Gun Violence
Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from gun violence, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 2,809 stories have been published about gun violence which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from gun violence, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 2,809 stories have been published about gun violence which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
Top Gun Violence News
US & Canada · New YorkPolice believe the woman was walking with a stroller when she was shot on 95th and Lexington Avenue. EMS transported the woman to the Metropolitan Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Mayor Eric Adams arrived on the scene shortly after 9 p.m. and is expected to give a press conference with police officials.See the Story
Woman shot, killed while pushing baby stroller in New York City
41% Center coverage: 81 sources
US & Canada · ParklandThe hearing Tuesday was the culmination of 13 weeks of jury selection. The jury will decide whether Nikolas Cruz, 23, receives the death sentence or life in prison without parole for the murders of 14 students and three staff members. Cruz pleaded guilty in October to those murders and 17 counts of attempted murder, so the jurors will only decide his punishment.See the Story
Jury is chosen to decide Parkland school shooter’s sentence
76% Center coverage: 34 sources
US & Canada · Bibb CountyAuthorities in Alabama have launched a manhunt for a 26-year-old suspect accused of shooting two deputies Wednesday afternoon.See the Story
Authorities launch manhunt for suspect accused of shooting two Alabama deputies
42% Center coverage: 14 sources
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Gun ViolenceClifton Park/Nisky needs CDTA buses, writes David Karasz. "No better advocate for us than Sen. Jim Tedisco," he says. "I received an unusual amount of umbrage for mischaracterizing Republicans," he writes. "Do we hear Republicans up in arms at the refusal to peacefully transfer power?" he asks.See the Story
Letters to the Editor Thursday, June 30 – The Daily Gazette
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US & Canada · WashingtonCalls have rung out across the nation demanding gun control laws in a bid to curb violent crimes such as the recent series of mass shootings. Data, however, show that in states with higher percentages of households with at least one gun, crimes are not higher than in states with strict gun laws. See the Story
States with higher rate of gun ownership do not correlate with more gun murders, data show
100% Right coverage: 4 sources
Gun ViolenceIllinois law enforcement agencies will pool information on guns used in crimes across the state. The database will allow police to better track the trafficking of illegal guns, state Attorney General Kwame Raoul says. So far, more than 200 agencies in the state have agreed to upload information.See the Story
Midwest guns: IL launches statewide gun trace database to combat firearm trafficking
100% Center coverage: 2 sources
CDC · AtlantaDr. Debra Houry is the head of the National Center for Injury Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC is working to combat the public health threat through research, education and targeted prevention. Houry spoke with program host Rose Scott about the state of gun violence in Georgia and across the nation.See the Story
CDC acting principal deputy director on the state of gun violence
Gun Violence · UvaldeGov. Greg Abbott and law enforcement experts tout suspicious activity reporting and iWatchTexas. Texas received nearly 7,700 of the reports in 2021, a 59% increase over 2020. Texas launched iWatch in 2013, created an app in 2016 and added a school-safety option in 2018.See the Story
State of Texas: Searching for solutions after Uvalde mass shooting
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
Gun Violence · WashingtonA Majority of Americans say state governments should determine who can carry concealed weapons, according to a new Monmouth University Poll. See the Story
Majority says states should be able to determine who carries concealed weapons: poll
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
Gun ViolenceAustralian director Justin Kurzel’s new film asks sincerely why we describe these crimes as incomprehensible at the very same time as we watch the same patterns unfold, again and againSee the Story
Nitram asks the necessary questions about gun violence – review
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Gun Violence · IndianapolisINDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Mayor Joe Hogsett, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, and community leaders hope to bring attention to the potential for gun violence this weekend as well as call for peace over the Fourth of July. The goal is to change the narrative and highlight anti-violence events, initiatives, and programs ahead of what could be a violent holiday weekend.See the Story
City leaders to encourage violence-free July 4th weekend
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
