Rappler's latest stories on gun violence
Another mass shooting in U.S.: Trump says 5 dead
2019 saw a record 417 mass shootings, says research group Gun Violence Archive.
Parkland survivors remember friends 2 years after mass shooting
Families attend ceremonies near the site of the massacre in Parkland, Florida, as they observe a minute of silence at 10:17 am for the 17 victims
2 killed in Texas shooting
A group of Hispanic men working on set for a music video in Houston, Texas is attacked by still-unidentified shooters
6 police wounded in Philadelphia shooting
The incident comes after two mass shootings in the US earlier this month – one in Dayton and the other in El Paso – left a total of 31 people dead
Trump condemns racism, white supremacy after U.S. mass shootings
(UPDATED) In his brief address, the US President makes no mention of two ideas he tweeted hours earlier: tightening background checks for gun buyers and linking gun control reform to changes in immigration law
9 killed in Ohio shooting, assailant dead – police
(UPDATED) At least 16 others are injured, says the Dayton police department. It comes just hours after a separate mass shooting in El Paso, Texas.
Police search for motive in Virginia Beach shooting
This is the 150th mass shooting – with 4 or more people shot or killed – in the United States in 2019, says the Washington-based Gun Violence Archive
U.S. House holds first hearings on gun violence and climate change in 8 years
'No more climate denialism. No more evasions. @HouseDemocrats are in charge,' tweets the House Natural Resources Committee
Gunman kills 5 at U.S. bank – police
The latest mass shooting ramps up the number of people killed in gun violence in the US to nearly 40,000 in 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Florida sheriff suspended over Parkland shooting response
Governor Ron DeSantis said Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel had "repeatedly failed" and "demonstrated a pattern of poor leadership" following shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and Fort Lauderdale airport in 2017.
Two dead, multiple wounded in U.S. yoga studio shooting – police
'There are indications that several people inside fought back and tried to not only save themselves but other people,' says police chief Michael DeLeo
Dozens shot in Chicago due to burst of weekend gun violence
Police blame much of the carnage on gangs, which run rampant in some of the city's poorest and predominantly minority neighborhoods on the west and south sides
Texas family sues U.S. government after mass shooting
A lawsuit has been filed by Joe and Claryce Holcombe, who are in their mid-80s and lost their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren in the Texas church shooting
Texas school shooting: What we know
A 17-year-old student, Dimitrios Pagourtzis, bursts into a classroom and opened fire at Santa Fe High School, as the school day was beginning around 8:00 am
10 dead in Texas school shooting, student arrested
The gunman, arrested on murder charges, is identified as Dimitrios Pagourtzis, a 17-year-old junior at Santa Fe High School
U.S. school shootings rise rapidly in two decades – study
'In less than 18 years, we have already seen more deaths related to school shootings than in the whole 20th century,' says lead author Antonis Katsiyannis of Clemson University
Unarmed California man shot 8 times by police – autopsy
The examination shows no entry wounds in the front of his body, demonstrating that 22-year-old Stephon Clark could not have been a threat to police, says attorney Benjamin Crump
March for Our Lives: Student-led U.S. gun protests draw over a million
The Washington crowd was estimated at more than 800,000 people — making it the largest gun control rally in the United States since the Million Mom March in 2000
At Parkland gun control rally, grief is transformed into hope
The protesters meet at Parkland's Pine Trails Park, the same place where a somber vigil was held in the wake of the February 14 attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
The week in photos: March 10-16, 2018
This week's selection of photo highlights here and around the world
U.S. Congress inches forward with gun violence measure
The House of Representatives votes overwhelmingly to fund violence prevention measures at the nation's schools, including boosting school security and creating anonymous reporting systems for students
'#ENOUGH': U.S. students stage walkout against gun violence
(UPDATED) According to the #ENOUGH campaign, students from more than 3,000 schools nationwide took part in demonstrations on Wednesday, March 14
Republicans freeze as Democrats demand action on gun violence
Lawmakers in US President Donald Trump's party appear stymied over what legislative steps, if any, to take to contain US gun violence in the aftermath of America's deadliest shooting in modern history
Toddler shoots playmates at Michigan daycare
Police in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn say the child managed to get a hold of a loaded gun inside a private home that functioned as a daycare
Bailed murder suspect kills 6 in Iran rampage
The 26 year old enters two houses in Arak and shoots 8 people with a kalashnikov killing 5 of them instantly ISNA news agency quotes the city s prosecutor as saying
5 dead in Fort Lauderdale airport shooting
3rd UPDATE There is no immediate indication of a motive for the assault in a country where gun violence is widespread due to the ready availability of firearms
Police capture gunman in US mall shooting
3rd UPDATE The suspect is identified as Arcan Cetin a 20 year old resident of the town of Oak Harbor Washington
Japan gunman kills 1, wounds 3 in rare shooting
Local officials warn residents to stay indoors as a massive police manhunt is under way across the city
NBA legend Jordan speaks out, condemns US gun violence
Michael Jordan pledges 2 million toward efforts to build trust
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Overcoming the politics of hatred that killed MP Jo Cox
The death of Jo Cox is a reminder that the battle being waged against the politics of hate and intolerance has no bounds nor boundaries
US police launch manhunt after 6 killed in Pennsylvania
Police don t have any firm suspects says police Superintendent Charles Moffatt We don t have enough at this time to make any arrests
In US gun control, not all laws are equal – study
According to a paper in The Lancet medical journal conducting a background check on every single gun buyer could more than halve the national gun death rate in the US from 10 35 to 4 46 per 100 000 people
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Obama to bypass US Congress on gun control
UPDATED US President Barack Obama will take a series of unilateral steps to end what he has called the scourge of gun violence
Obama to tackle 'unfinished business' of gun violence in 2016
Obama says: My New Year s resolution is to move forward on our unfinished business as much as I can That s especially true for our epidemic of gun violence
Spike Lee, NBA stars Curry, CP3, Anthony team-up to fight gun violence
Film director Spike Lee has joined the NBA in an initiative to fight gun violence in America hoping that star power can succeed where politics has so far failed
Director Spike Lee teams with NBA stars to fight gun violence
Lee will direct End Gun Violence ads featuring basketball superstars
Five US states spared from mass shooting bloodbaths in 2015
Experts debate whether the states were spared thanks to coincidence or if circumstances there make them a haven of peace
US Supreme Court gives nod to assault weapons ban
Justices refuse to take up a challenge to a Chicago suburb s ban on the sale or possession of semi automatic weapons
At least 14 dead in California mass shooting
4TH UPDATE The incident is the latest in a series of mass shootings that has exasperated President Obama
Texas officer gunned down in 'cold-blooded' shooting
Darren Goforth a sheriff s deputy is gunned down from behind while fueling his patrol car in a Houston area gas station says the police
TV gunman plotted to 'hurt a lot more' – state governor
We ve learned today that this individual had a lot more ammunition and more intent to hurt a lot more people we believe says Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe
US cinema shooter escapes death penalty
UPDATED A Colorado jury fails to unanimously agree on execution for 27 year old former graduate student James Holmes obliging the judge to impose a sentence of life without parole
4 Marines killed in US shooting rampage
2nd UPDATE The gunman – identified by the FBI as 24 year old Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez – is shot dead
US study says mass killings may be contagious
Mass killings in the United States may be contagious according to a study that finds each deadly tragedy can increase the likelihood that another will soon follow
Five people killed in US shooting
A total of seven people were shot Two of the injured are children
Texas gunman kills at least 6 including children – police
UPDATED A gunman kills at least six people most of them children during a domestic dispute in Texas and triggers a tense ongoing standoff with authorities
