Records reaffirm law enforcement failed to engage the gunman who killed 21 people.

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Tennessee joined eight other states in allowing school employees to carry guns on K-12 campuses.

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Heather Martin discusses how her experience at Columbine influenced her education and her teaching.

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Some experts say the measures can counteract a crucial tool for safety: threat assessments.

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Some worry that expansion of charges against parents would disproportionately affect minority/poor parents.

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Only about 40% of firearm owners store their guns when not in use.

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Only two states have laws that require active shooter training for all officers.

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About three-quarters of school shooters obtain their guns from a parent or another relative.

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In the spring of ninth grade, a murder at a party changed my life.

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188 school shootings occurred during the 2021-22 academic year according to recent federal data.

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Educational settings were the second most common location of active shooter incidents.

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Black youth have the fastest rising suicide rate among their peers of other races/ethnicities.

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A study of young gun carriers in NYC sheds a light on their perspective.

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"They were having fun in the beginning, but you know kids ... they started drinking ... "

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Nearly 40% of girls in Chicago Public schools experience PTSD and violence-related stress.

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“Nothing good really comes about after midnight," said Blakely, Georgia, Police Chief Will Caudill.

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The accounts that followed YouTube's suggested videos received 382 firearms-related videos in one month.

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“I’ve gone from scared and terrified, to kinda just really pissed off," Smith said.

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In Brazil, there appears to be broad support for holding social media platforms accountable.

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The emotional late-night hearing underlined the sustained anger by some Uvalde families.

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