To Prevent School Shootings, Texas Legislators Want to Focus on Mental Health
Advocates have raised concerns that this approach can stigmatize people with mental illness as if they're inherently violent.
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How YouTube Has Become Fertile Ground for the Spread of Hate
In recent months, YouTube has emerged as something of a flourishing option for white supremacist and neo-Nazi videos—spreading ideas cited by the alleged New Zealand mosque gunman.
Viewfinder: Orlando Marks the Second Anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub Mass Shooting
People dressed as angels stand in front of the memorial set up for the shooting victims at Pulse nightclub on June 12th, 2018, where the shootings took place two years ago in Orlando, Florida.
You Can Change Laws Without Changing Hearts and Minds
Yes, America has a strong gun culture, but laws can be changed nonetheless.
The Very Weak and Complicated Links Between Mental Illness and Gun Violence
Vanderbilt University’s Jonathan Metzl and Kenneth MacLeish address our anxieties and correct our assumptions.
The Agony of the Liberal Gun Lover
Shunned by peers and bummed by the NRA: What it’s like to be left-leaning and gun-toting in America.