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![A masked school child waves a flag reading "MARCH FOR OUR LIVES" during an outdoor protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/07/2022_0718-march-for-our-lives-400x300.jpg)
Students Like Me Can Target School Boards to Get Police Out of Schools
Students can challenge injustices like school policing by organizing and making their voices heard at school boards.
![A man holds a large rifle](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/07/2022_0711-rifle-sale-400x300.jpg)
It’s Time to Decouple Wildlife Conservation From the Gun Lobby’s Agenda
The gun lobby has benefited from a 1937 law that funnels federal firearms taxes toward conserving game for hunters.
![Republican gubernatorial candidate, state Sen. Darren Bailey speaks at an election-night party on June 28, 2022, in Effingham, Illinois.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/07/2022_0705-darren-bailey-400x300.jpg)
GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Said It Was Time to “Move On” Hours After Shooting
More than 300 mass shootings have been documented in the U.S. since the start of the year.
![People with Pride flags stand near the London pub and lay flowers on June 25, 2022, in the aftermath of a shooting outside pubs and nightclubs in central Oslo killing two people injuring 21.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/06/GettyImages-1241520400-400x300.jpg)
Oslo Cancels Pride Parade After Mass Shooting at Gay Club
A gunman was arrested and charged after killing two people and injuring 21 in the Norwegian capital on Saturday.
![Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez listens during a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C. on October 23, 2019.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/06/2022_0613-ocasio-cortez-a-400x300.jpg)
Ocasio-Cortez Raises Concern Over Criminalization Provisions in Senate Gun Bill
Creating avenues for criminalization targets marginalized people without reducing gun violence, safety advocates say.
![Protesters demanding action on gun violence participate in a "March For Our Lives" rally in Orlando, Florida, on June 11, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/06/GettyImages-1241248939-400x300.jpg)
Protesters Call for Student Strikes If Lawmakers Fail to Pass Gun Reforms
Hundreds of thousands took to the streets in over 450 protests across the country Saturday led by March for Our Lives.
![Medical professionals say many patients cannot be saved when their injuries are caused by military-style rifles.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/06/GettyImages-1298116357-400x300.jpg)
Trauma Surgeons Call for Gun Reforms in Wake of Mass Shootings
Medical professionals say many patients cannot be saved when their injuries are caused by military-style rifles.
![Law enforcement officers stand looking at a memorial following a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 26, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/06/2022_0610-uvalde-police-school-400x300.jpg)
Uvalde Hires More Police After 60 Cops Took 77 Minutes to Act in School Shooting
Critics have rejected the idea that the shooting could have been averted or mitigated with a larger police department.
![Rep. Jamaal Bowman speaks during a news conference announcing a resolution to condemn replacement theory outside the U.S. Capitol on June 8, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/06/2022_0609-jamaal-bowman-r-400x300.jpg)
House GOP Unites Against Condemning White Supremacy Behind Buffalo Shooting
The “Great Replacement” theory is a white supremacist ideation that allegedly motivated the mass shooter in Buffalo.
![People arrive to testify before a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on gun violence on Capitol Hill on June 8, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/06/2022_0608-gun-violence-hearing-400x300.jpg)
Victims of Buffalo & Uvalde Shootings Will Testify Before Congress Wednesday
The hearings will include the testimony of a fourth-grade student who survived the school shooting in Uvalde.