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The federal government hasn’t made it easier to prevent shootings. Cities and states are picking up the slack.

We're terrified and furious for our own kids, who, like everyone else's, shouldn't have to live in a world where events like ...

Mass killings in the United States dropped to their lowest level in two decades in 2025, even as Congress failed to enact any ...

Efforts to introduce gun violence prevention bills have failed as the Madison community continues to reel from the grief of Dec. 16, 2024.

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a leading gun reform advocate, on Sunday accused President Trump of engaging in a campaign to ...

Last weekend, two very different and horrific mass shootings unfolded in two countries across the world from each other. The aftermath couldn’t be more different.

One day after the latest mass shooting, Australia's elected leaders agreed to bolster gun laws already considered the gold standard by implementing a national registry and limiting the number of guns ...

The country has long looked warily at the cycle of gun violence in the United States, where meaningful changes in policy have ...