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Colorado Shooting

Aurora Shooing Case Will Remain Sealed

AP | P. SOLOMON BANDA | Posted 10.13.2012 | Denver

DENVER — The judge in the deadly Colorado theater shooting case refused Monday to lift a gag order that prevents the University of Colorado from...

Another 'Batman'-Style Shooting Threat

Posted 08.10.2012 | DC

Another Maryland man has been arrested for threatening a "Batman"-style shooting, like last month's mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colora...

Colorado Man Takes Aurora to the Movies

Patience Salgado | Posted 10.10.2012 | Good News
Patience Salgado

On Saturday, August 11, Jason and his friends will stand in black T-shirts in front of five theaters in the Denver area, hanging out a little goodness to a whole lot of people.

'Son Of Sam' Killer: 'Take The Glory Out Of Guns'

AP | Posted 10.10.2012 | New York

NEW YORK -- David Berkowitz says "society has to take the glory out of guns." The "Son of Sam" killer spoke to the Daily News from the maximum secu...

Lawyers: Aurora Suspect May Be Mentally Ill

Reuters | Keith Coffman | Posted 10.09.2012 | Crime

CENTENNIAL, Colo., Aug 9 (Reuters) - Accused Colorado gunman James Holmes, charged with murder over a shooting rampage last month at a movie theater...

Fourth-Floor Jump A Leap Of Faith (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 08.10.2012 | College

In a fire that would claim two lives, Alina Raffa made what she called a "split-second decision" to survive. She jumped from her fourth-floor window a...

CA Guns Under Fire

Aaron Sankin | Posted 08.09.2012 | San Francisco

Following the deadly mass shootings in a Colorado movie theater and Wisconsin Sikh temple, the nationwide conversation over gun control has once again...

Gun Control: It's Time to Challenge the Second Amendment

Sanjay Sanghoee | Posted 10.09.2012 | Politics
Sanjay Sanghoee

In all the rhetoric that flies around, few people seem to consider the Amendment in full.

Media Asks Judge To Unseal University Docs On Accused Colo. Theater Shooter

AP | P. SOLOMON BANDA | Posted 10.09.2012 | Crime

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Attorneys for the suspect in the Colorado movie theater shootings said Thursday their client is mentally ill and that they n...

News Outlets Go To Court For Aurora Shooting Documents

AP | P. SOLOMON BANDA | Posted 10.09.2012 | Media

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — Attorneys for the suspect in the Colorado movie theater shootings said Thursday their client is mentally ill and that they ...

Dear Curiosity

Amanda Guinzburg | Posted 10.08.2012 | Home
Amanda Guinzburg

Dear Curiosity: Listen, I understand you just got there but... we kind of need to know now-ish when we can start packing up Earth, so if you could pl...

Why Attention Must Not Be Paid: The Consequences of Obsessive Media Coverage of Criminal Suspects

Jody LyneƩ Madeira | Posted 10.08.2012 | Crime
Jody LyneƩ Madeira

Right now we are dangerously close to repeating earlier mistakes in granting so much airtime to notorious suspects.

Why Gun Control Isn't Working

Death Race | Posted 10.07.2012 | Politics
Death Race

Gun advocates have successfully been able to make this a debate about FREEDOM, something that's impossible to argue against. Those of you looking to counter them need to find an equally unassailable position, and "Fuck this! We need to banish guns forever!" isn't it.

Turning Killers Into Superstars? Are We Feeding Crime?

Nicole Glass | Posted 08.07.2012 | Crime
Nicole Glass

Just hours after each of the heartbreaking shootings, Holmes and Page were on their way to becoming common household names. While locked behind bars, they become notorious Twitter superstars, dominating news feeds and television debates.

Politicians Hammered by the NRA

Charles Garcia | Posted 10.07.2012 | Politics
Charles Garcia

No politician, including the most powerful man in the free world, wants to pull the trigger on solving the complex issue of gun control.

NRA Made Questionable Appeal After Colorado Shooting

Bloomberg | Posted 08.07.2012 | Politics

Three days after a gunman calling himself the Joker from the Batman series shot dead 12 people in a suburban Denver movie theater, the National Rifle ...

Shocking Sign Comparing Obama To Mass Shooter Comes Down

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 08.04.2012 | Politics

A controversial billboard comparing President Barack Obama with Aurora shooting suspect James Holmes has come down. (See a photo of the billboard b...

Aurora Survivor Calls For Suspect's Death By 'Firing Squad'

Posted 08.01.2012 | Crime

A survivor of the "Dark Knight" massacre has publicly called for the alleged shooter to suffer the death penalty by firing squad. Carli Richards, w...

Victims With Gunshot Head Wounds Recovering

Posted 10.01.2012 | Denver

Aurora shooting victim Yousef Gharbi was reportedly the first patient to arrive at the University of Colorado Hospital shortly after the "Dark Knight ...

A Real Conversation About Solutions to Gun Violence in Our Nation

Daniel Gross | Posted 09.30.2012 | Politics
Daniel Gross

We want solutions that will save lives. We are willing to put aside our political differences to find them. We know we are better than this. Now we must hold our elected officials accountable to show that they are too.

On the Origin of American Gun Violence

Eric Michael Johnson | Posted 09.30.2012 | Science
Eric Michael Johnson

The hope is that if we can isolate the factor that pushes some people to murder their fellow citizens, perhaps we can alter our social environment and reduce the likelihood that these terrible acts will be repeated in the future. The only problem is, which one could it be?

Self-Preservation or Principles: A UK Perspective on the U.S. Gun Debate

David Miles | Posted 09.30.2012 | Politics
David Miles

One obvious question raised by the student campaigns to carry concealed weapons is whether the death tolls in any of these massacres would have been lower if the teachers, tutors or moviegoers had been able to shoot back?

What Should Be Done With Theater Site?

Posted 07.31.2012 | Denver

While makeshift memorials and candle outcroppings in Aurora continue to grow by the hour, the community is faced with the question: what to do with th...

Support For Gun Control Unchanged After Aurora Shooting

The Huffington Post | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 07.30.2012 | Politics

Public opinion on gun control remains virtually unchanged in the wake of the Aurora shooting, according to a Pew poll released Monday afternoon. Th...

Be A Hero

Rabbi Rami Shapiro | Posted 09.29.2012 | Religion
Rabbi Rami Shapiro

"In a place where there are no heroes -- be a hero!" This 2,000-year-old challenge by Hillel the Elder, whom many consider to have been Jesus' rabbi, is a staple of Jewish learning. But how does one do this?