Sentences with phrase «about gun violence in»

When we drop our kids to school, we have all at some point shunned out the alarming statistics about gun violence in schools elsewhere.

Seventeen people died in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, catalyzing a national conversation about gun violence in schools.

The temporary exhibit, titled «Parkland 17,» also featured enlarged photos of the 14 students and three educators, along with facts about gun violence in America (13,000 annual gun homicides) and a phone booth labeled «Ring Your Rep,» with a direct line to Congress.

In this show curated by Boris Bally, artists from around the world share their feelings about gun violence in works featuring real disabled guns from Pittsburgh's gun buy back program.

In «Guns» Stephen King sets down his thoughts about gun violence in America.

There is no other way to account for the way they are changing the conversation about gun violence in this country other than to say that they have incredible intellectual skills and a work ethic that drives them to excellence.

CAPITOL RALLY TEACHES STUDENTS ABOUT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FRANKFORT, March 20, 2018 — The Prichard Committee's Student Voice Team brought together students from across the state eager to speak out about gun violence in the wake of school shootings in Kentucky and Florida...

Young people across the country are leading the debate about gun violence in the U.S. in the wake of the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL..

In the midst of that news though, a new comedy about gun violence in Chicago is unfortunately being overlooked by many viewers.

She previously worked with The New York Times investigative and computer - assisted reporting units for seven months on a project about gun violence in America.

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Students hosted a discussion about gun violence in schools yesterday at Shaker High School in Latham, New York with Congressman Paul Tonko.

She spent a lot of time talking about gun violence in the city, and particularly during her early years.

2:00 pm - Friends of Michael Beltzer is hosting a community event to raise awareness about gun violence in the community at Story Playground, 1820 Taylor Avenue, Bronx.

Last week, the mayor held a town hall meeting to hear from students about gun violence in schools.

If you are sick and tired of reading, talking, watching, posting and tweeting about gun violence in our city and want to really do something about it, you can.

Late on Tuesday, the president tweeted about the gun violence in Chicago, writing, «If Chicago doesn't fix the horrible «carnage» going on, 228 shootings in 2017 with 42 killings (up 24 % from 2016), I will send in the feds!»

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While the vast majority of firearms fatalities are still suicides, which make up about two - thirds of gun deaths, gun homicides ballooned from 9,600 in 2015 to 11,000 in 2016 due to increased gun violence in Chicago and certain other cities, according to the CDC.

In practice, «Far Cry 5» is a ham - fisted mess of American stereotypes and wink - wink, nudge - nudge jokes about gun violence.

Assaults by firearm kill about 11,000 people in the US each year, which translates to a roughly 1 - in - 370 lifetime chance of death from gun violence.

A roundup of gun control and violence studies by writer German Lopez at Vox shows Americans represent less than 5 % of the world population but possess nearly 50 % of the world's civilian - owned guns, police are about three times more likely to be killed in states with high gun ownership, countries with more guns see more gun deaths, and states with tighter gun control laws see fewer gun - related deaths, among other sobering statistics.

Communities across America rallied in efforts to show congress how serious the are about making efforts to address gun violence.

From left, Fred Guttenberg, father of Jaime Guttenberg, 14, who was killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida; Francine Wheeler, mother of Ben Wheeler, 6, a victim of the Sandy Hook shooting, and Lori Haas, mother of a survivor of the Virginia Tech shooting, during a meeting with Senate Democrats about gun violence last month.

About 100 of those students converged on the state Capitol in Tallahassee on Wednesday to demand that lawmakers take action against gun violence.

A day after the Parkland shooting, the Oregon state legislature closed what was called the «Boyfriend Loophole» in its laws about gun ownership among those convicted of domestic violence.

Congress banned the guns for a decade in 1994, but they let that expire in 2004 as partisanship on guns hardened and in response to inconclusive evidence about whether it reduced mass violence.

