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Active Shooting
Here's what we know about this morning's attack at Umpqua Community College
Gun Policy
Raymond Fryberg is on trial for hiding his abusive past when buying the gun his son later used to kill four classmates at Marysville Pilchuck High School. The lack of a system for reporting tribal court records to NICS was another culprit.
As gunfire continues to hit cars on a busy stretch of Arizona highway, a look at the phenomenon of gun violence on America's roads.
According to New York's Finest, members of the U.S. media have joined clergy, school children, teachers, and shopping center patrons on the list of mass shooting targets.
Data
America accounted for 62 percent of the world's mass public shootings at schools and workplaces between 1966–2012.
The research corroborates earlier reports — and offers new perspective on other, less-discussed categories of multiple-victim gun homicides.
Community Violence
Advocates claim the state's high rate of gun violence is a product of its lax gun laws and poor regulation of the firearms industry.
Mass Shooting
Local sheriff, wife, tried to limit John Houser's access to firearms.
In the wake of Chattanooga shootings, outraged civilians volunteered to defend unarmed service members.
Firearms have claimed 82 of the 86 lives lost as a result of domestic terrorism since 2002.
Did the FBI ever complete it?
Extremism
Once, bombs and other explosives were a common means of destruction. Here's what's changed.
Misdemeanor drug charges mean that the Charleston suspect wouldn't have been blocked by a background check.
Nearly eight out of every 10 killings in the area last year involved a firearm.
Armed With Reason
Debunking the myths about gun-free zones.
