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    Gaming Roundup: Casinos Counter Violence, Circa And Virgin On The Way

    Oct 22, 2020

    Tourists may not be flooding Nevada casinos like it used to, but that doesn’t mean the gaming industry hasn’t had its ha

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    Tamika Morales holds a photo of her son, Ahmad, who was killed in South Philadelphia last July.
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    Philadelphia Sues For The Right To Control Guns

    Oct 08, 2020
    Philadelphia is suing Pennsylvania so that the city can enact stronger gun control laws. City officials want the freedom to pass their own measures aimed at curbing gun violence.
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    Chicago Police Department officers stand in front of Rhodes Funeral Services as they investigate the scene of a shooting Tuesday night. Gun violence outside a funeral left at least 15 people wounded.
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    15 People Wounded In Shooting That Targeted Funeral In Chicago

    Jul 22, 2020
    The violence exploded outside a funeral home in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, where investigators say they found at least 60 shell casings.
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    Eleven-year-old Davon McNeal was one of several children gunned down by gun violence over the Fourth of July weekend. His dream was to play for the NFL and buy his mother "the biggest house."
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    'Who Does This To A Kid?' D.C. Family Mourns 11-Year-Old Killed By Crossfire

    Jul 10, 2020
    Davon McNeal was one of several children killed by gun violence over the July Fourth weekend while doing everyday things: playing in the yard, walking through a mall, watching fireworks.
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    Shots - Health News
    Justice Buress, 4, hides under a table while demonstrating a drill at Little Explorers Learning Center in St. Louis. Tess Trice, head of the day care program, carries out monthly drills to train the children to get on the floor when they hear gunfire.
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    Teaching Kids To Hide From Gunfire: Safety Drills At Day Care And At Home

    May 24, 2020
    Sheltering in place isn't new for children who live in neighborhoods plagued by gun violence, and shootings haven't eased during the pandemic. St. Louis families improvise to keep kids safe.
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    Police respond to reports of an active shooting at the Molson Coors Beverage Co. campus in Milwaukee on Wednesday.
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    6 Dead In Shooting At Molson Coors In Milwaukee After Employee Opens Fire

    Feb 26, 2020
    Milwaukee police said the shooter was a 51-year-old Milwaukee man. Five others, all employees of Molson Coors Beverage Co., were killed.
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    Middle school students at Everglades K-8 Center in Miami are working on a magazine about mass shootings and hope to distribute it to every member of Congress.
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    Miami Middle School Students Hope Their Magazine Will Help End Gun Violence

    Feb 14, 2020
    Middle schoolers in Miami are writing poetry and persuasive essays about school safety policies for a student magazine they hope will convince Congress to pass laws to prevent mass shootings.
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    Family members who have lost a loved one because of gun violence leave remembrance items inside the glass bricks of the four houses that are the cornerstone of the Gun Violence Memorial Project.
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    Nearly 700 People In The U.S. Die From Gun Violence Each Week; A Memorial Honors Them

    Feb 04, 2020
    An art installation in Chicago honors victims of gun violence, and its organizers hope to make it a national monument. They want to bring widespread attention to what they consider another epidemic.
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    Crowds scatter after reports of shots fired in Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto in June. By the end of 2019, more than 760 people had been shot in the city, 44 of whom were killed.
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    Why Gun Violence Is Surging In Toronto

    Jan 17, 2020
    Last year, more than 760 people were shot. Canada has tighter gun laws than in the U.S., and officials and gun control advocates are trying to figure out why the surge is happening and how to stop it.
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    Shots - Health News
    Dr. Laurie Punch, a trauma surgeon at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, is adamant that violence is a true medical problem doctors must treat in both the operating room and the community.
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    Trauma Surgeon Battles Bullets In The Operating Room And The Community

    Dec 05, 2019
    Weary of losing neighbors and patients to gunfire, St. Louis trauma surgeon Laurie Punch has a message: Gun violence is contagious, but so is healing. Doctors who teach can be part of the solution.
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    A resident places flowers at a memorial the day after the shootings deaths of 12 people in Virginia Beach, Va.
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    Independent Probe Of Virginia Beach Shooting Leaves Many Unanswered Questions

    Nov 13, 2019
    Investigators found that the mass shooter was socially isolated and had some personal problems, but found no clear warning signs ahead of the attack.
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    Virginia's Gov. Ralph Northam speaks to supporters at a Democratic victory party in Richmond, Va., Tuesday. Democrats will control the Governor's mansion, and both chambers of the General Assembly for the first time since 1993.
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    After Democrats Seize Power In Virginia, Gov. Northam Focuses On Gun Control

    Nov 08, 2019
    Democrats will soon control Virginia for the first time since 1993. Gov. Ralph Northam tells NPR: "With a Democratic Senate and House, I believe we can move forward with common sense gun legislation."
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    Supporters of gun control measures gather at the Legislative Office Building in Concord, N.H., in August, to urge Republican Gov. Chris Sununu to act after mass shootings in Texas and Ohio.
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    Poll: Number Of Americans Who Favor Stricter Gun Laws Continues To Grow

