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Mass Shootings

Proposals to Arm Teachers Are a Horrific Response to Gun Violence
In the wake of the Texas school massacre, Nicole Golden of Texas Gun Sense pleads for effective violence prevention.

NBA Coach Steve Kerr Slams McConnell and GOP Over Inaction on Shootings
Nineteen children and two adults were killed in a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday.

“Innocent” White People Are Also Complicit in the Anti-Black Murders in Buffalo
We can’t let the more quotidian operations of whiteness, which feed anti-Black violence every day, off the hook.

Alicia Garza: “The Shooter Wrote a Manifesto, and My Name Was Included In It”
“White nationalist violence is escalating,” says Black Lives Matter cofounder Alicia Garza. “We need action.”

White Supremacist Massacre in Buffalo Shows “Alt-Right” Ideology Leads to Murder
The horrific shooting in a Black neighborhood in Buffalo stems from a long history of anti-Black violence in the U.S.

Politics as Usual Has Never Prevented Mass Shootings. We Must Break the Cycle.
“Gun control discourse is sort of a trap,” says author Patrick Blanchfield.

Republicans With Gun-Themed Xmas Photos Are Usual Recipients of Gun Lobby Cash
A group that bills itself as to the right of the NRA gave thousands to gun-wielding Republicans in 2020.

The El Paso Attack Was Not Just a Mass Shooting. It Was a Genocidal Massacre.
The massacre must be viewed in the broader historical context of anti-Mexican violence in Texas and throughout the U.S.

FedEx Warehouse Shooting Follows Pattern of Violence Against Sikhs Nationwide
Police have found evidence that the shooter had browsed white supremacist websites.

FedEx’s Phone Policy Meant Workers Were Unable to Reach Families After Shooting
Eight people were killed in the Indianapolis shooting. There have been 45 mass shootings in the last month.