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Police investigate a mass shooting that erupted on June 2, 2024, that left one man dead and 28 people injured at a large street party in Akron, Ohio.
Police investigate a mass shooting that erupted on June 2, 2024, that left one man dead and 28 people injured at a large street party in Akron, Ohio.
'I feel terrified': Inventor of 'Glock switch' regrets creation
Jun 24
  • $20 switch fueling surge in machine-gun violence: Experts
  • New gun laws often follow mass shooting tragedies, recent history shows
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    Why is there so much gun violence in America and what do we do about it?
    Oct 25
  • How ABC News is covering tragedy and healing in Uvalde
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    A woman pays her respects at a makeshift memorial for shooting victims outside the Covenant School building at the Covenant Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tenn., March 28, 2023.
    A woman pays her respects at a makeshift memorial for shooting victims outside the Covenant School building at the Covenant Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tenn., March 28, 2023.
    This is how semi-automatic rifles affect the human body and why they're so deadly
    Mar 30
  • Can background checks curb gun violence?
  • Why men are behind the vast majority of America's gun violence
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    In this Aug. 15, 2012 file photo three variations of the AR-15 assault rifle are displayed at the California Department of Justice in Sacramento, Calif.
    In this Aug. 15, 2012 file photo three variations of the AR-15 assault rifle are displayed at the California Department of Justice in Sacramento, Calif.
    What some lifelong gun owners say about AR-15s
    Jun 10
  • The increasing popularity of AR-15 style rifles: What to know
  • 'We all bear a burden': How gun violence costs America $280 billion a year
    • Rich Pedroncelli/AP, FILE
    Ren Kurgis and Jessie Pacheco leave flowers at the growing memorial outside of Club Q on Nov. 20, 2022 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
    Ren Kurgis and Jessie Pacheco leave flowers at the growing memorial outside of Club Q on Nov. 20, 2022 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
    Phenomenon of 'leakage' key to heading off mass shootings: Expert
    Jan 19
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    An attendee holds an American flag themed pistol at a vendor's booth during the National Rifle Association annual meeting in Indianapolis, April 27, 2019.
    An attendee holds an American flag themed pistol at a vendor's booth during the National Rifle Association annual meeting in Indianapolis, April 27, 2019.
    This is the type of gun used in most murders in the US
    Oct 26
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    A member of the public carries a pistol during a second amendment rally on Oct. 12, 2019, in Greeley, Pa.
    A member of the public carries a pistol during a second amendment rally on Oct. 12, 2019, in Greeley, Pa.
    Why the Second Amendment may be losing relevance in gun debate
    Oct 28
  • What some firearm owners think could solve gun violence in America
  • Gun owners ask Supreme Court to back concealed carry for self-defense
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    Gun control advocacy groups rally with Democratic members of Congress outside the Capitol on May 26, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Organized by Moms Demand Action, Everytown for Gun Safety and Students Demand Action, the rally brought together members of Congress and gun violence survivors to demand gun safety legislation following mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas.
    Gun control advocacy groups rally with Democratic members of Congress outside the Capitol on May 26, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Organized by Moms Demand Action, Everytown for Gun Safety and Students Demand Action, the rally brought together members of Congress and gun violence survivors to demand gun safety legislation following mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas.
    America's gun violence problem by the numbers
    Jun 07
  • Sandy Hook families settle with gun-maker in historic first
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    Catherine and her parents, Miraida Gomez and Gregory Arias, walk out of Blythedale Children's Hospital for her initial discharge, May 2022.
    Catherine and her parents, Miraida Gomez and Gregory Arias, walk out of Blythedale Children's Hospital for her initial discharge, May 2022.
    'A lifelong recovery': 2-year-old girl's journey after being shot by a stray bullet
    Aug 01
  • Chicago mom rallying for change after gun violence killed her daughter
  • Living with gun violence as shootings across US continue to rise
    • Courtesy of Blythedale Children's Hospital
    Revolvers are displayed for sale at a gun store in Oceanside, Calif., April 12, 2021.
    Revolvers are displayed for sale at a gun store in Oceanside, Calif., April 12, 2021.
    The US is on a different plane with gun ownership and why it matters
    Nov 05
  • After a year of record gun sales, advocates mull over how a new tax could save lives
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