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How easy access to guns at home contributes to America's youth suicide problem
Easy access to firearms increases the risk of teen suicide.CowlickCreative/Getty ImagesSchool shootings in the U.S. are national tragedies, and the toll they take in lives cut shortand traumatized...
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Brazil’s gun ownership boom and why it’s making a lot of people nervous –...
Soon after Jair Bolsonaro was elected president of Brazil in 2018, he began making it a lot easier for people in the country to buy guns. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we speak to...
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School shootings are already at a record in 2022 – with months still to go
St Louis' Central Visual and Performing Arts High School -- the latest scene of school gun violence.AP Photo/Jeff RobersonAs a Michigan teen pleaded guilty on Oct. 24, 2022, to killing four students in...
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How a divided America, including the 15% who are 'MAGA Republicans,' splits...
Arizona election officials released this image as one example of armed people watching ballot drop boxes.Maricopa County Recorder's Office via CBS NewsThere is much talk about political violence in...
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Guns on the ballot: How mixed midterm results will affect firearm policy
One in 10 American voters listed guns as their top concern.iStock / Getty Images PlusThe U.S. midterm elections took place on the backdrop of surging gun violence and in a year scarred by high-profile...
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A judge in Texas is using a recent Supreme Court ruling to allow domestic...
Taking guns from abusers saves lives.Kameleon007 via Getty ImagesFor a large part of the history of the United States, domestic abuse was tolerated under the nation’s legal system. There were few laws...
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How can we slow down youth gun violence? — Podcast
Fifteen years after Jordan Manners was killed in a Toronto school, Canada's largest city is still struggling to curb youth violence. (Shutterstock)It was 15 years ago: police officers flooded C. W....
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God and guns often go together in US history – this course examines why
Views on guns are intertwined with views on God for many Americans.RichLegg/E+ via Getty ImagesUncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches...
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How does a child become a shooter? Research suggests easy access to guns and...
The shooting of an elementary school teacher by one of her students is a shocking example of gun violence.Jay Paul/Getty ImagesIn the aftermath of a shocking incident in which a first grader shot and...
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What is involuntary manslaughter? A law professor explains the charge facing...
Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed a cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, in late 2021 while filming a movie in New Mexico.AP Photo/Jae C. HongA prosecutor in New Mexico intends to charge Alec...
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Horror and anguish are playing out on repeat following the latest mass...
The mass shooting at a dance studio in Monterey Park, Calif., is the latest in an endless string of gun violence tragedies. AP Photo/Jae C. HongYet another community is stricken with grief in the wake...
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Monterey Park: A pioneering Asian American suburb shaken by the tragedy of a...
A community in mourning.Qian Weizhong/VCG via Getty ImagesFor Americans of Asian descent, Monterey Park – a town near Los Angeles, located in the San Gabriel Valley – is a cultural center. It embodies...
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Typical mass shooters are in their 20s and 30s – suspects in California's...
Two deadly mass shootings have California on edge.AP Photo/Jae C. HonThe two men who shot dead 18 people in separate incidents just days apart in California are the latest perpetrators in America’s...
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'Closure is a myth': A school psychologist explains how to help students and...
Simply returning to a school where a shooting took place can be a struggle for many students.fstop123 via Getty ImagesWhenever a school shooting takes place, such as the one that claimed the lives of...
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54% of firearm deaths in the US are from suicide – and easy access to a gun...
Suicide deaths involving firearms have increased over last decade.Josiah S/iStock/Getty Images PlusMore than half – 54% – of all firearm deaths in the United States in 2021 were attributable to...
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Why don’t parents like their kids to play with toy guns?
Even playing with a fake gun comes with risks.sarote pruksachat/Moment via Getty ImagesCurious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it...
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Nova Scotia's Mass Casualty Commission calls for stricter gun control laws
Friends, family and supporters of the victims of the mass killings in rural Nova Scotia in 2020 react at the release of the final report of the Mass Casualty Commission inquiry in Truro, N.S.THE...
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'Stand your ground' laws empower armed citizens to defend property with...
The door Ralph Yarl mistakenly rang, almost costing the teen his life.AP Photo/Charlie RiedeIn one key respect, Ralph Yarl was fortunate. The wounds the 16-year-old suffered after being shot twice on...
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Canada’s inaugural National Day Against Gun Violence promotes prevention and...
This month, the Canadian federal government publicly announced the first National Day Against Gun Violence, to be held annually on the first Friday of June. Simultaneously, Ontario was also the first...
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Ja Morant shows how a 'good guy with a gun' can never be Black
The NBA suspended Ja Morant for 25 games after he posted a video of himself brandishing a gun.Justin Ford/Getty Images“Man enough to pull a gun, be man enough to squeeze it,” rapped NBA superstar Allen...
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