gun violence
Students Are Processing School Shootings on TikTok—Experts Say It Can Both Help and Harm Recovery
Here's how to navigate posting and watching content after a school shooting.
By P. Claire Dodson and Alyssa Hardy
At Brown University, I Watched Our Community Come Together After Tragedy
Brown University senior Angela Lian reflects on the community that has come together in the aftermath of the campus shooting on Dec. 13.
By Angela Lian
Radicalized White Men Like the FSU Shooter Are the Real Threat to College Campuses—Not Peaceful Student Protesters
"The alleged gunman is a quintessentially American school shooter."
By Lex McMenamin
Rihanna Celebrates A$AP Rocky’s Not Guilty Verdict: 'Thankful'
The rapper was acquitted in his gun assault trial that began in January.
By Sara Delgado
Meet the Students Fighting to Stop the Sale of High-Capacity Guns — and Winning
No one should be able to fire off 41 rounds in 30 seconds.
By Norah Krause and Grant Cramer
Gun Violence Has Cast a Shadow Over the Entire 2024 Election Cycle
From a school shooting in Georgia to assassination attempts against Trump.
By Toni Odejimi
Why Is Kamala Harris Bragging About Her Gun Ownership?
Governor Tim Walz was right when he said in the VP debate, “Sometimes, it’s just the guns.”
By Lillian Lee-Sin
What It’s Like to Lose Your Classmates to Gun Violence
Gun violence wasn't something the adults explained.
By Ethan Rodriguez
I Lost My Brother to Gun Violence. Please Don’t Arm Teachers.
Giving teachers guns will only take more lives.
By Aldane Brooks
A Rice University Student Was Killed in an Apparent Murder-Suicide on the First Day of Class
Police believe Andrea Rodriguez Avila was dating the man who reportedly killed her.
By Angie Jaime
How Project 2025 Puts Young People’s Futures at Risk
“The stakes are enormous,” says the March for Our Lives executive director.
By Henry Hicks IV
Teens Who Witnessed the Trump Assassination Attempt Are Conflicted on Gun Violence
The shooting rattled some teens at the rally, while others said it strengthened their conviction around the second amendment.
By Olivia Krupp
Gun Violence Is Officially a Public Health Crisis. What Does That Actually Mean?
“This is a huge deal."
By Jennifer Gerson, The 19th
Rep. Maxwell Frost's Florida Music Festival Was A Party to Fight Voter Apathy
Ceasefire protesters interrupted MUNA's closing set at MadSoul Fest.
By Audra Heinrichs
Gun Control
Indiana Lawmaker Responds to Student Pleas for Firearm Safety by Telling Them He’s Armed and Flashing His Gun at Them
One student present said she felt “almost petrified with fear.”
By Bess Levin
The Supreme Court Has the Chance to Protect Domestic Violence Survivors From Gun Violence
Melody McFadden calls on the court to reverse a decision that would allow people subject to domestic violence restraining orders to access guns.
By Melody McFadden
These Are the Texts Students Sent During UNC’s Shooting Lockdown
The school’s newspaper, The Daily Tar Heel, shared the messages in a powerful front page.
By Teen Vogue Staff
Why Journalist Zinhle Essamuah Won't Shy Away From Her Identity in Reporting
“Some of the best journalists are those who are able to lead with their humanity.”
By Fortesa Latifi
Tory Lanez Sentenced to 10 Years for Shooting Megan Thee Stallion
Lanez faced up to 22 years in prison and potential deportation.
By Grant Rindner
Why Teen Girls Have Always Been on the Vanguard of Social Progress
Their stories had been excised from the historical record.
By Mattie Kahn