Hear from mothers who lost sons to gun violence at 3rd violence intervention summit

ANN ARBOR TOWNSHIP, MI — Theresa Davis hasn’t said much about how her son was killed in 2021. This Monday, that changes. “It’s been years, but it feels like yesterday,” Davis said. Davis will be joining three other mothers who have lost children to gun …

BGSU partners with City of Toledo on $2M grant to combat gun violence

Bowling Green State University researchers are partnering with the City of Toledo to strengthen community- based violence prevention programs as part of a $2 million federal grant to combat gun violence. During the three-year project funded by the U.S. …

Justice Department cancels grants used to address opioid abuse, hate crimes and gun violence

NYPD chief of department and NYC deputy mayor for public safety discuss NYC gun violence

Community rallies to address youth gun violence after teen killed on West Side

SAN ANTONIO – Days have passed, but devastation on the West Side is still community-wide one week after the death of a 14-year-old boy. Simon Cuevas III was shot and killed last Wednesday on his way home from school. His death has sparked a bigger …

NYC crushes 3,600 seized guns in wood-chipper machine – and the scraps will be used for a memorial of gun violence ...

Big Apple officials crushed nearly 3,600 illegal guns in a wood-chipper-like machine on Thursday – with the scraps to be used to weld a memorial to victims of gun violence. Some 3,575 semi-automatic weapons, revolvers seized off the city’s streets in now- …

Sister of 14-year-old boy shot, killed in San Antonio speaks on gun violence that took brother's life

On April 16, police say the teen was ambushed and fatally shot while he was walking home from Brewer Academy where he was a student. SAN ANTONIO — It’s been more than a week and still no arrests have been made in the murder of 14-year-old Simon Cuevas III. …

What This Grieving Mother Wants Every Parent to Know About Gun Safety

Photo courtesy of Julvonnia McDowell Death at the hands of gun violence has become a devastating reality for many. According to Johns Hopkins, injuries from guns were the leading cause of death for children and teens ages one to 17 in the U.S. for three …

With domestic violence law, victims ‘will be a number with a purpose,’ mother says

Joslin Napier. Carlos Collins. Bailey Mae Reed.  They are among Mississippi domestic violence homicide victims whose family members carried their photos as the governor signed a bill that will establish a board to study such deaths and how to prevent them …

FSU shooting: Politics eclipse gun control, students suffer | Opinion

On Thursday, April 17, Florida State University suffered a tragedy that claimed the lives of two and left six wounded. Florida State’s tragedy isn’t just the result of one shooter however – it’s a flashing red siren of a political system that values …