Mass Shootings

Let's Commit to Stop the Pain and Toll of Gun Violence

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Gun Violence, First Responders, Gun Violence Prevention, Columbine Shooting, Assault Weapons, Virginia Tech Massacre, Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Mass Shootings, Politics News

To honor the 80 Americans who lose their lives to gunfire every day and the families, and communities like Carson City, that suffer so grievously, let us do what we can to stop the toll of gun violence.

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Actually, Guns Do Kill People

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Norway Shooting, Terrorism, Anders Behring Breivik, Youth Activism, Nra, Guns, Mass Shootings, Gun Violence, Gun Laws, National Rifle Association, Norway, Tucson Shooting, Norway Bombing, Politics News

The staggering toll of young lives taken by a gunman at the Utoya youth camp reminds us all, once again, that guns are the enablers of mass killers.

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10 U.S. Mass Shootings Involving High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines (Slide Show)

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 05.25.2011

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High-capacity ammunition magazines are the common thread that runs through most mass shootings: giving attackers the ability to fire numerous bullets without reloading. Tucson was the latest in a long, tragic saga.

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Jared Loughner, Columbine and Diversion

Jeff Kass | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mental Illness, Columbine, Gabrielle Giffords, Jared Loughner, Mass Shootings, Denver News

Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner shared an unusual legal background, known as diversion, with the Columbine killers.

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'Handgun of the Year' Used for Mass Shooting of the Week

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Manchester Shooting, Handgun of the Year, Sturm Ruger & Co., Handgun Violence, Omar Thornton, Mass Shootings, Sturm Ruger, Ccw, Concealed Carry, Hartford Distributors, Gun Industry, sr9c, sr9, Politics News

When Omar Thornton decided to open fire on his co-workers earlier this week, he used a local product for his killing machine: an SR9 high-capacity pistol from Southport, Connecticut's Sturm, Ruger & Co.

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Mental-Health Checkup on Media Coverage

Robert David Jaffee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mental Illness, Ron Artest, Erin Andrews, Larry King, Mass Shootings, Omar Thornton, Deppression, Schizophrenia, Media News

After the recent shooting rampage in Manchester, Conn., one might have expected the mainstream media to speculate about the mental health of the gunman.

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Does the Media Help Pull the Trigger in Mass Shootings?

Johann Hari | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Derrick Bird, Mass Shooting, United Kingdom, British Press, Mass Shootings, Media News

Following violence committed by mentally ill persons, psychologists always warn that if we are not very careful in our reporting, we will spur copycat attacks by more mentally ill people. Why do we ignore their warnings?

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Columbine and the Whitehaven, England Shootings

Jeff Kass | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Columbine, Whitehaven, Derrick Bird, England, Mass Shootings, Denver News

Small towns and suburbs. Those were some of the first thoughts that came to mind in searching for answers to the incredibly terrifying Whitehaven, England shootings Wednesday.

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Killings by Concealed Handgun Licensees Hit 139 Since May 2007

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Police Shootings, Concealed Handgun License Holders, Ccw, Police Attacks, Violence Policy Center, National-Rifle-Association, Murder-Suicide, United States Concealed Carry Association, Gun Lobby, Concealed Carry Killers, Concealed Handgun Permit Holders, Concealed Weapons, Nra, Mass Shootings, Politics News

The number of killings by concealed handgun permit holders since since May 2007 has hit 139, including nine dead law enforcement officers, 13 mass shootings, and 11 murder-suicides.

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Virginia Mass Shooting Most Recent by Concealed Handgun Permit Holder

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gun Violence, Concealed Handgun Laws, Shall Issue, Concealed Handgun Permit, Virginia Shooting, Ccw, Christopher Bryan Speight, Violence Policy Center, Christopher Speight, Handgun Violence, Concealed Handgun Permits, Concealed Handguns, Concealed Weapons, Appomattox Shooting, Mass Shootings, Politics News

Appomattox County court records show a concealed weapons permit was issued to a Christopher Bryan Speight -- the alleged murderer in yesterday's mass shooting -- three times between 1999 and 2009.

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107 and Counting: Killings by Concealed Handgun Permit Holders

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Law Enforcement Killings, Concealed Weapons Permits, National Rifle Association, Right to Carry, Ccw, Violence Policy Center, Concealed Carry Permit, Concealed Carry, Murder-Suicide, Concealed-Handgun-License, Vpc, Concealed Weapons, Mass Shootings, Politics News

Those who bluster on about the "public service" provided by concealed handgun permit holders are the first to turn tail and run in the face of demands for detailed information from government agencies on permit holders.

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Senate Vote at Noon on Nationalizing Concealed Handgun Laws

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gun Violence, Defense Authorization Bill, Police Shootings, Violence Policy Center, National Rifle Association, John-Lott, Concealed Carry, Vpc, John Thune, Nra, Concealed Handguns, Charles Schumer, Mass Shootings, Ccw, Politics News

After more than two decades, at noon today the gun lobby's efforts to enact a national concealed handgun law will have its first chance at success when the U.S. Senate votes.

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Joshua Cartwright: Another Deadly Gunman "Severely Disturbed" Over Obama's Election

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joshua Cartwright, Mass Shootings, Gunman Disturbed About Obama, Video, Politics News

Elizabeth Cartwright woke up at 9:30 in the morning on Saturday when her husband couldn't find the Clearasil. Her husband Joshua "started an argumen...

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10 Years After Columbine, Elected Officials Doing Nothing Is Not Working

Paul Helmke | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hilary Clinton, Gun Show Loophole, Gun Violence, Columbine, Rahm Emanuel, Nancy Pelosi, Obama First 100 Days, Gun Control, Virginia Tech, Eric Holder, Guns, Illegal Guns, Barack Obama, Mass Shootings, Columbine 10 Years Later, Columbine 10 Year Anniversary, Politics News

If terrorists or pirates or even pistachios had killed even a fraction of that number of Americans that guns did last month, news coverage would be wall-to-wall.

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Mass Shooting Template -- Repeat as Necessary

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gun Violence, National Rifle Association, Gun Violence Prevention, Josh Sugarmann, Assault Weapons, Violence Policy Center, Nancy Pelosi, Gun Control, Harry Reid, Vpc, Rampage Shootings, Nra, Mass Shootings, Columbine 10 Years Later, Politics News

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