News | Reproductive Rights Maine Republicans Claim God’s Wrath Against Abortion Led to Mass Shooting The remarks showed a "deeply troubling absence of empathy and infuriating disregard for the victims,” one Democrat said. By Chris Walker , Truthout April 12, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Durbin & Pressley Urge DOJ Not to Pursue Death Penalty for Buffalo Mass Shooter In a joint statement, the lawmakers invoked President Biden's 2020 pledge to abolish use of the federal death penalty. By Chris Walker , Truthout January 17, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections 2023 Breaks Record for Most Mass Killings From Guns in a Single Year in the US There have been 630 mass shootings in the U.S. since the start of 2023. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 5, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections NRA Revenue Has Plummeted by Over 50 Percent Since 2016, Leaked Audit Shows The National Rifle Association’s membership revenue dropped last year to levels not seen since at least the 2000s. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout October 26, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections New House Speaker Mike Johnson Urges “Prayer” in Response to Mass Shooting Johnson “puts the gun lobby ahead of public safety every time," one gun reform group noted. By Chris Walker , Truthout October 26, 2023 Truthout
DeSantis Helped Create an Atmosphere of Hate That Led to Jacksonville Shooting Gov. Ron DeSantis and other electeds use racism and culture wars to distract from policy failures, says William Barber. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! September 5, 2023 Truthout
Interview | Racial Justice Jacksonville Has History of Racial Terror, Says Civil Rights Leader Rodney Hurst A white mob led by the Ku Klux Klan attacked Black civil rights protesters in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1960. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! August 29, 2023 Truthout
News | Immigration 4 Years After El Paso Massacre, Republicans Use Same Rhetoric as Mass Shooters Over 160 groups are demanding congressional leadership condemn dangerous rhetoric about an “invasion” at the border. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout August 3, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Ignoring Protesters’ Demands, TN GOP Passes Bill Protecting Gun Manufacturers For weeks, protesters have gathered at the Capitol demanding gun reform in the wake of a mass shooting in Nashville. By Chris Walker , Truthout April 20, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections Gun Rights Groups Continue to Target Assault Weapons Bans Amid Mass Shootings Gun rights groups have contributed $15 million total to current members of Congress. By Taylor Giorno , OpenSecrets April 1, 2023 Truthout