Many of the young people who showed up for the March for Our Lives rally in Washington, D.C., were concerned not just about mass shootings, but the kind of gun violence that draws fewer headlines.

The investment firm BlackRock, which owns the largest stake in American Outdoor Brands and Sturm Ruger, said it has reached out to gun industry executives to see what they plan to do about gun violence.

She has a speech prepared for the meeting; it includes «facts about the lives we lose in just one day» from gun violence.

Even though the incident did not occur on school property, the shooting confirms some of the fears about what could go wrong if teachers were to carry guns in school — that the mere presence of more firearms would increase the risk of gun violence.

About 8 in 10 Republicans say they prefer metal detectors (41 percent) and armed teachers (38 percent) to stricter gun laws (9 percent) when it comes to preventing gun violence in schools.

Earlier today, a 17 - year - old dstudent in Ocala was shot and wounded right before students were about to walk out to protest gun violence.

This is about what happens everyday in our country where tens of thousands for people die every year because of gun violence.

There are a lot important questions that need to be asked about the United States» horrifying and unique issues with gun violence, but there is an even more immediate and desperate need in Las Vegas for blood donors.

As some of the comments started coming in below, I decided to post some infographs and statistics about gun violence.

The so - called «balanced approach» (a new code word that means the exact opposite from what it would seem) sought by the president is most likely going to be all about restricting guns and nothing but study on reigning in Hollywood for the culture of violence.

People like you care more about 4 people dying in Benghazi than you do about the dozens of people killed by gun violence in the US.

«Regardless of how you feel about things that are going on in America today, and the things that are going on across the world with gun violence and things of that nature, you've got to respect the flag, and you've got to stand up with your teammates.

I'm far more concerned about the drug addicted babies born in my city or the incredible amount of gun violence and the lack of access to decent childcare for low income families.

The stereotypes ingrained in Chicago culture about victims of gun violence have to stop before real change can be made.

Whether it is the point of sale issue or the social determinates of violence or access to mental health care, thinking about the gun culture we have and how it is embedded in our culture.

In the wake of a high school shooting in Texas on Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an «open letter» to President Trump and members of Congress, writing in all - capital letters to «DO SOMETHING» about gun violencIn the wake of a high school shooting in Texas on Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an «open letter» to President Trump and members of Congress, writing in all - capital letters to «DO SOMETHING» about gun violencin Texas on Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an «open letter» to President Trump and members of Congress, writing in all - capital letters to «DO SOMETHING» about gun violencin all - capital letters to «DO SOMETHING» about gun violence.

Bradley Tusk, venture capitalist, political strategist and former campaign manager for ex-NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg, writes about three «tangible» things tech companies can do to help reduce gun violence in the U.S.

Governor Cuomo, who has been somewhat reticent about speaking out on the national stage, has lately been talking about the issue of gun violence, saying it should be a key topic in Congress and in the 2016 campaigns.

In Boston, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School graduate Leslie Chiu said the march was about all gun violence, not just school shootings.

At 6 p.m., NYC Councilman Andy King and others take part in a 3 - point contest and rally to raise awareness about gun violence, New York City Housing Authority's Gun Hill House Playground, Magenta Street and Holland Avenue, the Bronx.

Problem is there was a so - called assault weapons ban that was enacted some years ago during the Clinton administration, and what the Justice Department found when they did a study of this after about 10 years of experience they found it had no appreciable effect upon the incidence of gun violence in our country.

A rally against gun violence today abruptly turned its fire on Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, as one advocate led several top - caliber elected officials in a salvo of attacks on the top cop's recent comments about hip - hop.

That's the essence of the problem, that the NICS federal background check is very limited,» said Cuomo, adding how officials in the four gun violence coalition states worry about weapons purchased in other states being brought across their borders.

Candidates were asked about specific legislation they would endorse to curb gun violence and if they supported arming teachers, proposals floated by Trump and the NRA since a massacre at Florida high school killed 17 in February.