Sentences with phrase «of these mass shootings»

But following a string of mass shootings and nationwide calls for gun control in recent weeks, Bumble is setting plans in motion to ban images of firearms for its nearly 30 million users.

In the wake of the mass shooting last week at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, we have heard a familiar refrain from those steadfastly opposing any kind of gun reform: To stop armed students, put armed guards — or teachers «adept at firearms,» as President Trump proposed — in schools.

Sunday's mass shooting fell on the eighth anniversary of the mass shooting at Fort Hood near Killeen, Texas, which left 13 people dead and more than 30 injured in 2009.

But America's epidemic of mass shootings also has immediate and tangible costs to the health care system and taxpayers.

CrisisGo has many different uses, but in an era of mass shootings at schools, this company's chat app for teachers is taking off.

But the fact remains that when you look at the modern era of mass shootings — including but not limited to the recent horrific events in Las Vegas and Orlando, Florida — there are certain common mental health factors and motives that define the mind of a mass shooter, according to Alan J. Lipman, Ph.D., J.D., professor at the George Washington Medical Center and founder and director of the Center for the Study of Violence in Washington, D.C.

Murphy was joined by more than 30 Democratic colleagues on the floor, many of whom angrily told stories of mass shootings in their own states and called for action.

And while those polled sought more action from the White House and Congress, most thought the number of mass shootings in the country centers around an issue about identifying and treating people with mental health issues.

Thousands of high school students and other gun - control advocates gathered in Washington and across the U.S. Saturday to demand tougher firearms restrictions from an older generation that's delivered little change after years of mass shootings.

In the wake of another mass shooting, politicians have predictably started pointing to mental health as the culprit.

Symone Hall created 17 charcoal portraits of the victims of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland, FL for her senior project for a BFA at UT.

The walkout, «Stand for the Second,» is a response to the March 14 National School Walkout that called for gun control policy measures while honoring the one - month anniversary of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

In the wake of the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, some have argued for a reinstatement of the nationwide ban on assault weapons, while others have suggested that the solution lies in improving access to mental - health care.

Students across the country are walking out of class at 10 am local time on Wednesday, March 14, for the National Student Walkout to honor the one - month anniversary of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

«I personally am unwilling to face another family member who's lost a loved one as a result of these mass shootings that could be prevented by making sure the background check system works as Congress intended.»

The political obstacles to real action to stop the spate of mass shootings in America remain significant.

The news comes in the wake of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. that left 17 people dead and more than a dozen injured.

Deerfield Beach high school students arrive at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland after walking the 11 miles from school to school in support of the victims of the mass shooting.

America's very - recent history of mass shootings — three in the last four...

Gun control advocates, meanwhile, are motivated by more abstract notions of reducing gun violence — although, Goss noted, the victims of mass shootings and their families have begun putting a face on these policies.

«I personally am unwilling to face another family member who's lost a loved one as a result of one of these mass shootings that could be prevented by making sure the background check system works as Congress intended,» he said.

Read more on how the AR - 15 became one of the weapons of choice for mass killers, and the research that tries to explain the high rate of mass shootings in the United States.

Obama believes new gun control measures could help stem the tide of mass shootings in the United States in the wake of the deadly Dec. 2 terrorist attack in San Bernardino.

Broward Sheriff's Office deputies are working late into the night to investigate the aftermath of a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland by a former student.

Because they have first - hand knowledge of the horrors of a mass shooting, they are compelling advocates for gun control.

But equally wretched is the current state of politics in America, where Congress can't do anything about the nation's never - ending string of mass shootings or our massive federal debt or the dysfunctional state of U.S. health care or, well, anything important.

Much of the discussion about what to do in the aftermath of the mass shooting has played out on Twitter and Facebook.

, the chamber's chief vote - counter and a survivor of a mass shooting last year.

The tweet prompted a swift backlash, as Ingraham was widely denounced for ridiculing a teenager and survivor of a mass shooting.

Numerous police and fire officials rushed to the scene of the mass shooting before it was secure and rushed injured students to the hospital.

In the aftermath of the mass shootings at Sandy Hook, Columbine and Virginia Tech, among others, our community always came together to globally mourn as though we had lost members of our own family.

But when news broke of a mass shooting in a Parkland, Florida, school — which killed 17 people and injured more than a dozen others — Brown said it shocked him: He graduated from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 1999, and Aaron Feis, a football coach who died in the gunfire, was his classmate.

The sad truth is that most public schools in the United States already do some sort of mass shooting drill.

Depending on which definition of mass shooting one uses, there are anywhere from a dozen to a few hundred mass shootings in the US each year.

Like other highly engaged gun control proponents, in other words, his focus isn't really on reducing the lethality of mass shootings via modest gun regulations.

In comparison, gun control advocates are motivated by more abstract notions of reducing gun violence — although, Goss noted, the victims of mass shootings and their families have begun putting a face on these policies by engaging more actively in advocacy work, which could make the gun control movement feel more relatable.

And the poll - tested incremental gun control measures that politicians tend to push in the wake of mass shootings are far too mild to have an Australia - size impact.

As students across the country walked out of their schools for the National Student Walkout in honor of the one - month anniversary of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, House lawmakers passed a narrow gun violence prevention measure with overwhelming bipartisan support.

Although largely a local media figure, Allman's remarks drew national attention both because of how out - of - line they were and because they exemplified a broader pattern in conservative media of personally attacking Hogg, Emma Gonzalez, and other survivors of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, which killed 17 people.

The march marked most dramatic and powerful show yet of teenage activism against gun violence in the wake of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

It's like they're creating this whole trauma within this generation of mass shootings.»

But the Parkland shooting is inspiring more direct protests and political action than many of the mass shootings before it.

Thousands of people are expected to attend the March for Our Lives protest in Washington, DC, on Saturday to advocate for gun control reform in the wake of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

As a result, a five-fold increase in the number of mass shootings has occurred»

As a result, a five-fold increase in the number of mass shootings has occurred, when comparing the 30 years of impact of school prayer (i.e. 1949 - 1981) against the impact of no school prayer (i.e. 1982 — 2012).

Other times, the contrast is jolting — the baby cooing in your arms as news of another mass shooting scrolls across the TV, the wedding on Inauguration Day, 2017.

In a major announcement, massive sports retail store Dick's Sporting Goods said it will no longer sell assault style weapons in the wake of the mass shooting that took 17 lives at Parkland, and the ensuing activism from survivors of the tragedy.

In a major announcement, massive sports retail store Dick's Sporting Goods said it will no longer sell assault style weapons in the wake of the mass shooting that took 17...

If you want to alleviate the problem of mass shootings, better to try and deal with the root causes, such as mental health, and then get more guns into the hands of the right people.

And in a season of mass shootings, #blacklivesmatter and Donald Trump, that's saying something.