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The father of a victim in the 2018 Parkland, Florida mass shooting was escorted out of Tuesday’s State of the Union address. Fred Guttenberg, whose 14-year-old daughter Jaime was among the 17 people killed in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School attack, later said on Twitter that he spoke out in protest after being forced […]
A 4-year-old boy died Thursday after he and his father were shot by the father’s gun while play wrestling, according to BuzzFeed News. Authorities discovered that 36-year-old Tyler Shaw had a concealed handgun on the small of his back while he was play wrestling with his son, Tripp Shaw. The gun fell from the dad […]
Utah authorities are investigating a shooting that left three people wounded during Shoreline Mafia‘s Friday night concert. The incident took place shortly after 10 p.m. outside The Complex in Salt Lake City, where a passing vehicle reportedly opened fire on individuals leaving the venue. Police Lt. Carlos Valencia told the Associated Press one adult victim was shot in the […]
Due to America’s mass shooting epidemic, Walmart announced it will make a dramatic adjustment to its gun sales and firearm policies. In a statement released on Tuesday, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon revealed the company will discontinue the sale of handgun ammunition and short-barrel rifle ammunition—which is commonly used in military-style weapons—at all of its stores. Walmart will also cease the sale of […]
Per the most recent count, updated Sunday, more than 10,000 firearms have been voluntarily turned in to local authorities as part of a massive buyback initiative in New Zealand. The buyback campaign was started in the wake of the Christchurch mosque shootings in March, during which 51 people died and another 49 were injured. The […]
Team USA Coach Gregg Popovich is tired of inaction on gun control. The winningest coach in NBA history tried to light a fire under Congress after the US suffered two mass shootings in the span of 24 hours, including one in his adopted home state of Texas. “The situation we’re all living in now, everybody […]
With two mass shooting devastating the U.S. within just 14 hours of one another, people are once again contemplating the gun crisis in America. And it is a crisis, as CBS pointed out that there have been more mass shootings this year than days. To be more specific, there have been 251 mass shootings this year, in only 216 days. […]
Killer Mike has made a career off of exploring the underbelly of American society. Yet this doesn’t stop with his politically provocative raps. The Run the Jewels rapper is also very active in the voting process and during a conversation with Yahoo News disclosed a pressing issue that’s swaying his vote. As he did in 2016, Killer Mike has endorsed Vermont Senator […]
Parkland shooting survivor/activist Emma González called out the music video for Madonna‘s “God Control” in a series of tweets. According to the singer’s tweet, the song/video had been intended as a statement against gun violence. The video initially warns viewers and then goes on to show people, Madonna included, being gunned down on a dance floor. […]
Steve Kerr is one of the most outspoken coaches in the NBA, particularly on the subject of gun control in the United States, so it’s less than surprising that he had a few things to share following a shooting in Virginia Beach that left 11 people dead. Kerr appeared in a pre-game press conference ahead […]
