News in Brief Viewfinder: A Memorial in Texas Maria Durand and her daughter, Lupita Alcoces, visit a memorial on the edge of town honoring the 26 worshippers killed at the First Baptist Church on November 7th, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Texas Church Shooting Will Only Perpetuate the ‘Good Guy With a Gun’ Narrative Research shows that, despite their heroics, armed civilians generally do not prevent mass shootings. Emily Moon
News in Brief Church Shootings Are Becoming Much More Common Yet the existing data suggests churches aren't more or less vulnerable to gun violence than other publicly accessible spaces. Francie Diep