Sentences with phrase «victim of gun violence in»

Since January 2017, nearly 200 children between the ages of six and 16 were victims of gun violence in...

According to the Chicago Tribune, 4,368 people were victims of gun violence in the Chicago area during all of 2016.

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In speaking out against gun violence, the shooting victims have endured online abuse and have become the subject of conspiracy theories.

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.

Survivors, students, and parents of victims of past school shootings — including the most recent massacre in Parkland, Florida, where a gunman murdered 17 — gathered at the White House to share their stories and ideas for protecting students from gun violence.

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 relatablIn 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 relatablin advocacy work, which could make the gun control movement feel more relatable.

Statistics show gun owners are the victims of more gun deaths — accidents, unsecured guns being accessed by chlldren, domestic violence situations and you are NOT safer with one in your home.

After every killing the preacher / family always says «they're in heaven now» God loves victims of gun violence.

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

By having this insurance policy in place, innocent victims of gun - related accidents and violence will be compensated for the medical care for their injuries.»

Governor Andrew Cuomo conceived of the memorial for the victims in the Pulse massacre to «stand as an international symbol against ignorance, hate, bigotry, and gun violence,» read the executive order that created the commission.

Front of Queens Museum to Illuminate in Orange Now Through June 30 in Solidarity QUEENS, NY — Families of victims of gun violence, joined by elected officials, leaders and advocates, gathered this evening in a borough - wide inter-faith vigil for the victims of the Charleston hate crime massacre, and to illuminate the front exterior of the -LSB-...]

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.

Cerberus needs to honor its promise to the victims of Sandy Hook and to all Americans whose lives have been turned upside down by gun violence by ending its investment in this destructive industry.»

«Because a woman who's been a victim of domestic violence shouldn't have to be in a household or threatened by a person who has a gun.»

Elected officials, community leaders, victims and their family members will join Diaz Jr. in an effort to draw attention to the impact of gun violence on the public safety in the Bronx and in the city.

Lori Haas, right, the mother of a survivor of the Virginia Tech shooting, hugs Francine Wheeler, center, mother of Ben Wheeler, who was killed in the Sandy Hook shooting, as Fred Guttenberg, left, the father of 14 - year - old Jaime Guttenberg, who was killed in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, arrives to speak during a Democratic meeting to hear from survivors of gun violence and family members of victims.

Trump made the pitch during a listening session with victims of school gun violence following last week's deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, which left 17 dead.

The Rev. Troy Decohen of Mount Vernon Heights Congregation, who also took part in a candlelight vigil for victims of gun violence held outside the legislative chambers on Monday, echoed Democratic sentiments.

At a news conference with Senate Democrats and families of victims of gun violence June 16, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D - N.Y.) said others in the Senate are «for the first time... actually saying we ought to do something» to prevent shooting deaths.

QUEENS, NY — Families of victims of gun violence, joined by elected officials, leaders and advocates, gathered this evening in a borough - wide inter-faith vigil for the victims of the Charleston hate crime massacre, and to illuminate the front exterior of the Queens Museum in orange, the official color of New York State Gun Violence Awarenesviolence, joined by elected officials, leaders and advocates, gathered this evening in a borough - wide inter-faith vigil for the victims of the Charleston hate crime massacre, and to illuminate the front exterior of the Queens Museum in orange, the official color of New York State Gun Violence AwarenesViolence Awareness Month.

«Addressing this gap in the state's law could help prevent risk of gun violence to potential abuse victims.»

Furthermore, findings were similarly protective among important groups who account for a large proportion of deaths or who are particularly vulnerable, including young adult homicide victims, those who died in intimate partner violence - related homicides, and those who died from firearms - related homicides, including murders involving guns.

Sandy Hook parents Mark and Jackie Barden, who lost their youngest son, Daniel, in the shooting (and are also featured in Kim A. Snyder's more elegiac Sundance premiere, «Newtown»), are the first among many family members of gun - violence victims profiled by Soechtig and returning «Fed Up» narrator - host - exec producer Katie Couric.

VIOLENCE / GORE 8 - A man loads a gun and takes another person to a van when something heavy loudly breaks the windshield of the van, leaving large cracks in the glass and causing the van to run straight into a trailer and the man slumps over the wheel; he awakens (we see blood on his forehead and face and he has a large shard of glass stuck in his bloody abdomen) and a hooded man gets into the passenger seat, turns loud music on the radio, takes out an awl, and the slumped man screams and laughs as the hooded man stabs him in the throat, killing him (we see dripping blood on the victim's throat and the hooded man's hands and awl).

