"On October 20, 23-year-old Nikolas Cruz pled guilty to murdering 17 people in the 2018 Parkland school shooting. Four years after that tragedy — with school shootings doubling nationally as students return from remote learning — the Supreme Court is considering a case that could have a tremendous impact on gun control legislation. The lawsuit … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Second Amendment Case Puts Gun Control Laws At Risk
‘The Violence Project’ book investigates mass shootings in order to find solutions
"In September of this year, Abrams Press released a new book by Jillian Peterson and James Densley titled, “The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic.” The book is the result of more than four years of work and research. Both Peterson and Densley believe that understanding the problem is a necessary step to fixing it. The … [Read more...]
Number of Mass Shooting by Year (1965-2019)
Mass shooting cases continue to rise with 2020-2021 already having 7 cases. We must change our approach with preventative action through crisis intervention and creating a culture of care. For more on how you can help, visit https://off-ramp.org/online-training/ #data #crisis #care #prevention Source: Twitter Return to all data … [Read more...]
Location of Mass Shooting
The Parkland school shooting perpetrator will plead guilty to all charges, including 17 counts of murder, to avoid the death penalty. With 13 shootings taking place in K-12 schools, they have taken 103 victims' lives. #shooting #school #guilty #data For more on the Parkland shooting, visit the article here. Source: Twitter Return to all … [Read more...]
School shootings are increasing — and changing. Easily accessible guns are to blame.
"School shootings more than doubled this September compared with the same month in previous years. But in considering how to deal with these tragic events, it is important to recognize how they are different from the Columbine, Sandy Hook and Parkland attacks that most people think of when they hear the term 'school shooting'..." In this article, … [Read more...]