides among youth across the nation and...
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3.0KNewsNew ghost gun rule unlikely to stem violence amid thriving youth gun culture
Ghost guns — so-called because they are nearly impossible to trace — are sold in parts and assembled by the buyer. Until...
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2.2KGuest Opinion EssayReturning to pre-pandemic activity raises Asian American fears of anti-Asian gun violence
Going on outdoor walks without a mask. Hopping on a Washington, D.C. Metro train without holding my breath. Meeting friends at restaurants...
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2.0KGuest Opinion EssayCommunication, Cooperation Needed to Remove Firearms From Domestic Abusers
According to the Violence Policy Center’s 2019 report When Men Murder Women, 92% of homicides committed against women were perpetrated by men...
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2.9KNewsOnly One Alabama Program Works on Domestic Violence Plus Firearms
When Susan Shipman took a job as a bookkeeper at a women’s shelter in Anniston in 2003, she didn’t realize how close...
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2.4KNewsTaking Firearms From Domestic Violence Suspects Is Challenging, Officials Say
Dozens of white boxes sat stacked atop shelves and propped against walls on a recent Wednesday in a small room in the...
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3.1KGuest Opinion EssayGun Safety Can, Should Be Everyone’s Personal Mission
“We have tens of thousands of kids who will never grow up to be who they were meant to be. You have...
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2.5KNewsWaiting Period Law for Firearms Would Aim to Save Lives of Suicidal Alabamians
This story is part of a series on public health and firearms. The first examined groups working to reduce homicide in Birmingham....
