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At least a dozen people were killed and more than 60 injured in at least 10 mass shootings this weekend in the United States. Some were at graduation parties, a nightclub, a popular entertainment district or a strip mall. The US has suffered at least 246 mass shootings in 2022 — far more than there […]
Attackers stormed into the church in the city of Owo and began “shooting sporadically,” Adeyemi Olayemi, the legislator representing the Owo constituency in the Ondo State House of Assembly, told CNN. At least 28 people were killed, Olayemi said. “The attackers came in motorcycles and started shooting sporadically,” he said. “They killed many people inside […]
A view of the downtown skyline in Philadelphia, February 12, 2015. REUTERS/Charles Mostoller Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register June 5 (Reuters) – A mass shooting in Philadelphia left at least three people dead and 11 others wounded, police said on Sunday in the latest case of gun violence in the United […]
Mourning and outrage has shaken the nation as mass shootings continue to mark some of the latest chapters of a long history of gun violence across the United States. On Wednesday, a gunman killed four people in a shooting at a medical center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The attack comes after high-profile shooting massacres in
We must ban the black rifles. It’s the only way to stop the epidemic of mass killings in America, where the favored weapon of the gunmen (and they are nearly all men) is the AR-15 and its variants, assault weapons collectively known as “black rifles.” Yet the National Rifle Association and a chorus of conservatives […]
Robert McElroy woke to a buzzing phone. It was early, around 3:30 a.m. on a Sunday. The San Diego Roman Catholic bishop thought he might be able to go back to sleep. But the iPhone buzzed again. And again. He glanced at the screen. McElroy saw at least eight texts, each beginning with, “Congratulations.” He […]
Mass shootings, where four or more people — not including the shooter — are injured or killed, have averaged more than one per day so far this year. Not a single week in 2022 has passed without at least four mass shootings. Mass shootings have been on the rise in recent years. In 2021, almost […]
Placeholder while article actions load After a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Tex., that claimed the lives of 19 children and two teachers last week, many politicians, public figures and gun-control advocates said the U.S. government should ensure mass shootings could not happen again.
A memorial for the Robb Elementary School victims outside of Little Coyotes Day Care Center in Uvalde, Texas. Since Wednesday, another eight people have been killed and 45 injured in mass shootings. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images A memorial for the Robb Elementary School victims outside of Little […]