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"Despite perceptions shaped by media coverage and political narratives, some of America’s biggest cities, including Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York, have lower rates of gun homicides than many rural counties:"

“While we have made some progress… we have not done nearly enough. We have, in essence, told our children that in the face of this ugly specter of mass shootings… the best thing we can do for you is teach you how to hide." Press release:

The study found that not only complete firearms but also separate components for restricted-use weapons from the U.S. are illegally entering Brazil and being assembled locally.

Sums up so very much: “Am I watching things on television that are different from what’s happening?”

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"Military law enforcement is required to report violent threats to the service’s military criminal investigative organization. The review found the Army did not consistently follow that policy in 32 of 67 violent threat investigations in 2023."

“This funding opportunity reflects continuous improvement and what we’ve learned with our community partners, who are a vital part of this work."

“Ask parents before your child has sleepovers, play dates, and hangouts if the family owns a gun, and if so, how they store it."

“It can be distressing and disturbing. You are looking at the loss of human life and for a victim, it can feel even more nonsensical for them to see these bizarre words and phrases used in the context of a killing of their loved one.”

"Nearly one-quarter of pediatric firearm-related homicides occurred at home. Young children were more often affected. These data point to domestic violence and child abuse as significant risk factors for in-home firearm homicide. Traditional safe storage laws may be inadequate preventive measures.."

Cities across the country are exploring innovative ways to incorporate new professionals, such as community responders and community violence intervention professionals, into their existing public safety workforces to improve outcomes for communities:

"I don't want Nic to be remembered as a victim," Meredith Elizalde told the crowd. "I want him to be remembered as the inspiration that he is, and I want everyone to focus on the kids who are still here."

War-ravaged Portland:

Before I turn on @npr.org again or read another @nytimes.com editorial, because I know exactly how it'll be: This isn't "a threat" to academic freedom. It's not igniting "a debate" about it. The "future" of academic freedom isn't at stake. This is what the end of academic freedom has made possible.

Eric Marsh is representing PCGVR this weekend in Chicago with the Greater Philadelphia Leadership Exchange (GPLEX)! www.economyleague.org/gplex2025

"When a shooter used a higher-caliber gun, such as a .45 caliber versus a .22 caliber handgun, the chances of someone dying in the event increased even after controlling for the shooter’s background and, importantly, why they acted... Encouragingly, there are concrete policy steps that can be..."

The Trace dug into its archive and has rounded up stories that debunk many of the president’s claims:

"Our study reveals a troubling pattern: Nearly one in four children with firearm injuries return to the emergency room with another violent or crash-related injury within just four years. These aren't random events—they're interconnected."

"Given evidence that stronger state firearm laws are associated with fewer pediatric in-home homicides, future advocacy should seek to expand gun laws, including extreme risk protection orders which may prevent these cases by removing firearms from high-risk households."

"There's a lot of factors that impact crime... We've got poverty. We've got housing. We've got education, access to jobs. You've got a lot of influence from your families and from your environment, where you live."

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“The idea is that this project will bring counseling, services, and violence-interrupter services to the communities and the neighborhoods where the violence is taking place."

"Latines are six times more likely to die from gun homicides than whites... 58% of Hispanics in Philadelphia reported that gun violence has a “major negative impact” on their neighborhood’s quality of life."

"The prevalence of firearm injuries (under age 5 years ) has risen in part due to increasing numbers of new firearm owners, a trend that does not appear to be stopping. The direct and indirect impacts of firearm injury to a young child are significant and long-lasting, yet preventable."

"To move forward, we need to separate fact from fiction and focus on what the evidence actually tells us about prevention."

"Why this practice is rampant in Philly and the legal vulnerabilities at play."

"These strategies only work when they're invested in, consistently and at scale," Harrell said during a press conference Monday. "Small pilots or one-offs will just not work."

"The high costs of firearm-related injuries underscore the importance of improving firearm-related harm reduction in NZ. This will depend on maintaining and strengthening current firearm access restrictions and could be enhanced through firearm education."

"We still have miles to go and promises to keep to our neighbors throughout the city but make no mistake, this is a big deal and something to be recognized."

"Three of the bills would ban “ghost guns” (3D-printed or untraceable weapons often built from kits), establish universal background checks for gun purchases, and create protection orders to allow a judge to temporarily confiscate a gun belonging to a person deemed to be a threat or in crisis..."

"If officers suspect a hoax, they will still clear the area and put the school on lockdown, but they are hoping to avoid the situation that happened at Villanova, where students and their families feared that there was a mass shooter on campus for hours."

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The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

"This comprehensive epidemiological portrait fortifies growing evidence calling for stringent regulation of firearm ownership and use in New Zealand."

Free Zoom event tomorrow from Peace Day Philly:

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"A department of community safety needs to be adequately funded, sit at the same level as traditional public safety institutions like police and fire departments, and have leadership at equal status to a police chief. It must also sit outside of the criminal justice system and.."

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"It resurfaces on social media platforms and websites without warning, dragging us back into the darkest moments of our lives. Each time, we are forced to relive the trauma, scrambling to contact platforms and beg them to remove the footage."

"One would institute red flag laws... The others would ban devices that convert semi-automatic guns to automatic fire, require background checks for long gun purchases, and ban weapons that can avoid magnetometer detection, like 3D printed “ghost guns.”"

"Some travelers are minimizing time spent in the United States or avoiding it altogether due to gun violence and other safety fears."

The same bs they're spewing about autism and tylenol is the same bs they're spewing about trans people's healthcare. It's the exact same playbook and the fact that the media can see through one and not the other is a damning indictment of how complicit they are in the attack on trans lives.

Wilmington residents said there are a lot of reasons why kids take to the streets, including poverty, drugs, social media and a lack of safe spaces for teens after school and on weekends.

"It resurfaces on social media platforms and websites without warning, dragging us back into the darkest moments of our lives. Each time, we are forced to relive the trauma, scrambling to contact platforms and beg them to remove the footage."

Important event on gun violence prevention. #philadelephia

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