Mass Shootings

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

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 12.27.2011

Dennis A. Henigan

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.

Actually, Guns Do Kill People

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 09.26.2011

Dennis A. Henigan

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.

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

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Josh Sugarmann

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.

Jared Loughner, Columbine and Diversion

Jeff Kass | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeff Kass

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

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

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Josh Sugarmann

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.

Mental-Health Checkup on Media Coverage

Robert David Jaffee | Posted 05.25.2011

Robert David Jaffee

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

Does the Media Help Pull the Trigger in Mass Shootings?

Johann Hari | Posted 05.25.2011

Johann Hari

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?

Columbine and the Whitehaven, England Shootings

Jeff Kass | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeff Kass

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.

Killings by Concealed Handgun Licensees Hit 139 Since May 2007

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Josh Sugarmann

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.

Virginia Mass Shooting Most Recent by Concealed Handgun Permit Holder

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Josh Sugarmann

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.

107 and Counting: Killings by Concealed Handgun Permit Holders

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Josh Sugarmann

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.

Senate Vote at Noon on Nationalizing Concealed Handgun Laws

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Josh Sugarmann

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.

Arthur Delaney

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

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...

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

Paul Helmke | Posted 05.25.2011

Paul Helmke

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.

Mass Shooting Template -- Repeat as Necessary

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Josh Sugarmann

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