Gun Violence, Social Problems Nearly 40,000 People Died From Guns in U.S. Last Year, Highest in 50 Years. Last year was the third consecutive year that the rate of firearm deaths rose in the United States. While public mass shootings like the one in Las Vegas make up a small percentage of firearm deaths, they have changed the national conversation. Last year was the third consecutive year that the rate of firearm deaths rose in the United States. While public mass shootings like the one in Las Vegas make up a small percentage of firearm deaths, they have changed the national conversation. By Sarah Mervosh Dec. 18, 2018 Link
Social Problems Public support, pleas from grieving family fail to move Wisconsin on gun background checks Link
Social Problems America’s gun problem is so much bigger than mass shootings US politicians often cite Australia as providing a model of impactful reform. Here’s why such blueprints won’t work to combat gun violence in the US Link
Social Problems 1,000 mass shootings in 1,260 days: this is what America’s gun crisis looks like Link
Social Problems A Drumbeat of Multiple Shootings, but America Isn’t Listening: Most shootings with four deaths or injuries are invisible outside their communities. And most of the lives they scar are black. Link
Social Problems As long as Chicago is stratified by race and class it will remain prone to violence. by Alex Kotlowitz .. From the city’s poorer neighborhoods, residents can admire the gleaming, affluent areas in the distance but know that they aren’t within reach Link