In a dark, affecting stunt, parents of students killed in the 2018 Parkland massacre tricked former NRA president David Keane into delivering a commencement address to an audience of thousands of empty chairs — representing each of the 3,044 young victims of gun violence who might otherwise have graduated from …
Read More »In Defeat for NRA, Congress Backs Funding to Study Gun Violence
In a defeat for the National Rifle Association and a bit of progress for people who prefer not to be shot to death, Congress is poised to approve the first funding for research into gun violence in more than two decades. On Tuesday, the House passed $25 million in funding …
Read More »A New Plan to End School Gun Violence Still Tip-Toes Around Current Gun Laws
Following the shooting that left 10 dead at Santa Fe High School, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced he would hold a series of roundtable discussions focusing on ways to curb gun violence in schools. Although some of the state’s leading gun reform proponents were not invited, the group Texas Gun …
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