    Oct 20, 2019
    The overall percentage of Americans who support tougher gun laws is on the rise, even as the partisan divide remains stark, according to a Pew Research Center survey.
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    Antonio Basco, husband of El Paso Walmart shooting victim Margie Reckard, hugs an attendee during his wife's visitation service in El Paso, Texas, in August.
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    Poll: Most Americans Want To See Congress Pass Gun Restrictions

    Sep 10, 2019
    Democrats and Republicans agree that Congress should tighten gun laws by passing universal background checks and red flag laws, and require gun licenses as well as increase funding for mental health.
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    David Hogg, now a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School graduate, has become one of the most prominent figures in the March for Our Lives gun violence prevention movement.
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    March For Our Lives, No Longer Protesting In Streets, Unveils Gun Control Plan

    Aug 21, 2019
    The group says its plan could prevent 200,000 gun deaths over 10 years. It calls for creating a national registry and starting a buyback program and creating a national gun czar.
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    Shots - Health News
    People light candles during a prayer and candle vigil organized by the city, after the recent shooting at a WalMart in El Paso, Texas.
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    From Pain To Purpose: 5 Ways To Cope In The Wake Of Trauma

    Aug 11, 2019
    If recent violent events have left you upset and scared, you're not alone. But psychologists say, there are ways to help yourselves and those you love overcome fear and move forward.
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    Guns for sale at a gun show in Naples, Fla.
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    Americans Largely Support Gun Restrictions To 'Do Something' About Gun Violence

    Aug 10, 2019
    President Trump says he supports "really intelligent background checks." It's unclear what exactly that means, but support for universal background checks is near universal among Americans.
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    A photo shows Jordan Anchondo (left) and her husband, Andre Anchondo, with two of their children. The couple died last weekend when a gunman stormed a Walmart in El Paso, killing at least 22 people and wounding more than two dozen others.
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    The Couple Killed Saving Their Baby In El Paso Had Just Found A Future Together

    Aug 08, 2019
    Andre and Jordan Anchondo were two of the 22 people killed in El Paso on Saturday. President Trump visited El Paso to meet with survivors as families grieve and mourn their loved ones.
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    As Congress Mulls Gun Laws, Nevada Moves Forward

    Aug 07, 2019

    The nation is in shock after two weekends in a row were disrupted by mass shootings at public events in Gilroy, California, El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio.

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    Goats and Soda
    Guns collected in an effort to buy back firearms in Anaheim, Calif., in 2016. The police department obtained 676 guns and gave out $100 gift cards in exchange. The U.S. rate of deaths from gun violence, at 4.43 deaths per 100,000 people, it is four times
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    A Doctor's Insights Into Gun Violence And Gun Laws Around The World

    Aug 06, 2019
    Vin Gupta, a critical-care physician with military experience and a scientist at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, talks about the U.S., Mexico, South Africa and Afghanistan.
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    Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (left) spoke alongside Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley during a vigil at the scene of a mass shooting in that city on Sunday.
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    Ohio Governor Proposes New Gun Control Laws, Marking Shift From Past GOP Leadership

    Aug 06, 2019
    Ohio's Republican governor is proposing new gun control laws in response to the deadly mass killings in Dayton. This would be a big change for the Ohio GOP if he gets his way.
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    Shots - Health News
    Crosses memorialize the victims of a mass shooting, which left at least 22 people dead, in El Paso, Texas. It was one of cluster of shootings that took place in roughly a week.
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    Mass Shootings Can Be Contagious, Research Shows

    Aug 06, 2019
    It may not be a coincidence that several mass shootings took place in one week. Research shows perpetrators are often inspired by media coverage of other shootings.
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    A makeshift memorial is set up outside Walmart, near the scene of Saturday's mass shooting in El Paso, Texas. Lawmakers in some states have passed what are known as "red flag" laws to prevent such shootings.
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    Lawmakers Push For 'Red Flag' Laws To Take Guns Away From People In Crisis

    Aug 06, 2019
    President Trump wants to expand laws that allow courts to intervene when someone shows signs of pending violence, and lawmakers are getting behind the idea. But are these laws effective?
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    How the U.S. Compares with the Lowest Rates of Violent Gun Deaths Worldwide
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    How The U.S. Compares With Other Countries In Deaths From Gun Violence

    Aug 05, 2019

    The national average in the U.S. is 4.43 deaths per 100,000. By contrast, in Canada, the figure is 0.47 per 100,000. In Bangladesh, it's 0.07 deaths per 100,000.

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    Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine reacts as people in the crowd repeatedly shout "Do something!" during his speech at a vigil following the deadly mass shooting in Dayton.
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    'Do Something!': Calls For Action After Mass Shootings In El Paso And Dayton

    Aug 05, 2019
    Many advocates for changing America's gun laws spoke out on Sunday with a simple command to their public servants: "Do something!"

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