Gun Violence

When I woke up to news of another church shooting -- of nine people killed in the place you feel safest -- I only want to share the parts that ripped me up. The parts that are still confusing and raw. Because that's what it feels like when someone comes into your life with a gun and tries to kill you.
A 15-year-old boy accidentally shot his younger brother during a game of ‘Cops and Robbers.’
Police say 14-year-old Jaylen Fryberg wounded multiple victims, including at least one friend of his, before fatally shooting himself in the Marysville school cafeteria.
After a violent holiday weekend during which 11 people were killed and more than 60 others were wounded in shootings, Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said Monday that the city's gun sentencing laws aren't strict enough to help police stem city violence.
A gun safety advocacy group is using sex toys to start a conversation around gun safety and responsibility. An ad released Thursday titled "Playthings" shows two young boys running around, playing with large, brightly colored dildos as if they're swords.
Ann Marie Crowell, who lost her son Brian to a gun accident, joins HuffPost Live to discuss the events that led to her son's death.
The Huffington Post interviewed Columbine High School shooting survivor Samuel Granillo who was a 17-year-old junior at the time of the 1999 massacre. Part 1 of 2.
Matthew Warren, the son of evangelical megachurch pastor Rick Warren who committed suicide last week, killed himself with an unregistered gun he had bought online, the pastor said on Thursday.