VIOLENCE / GORE 6 - In three scenes, one man shoots another man between the eyes below the frame; we see the gun aimed at the forehead and the camera pans upward to hide the victim as we hear a loud shot each time and after each shot, the camera cuts to a long shot of each victim, lying on one side with the head hidden behind the body and no blood flow is seen.

But in «Winchester,» Sarah's paranormal real - estate fetishism is more than a wealthy widow's eccentricity — it's a compassionate gesture offered to the victims of gun violence.

Meanwhile, the victims who are actually in the cross-hairs of some real bombs, guns, grenades, and even plain old physical violence, are ciphers to this story.

Just two weeks after an assailant took the lives of 17 victims at the Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the Bruce Willis - starring, gun - toting revenge fantasy — a remake of the 1974 Charles Bronson film of the same name — champions vigilante justice and romanticizes gun violence in gleefully tone - deaf manner, one that only works in a deluded Trumpian analysis of America and opportunist justice.

Carrying crosses emblazoned with photos and names of the city's victims of gun violence, high school senior D'Angelo McDade, front right, leads a march in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood during a walkout to protest gun violence, on March 14.

Lori Alhadeff, mother of Alyssa Alhadeff — one of the 17 victims killed during the Stoneman Douglas massacre — held a tennis fundraiser in honor of her daughter for a non-profit organization to end gun violence and help fund schools with better security measures.

period classes and participate in a 17 - minute walkout, both in honor of the 17 victims of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in February and to protest Congress» inaction to «do more than tweet thoughts and prayers in response to the gun violence plaguing our schools and neighborhoods.»

By William Ysaguirre Freelance Reporter In the spate of recent criminal activity, the robbers have often targeted and captured the victims», businesses» and / or security guards» licensed firearms, making the removal of these guns from the street a top priority for the Police Department in their fight to reduce gun violencIn the spate of recent criminal activity, the robbers have often targeted and captured the victims», businesses» and / or security guards» licensed firearms, making the removal of these guns from the street a top priority for the Police Department in their fight to reduce gun violencin their fight to reduce gun violence.

Elephant gallery presents a bold airbrushed installation in memory of Middle TN gun violence victims, by Brandon Donahue, Nashville Artist and TSU professor.

Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun - control - advocacy group, analyzed FBI data on mass shootings from 2009 to 2016 and found that in 54 percent of cases, the victims included the shooter's current or former spouse or intimate partner, or another family member — and 16 percent of attackers between 2009 and 2015 had previously been charged with domestic violence.

And the victims of gun violence deserve their day in court,» say the authors.

A number of U.S. citizens have been the victim of growing violence in a number of areas of Mexico, including being murdered, caught in gun battles, kidnapped, carjacked, and robbed on the highway.

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 21: A student is comforted by the others as names of gun violence victims are read out during a protest February 21, 2018 outside the White House in Washington, DC.

Fed up with a system in which victims of gun violence seemingly have no agency.

Students from different schools throughout Anne Arundel County participated in the nationwide walkouts to remember the victims of the Florida high school shooting and protest gun violence.

Annapolis High School students participated in the nationwide walkout to remember the victims of the Florida high school shooting and protest gun violence.

At the weekend march, before hundreds of thousands, Hogg and others made a point of speaking about gun violence victims in other communities.

In the days following the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland that left 17 students and staff members dead, including five Jewish victims, South Florida synagogues and temples offered a variety of community services, such as grief counseling, tributes and special Shabbat services with sermons on the shooting and gun violencIn the days following the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland that left 17 students and staff members dead, including five Jewish victims, South Florida synagogues and temples offered a variety of community services, such as grief counseling, tributes and special Shabbat services with sermons on the shooting and gun violencin Parkland that left 17 students and staff members dead, including five Jewish victims, South Florida synagogues and temples offered a variety of community services, such as grief counseling, tributes and special Shabbat services with sermons on the shooting and gun violence.

Spradlin, who is the president of the Young Democrats Club on campus, said there were three reasons the students participated in the walkout: first was to honor the lives of the victims; second was to show Congress that students care about the issue of gun violence; and third was to take direct action by registering students to vote and writing to members of Congress to demand change.

Although the march was organized in response to the shooting at Stoneman Douglas, victims of other acts of gun violence were represented.

We are writing this in honor of not only the 17 angels lost on February 14th of 2018, but for all victims of gun violence across the country.

It's students — and churchgoers, concertgoers, and other victims of gun violence — who suffer while policymakers stumble in the dark, beholden to the money the gun industry uses to influence public opinion.