gun violence
Two People Injured in Shooting at Great Mills High School in Maryland
Reports indicate two students are hospitalized.
By Araceli Cruz
Why Is Forgiveness Always Expected from the Black Community After Violence Occurs?
"Black people shouldn’t have to be thankful for so little and, sometimes, for nothing at all."
By Jenn M. Jackson
A Sixth Grader Wrote a Will in Case of a School Shooting
We shouldn't have to live like this.
By De Elizabeth
Celebs Will Wear Orange Pins at the Oscars to Protest Gun Violence
And you can participate at home, too.
By De Elizabeth
This Legal Loophole Allows Some Domestic Abusers to Buy Guns
It's time to close the boyfriend loophole.
By Rep. Deborah Dingell
An Open Letter from a Douglas Alum to the Parkland Survivors
"When your hearts shattered on February 14, we felt it too."
By Taryn Tacher
Black Teens Have Been Calling for Gun Reform for Years
They've been demonized, obfuscated, and overlooked.
By Lincoln Anthony Blades
High Schoolers Have Always Been Political, So Start Paying Attention
It should come as no surprise, Lauren Duca explains.
By Lauren Duca
A Parkland Survivor Schooled President Trump on the Second Amendment
Stoneman Douglas student Sam Zeif brought up legal precedent for an assault rifle ban during Trump's "listening session."
By Lucy Diavolo
Ohio Students Explain Their March in Solidarity With Parkland
Two high school seniors in Columbus told us why they're organizing, too.
By Kanyinsola Oye and Julia Allwein
Pulse Nightclub Survivors Joined Parkland Students to Rally for Gun Control
“Y’all got this. Y’all strong. Make sure your voices are heard."
By Lucy Diavolo
Parkland Survivors Have Words for Lawmakers Who Voted Against Considering an Assault Weapons Ban
"We are not forgetting this come mid-term elections."
By Suzannah Weiss
100 Parkland Students Took a 6-Hour Bus Ride to Meet Their Lawmakers
They slept on cots and are visiting the Florida capitol building today.
By Ashley Belanger
The NRA Is Facing Major Backlash Following the Parkland Shooting
Students, gun owners, and some politicians are taking a stand.
By Lucy Diavolo
Students Protested Gun Violence With a "Lie-In" Outside the White House
“We want to send a message to politicians, tell them that they need to do something."
By Emma Sarran Webster
Students Across the Country Are Planning Walkouts to Protest Gun Violence
"We are the students, we are the victims, we are change."
By De Elizabeth
School Shooting in Kentucky Leaves 2 Dead, 17 Injured
Police have a suspect in custody.
By Araceli Cruz
The Teen Who Allegedly Killed His Girlfriend's Parents Called Himself a Nazi
He reportedly had a Twitter account filled with hateful messages.
By Brittney McNamara