Sentences with phrase «by gun violence when»

Wade was personally affected by gun violence when his cousin, Nykea Aldridge was killed in the streets of Chicago just a week after he moved back to the city to play with the Chicago Bulls.

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That troublesome phrase — especially when recited by politician after politician — tells victims, their loved ones, the attackers, and the American people that gun violence is out of the government's control.

There's a broader issue magnified by the intensity of reactions to the Parkland shooting: When it comes to gun violence, race and the unique needs of communities of color are still being overlooked in the national conversation.

When an assault weapon is used in a shooting, the number of victims who are killed increases by 63 percent, according to Nadler, who said there have been more than 8,000 incidents of gun violence in the U.S. so far in 2018.

When dozens of students and teachers walked out of Excel Academy on Wednesday morning, it was in honor of the 17 people killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida last month, but also the seven Excel students killed by gun violence in Baltimore since last year.

When dozens of students and teachers exited Excel Academy on Wednesday morning as part of the nationwide «walkout» against gun violence, it was in honor of the 17 people killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida last month, but also the seven Excel students killed by gun violence in Baltimore since last year, they said.