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All posts tagged "gun violence"
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2.3KGuest Opinion EssayWe Can Reduce Suicides By Gun With Right Policies
Nearly two-thirds of all gun deaths in this country are self-inflicted, according to an average from 2013 to 2017. In other words,...
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2.8KGuest Opinion EssaySchool Shootings Focus Defies Statistics on Where Children Die From Gunfire
Shooting deaths of children is a serious problem that needs to be addressed in this country, as does the problem of such...
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2.0KGuest Opinion EssayGun Violence in Philadelphia: One Young Person’s Perspective
As sometimes happens in places plagued by economic hardship, gun violence is also a perennial problem in Philadelphia. In 2017, there were...
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2.1KGuest Opinion EssayChronic Exposure to Violence Is Public Health Risk For Nation
Gun violence touches every community, but those most affected are also disproportionately exposed to poverty, poor education standards and fewer job opportunities....
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2.3KGuest Opinion EssayWe Must Decide to End Gun Violence in This Generation
We have so much work to do. So many lives to be saved. How is it that in the United States of...
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1.9K► ReportsDeath Rates Due to Suicide and Homicide Among Persons Aged 10–24: United States, 2000–2017
The CDC's National Center for Health Statistics releases the latest figures on suicide and homicide death rates among U.S. youth; highlighting the...
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1.5KGuest Opinion EssayWhat Would You Do If You Lived Among Shootings in Chicago?
I grew up on the South Side of Chicago. You might know it by “Chiraq,” but we all call it Englewood and...
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1.7K► ReportsGuns on College Campuses
The Urban Institute explores the effects and reception of the recent Kansas campus carry legislation by collecting data and speaking with higher...
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2.4KNewsDixie Pipeline: Guns Bought in Mississippi Often Reach Chicago Streets
For close to seven years, a Mississippi man bought firearms in and around Natchez before sending them to contacts in Chicago, many...
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2.9KGuest Opinion EssayGun Violence Education in Medical School Holds Opportunity for Impact
On Oct. 1, 2017, a 64-year-old man brought 14 AR-15 rifles, eight AR-10 rifles, a bolt-action rifle and a revolver with more...
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4.7KGuest Opinion EssayWe Can Change Our Culture of Gun Violence: Here’s How
Gun violence occurs in the U.S. more often than in any other nation not at war. It is clear that this is...
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1.4KNewsArt, Writing Shows What Young People Want From Police
A police officer kneels down face to face with a child. “I’m sorry I stole,” the child cries. “It’s OK. Just don’t...
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2.1KGuest Opinion EssayNew York Successfully Preventing Gun Violence By Working With Youth, Their Community
Neighborhood conditions like exposure to violence are unacceptable, and undoubtedly create numerous negative outcomes. However, there are additional factors that consistently show...
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2.1KNewsAlabama Mayor Says Peace is Everyone’s Responsibility
Mayor Randall Woodfin says Birmingham is ready for peace. With a call for communitywide investment, the mayor says it’s time for solutions...
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4.3KNewsBirmingham Mayor, Grassroots Organizers Believe They Have Gun Violence Solutions
When Randall Woodfin received the call that his older brother, Ralph Jr., had been shot, he rushed to the scene in the...
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3.5KGuest Opinion EssayWe Students Will Keep Advocating for Background Checks for Gun Sales
In this past year as a student activist for gun safety, I’ve learned that America’s gun problem is a multifaceted issue. Gun...
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3.5KGuest Opinion EssayForget Disarming ‘Bad Guys,’ We Must Make All Guns Harder To Get
Six days. That’s how long it took lawmakers in New Zealand to ban military-style assault weapons following an attack in Christchurch that...
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3.4KNewsCommunity Activism a Family Tradition for Head of Violence Interruption Program
She remembers the frantic knocks at the door and the family friend who waited almost hysterical on the other side.
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5.9KNewsJackson, Miss., Turns to Innovative Program to Lower Its Gun Deaths
Mississippi’s capital city is becoming a petri dish for an experiment designed to stop an epidemic of gun violence that claimed 84...
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2.2KNewsRecommended Gun Laws for Illinois Could Have Prevented Shooting: Center
Not long after a shooter killed five people at an Aurora, Ill., warehouse, Johns Hopkins released a report listing ways Illinois could...
