By Nir Kshetri, University of North Carolina – Greensboro Police investigating the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec.…
Tag: gun violence
Federal law thwarted Chicago’s attempt to sue gun makers. But now it has a new strategy.
Taking advantage of a new state law, Chicago’s lawsuit accuses Glock of manufacturing pistols with designs that allow modification and…
These vibrant, bigger-than-life portraits turn gun death statistics into indelible stories
By Christine Spolar, California Healthline July 10, 2024 PHILADELPHIA — Zarinah Lomax is an uncommon documentarian of our times. She…
Chicago PD: Two women, 8-year-old boy killed in targeted shooting in South Side
CHICAGO — Two women and an 8-year-old boy were killed, and two children were seriously injured, in a shooting a…
School interventions offer best shot at reducing youth violence
By Laura Voith, Case Western Reserve University Black youth show up in emergency rooms with gunshot wounds or other violent…
White House enlists doctors and hospitals to combat gun violence
By Samantha Young, California Healthline June 6, 2024 The White House is calling on hospital executives, doctors, and other health…
Rap ‘beef’ as public spectacle is a dangerous game that artists rarely win
By A.D. Carson, University of Virginia The shooting of a security guard near the Toronto home of Drake is the…
To reduce Black-on-Black crime, two criminal justice experts explain why offering monthly stipends to people at risk makes sense
By Thaddeus L. Johnson, Georgia State University and Natasha N. Johnson, Georgia State University After a historic spike in homicides…
States begin tapping Medicaid dollars to combat gun violence
By Samantha Young, California Healthline January 4, 2024 To tackle America’s gun problem, a growing number of states are using…
New anti-violence PSA may hit home, but change depends on follow-up and other factors
By Holli H. Seitz, Mississippi State University; Jessica Myrick, Penn State, and Sara C. Doan, Michigan State University When Erek…