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In a Decade, Firearm Deaths Among Young Black People in Rural America Have Quadrupled
A new analysis of CDC data shows that gun fatality rates among Black children and teens in rural places are on par with cities, and are primarily driven by a rise in homicides.
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Friends Don’t Let Friends Buy Guns
In the TikTok era, a new set of activists is using public messaging to clarify the dangers posed by firearms.
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The Lost Children of North Minneapolis
K.G. Wilson refused to let young victims of gun violence be forgotten. Then a tragedy he didn’t anticipate changed everything.
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The Gun Industry Has a Suicide Problem
White men like Bob Owens are the firearms industry’s most essential customers. But they keep turning their weapons on themselves.
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Philly’s District Attorney Convicts Cops for Wrongful Killings. Critics Say He’s Driving Up Crime.
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Community Members Are Just Starting to Heal From Philly’s Eid Shooting. Has the Media Already Moved On?
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Philadelphians Don’t Want to Clean Up Blood After a Shooting. Help is Coming Soon.
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Philadelphia’s New Public Safety Plan Calls for More Data, Boots on the Ground
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The Mothers Holding Onto the Likenesses of Children Lost to Gun Violence
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The Neighborhoods Missing From Chicago’s Community Safety Plans
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Illinois Made It Easier for Gun Violence Survivors to Apply for Compensation. Why Aren’t More Chicagoans Finding the Program?
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Brandon Johnson Is Making Progress on Gun Violence. But Some Chicagoans Still Feel Forgotten.