Gun Violence

Gun violence: Why Texas’ Winnie-the-Pooh book for kids has caused outrage

Some Texas schools have received flak for using beloved cartoon Winnie-the-Pooh to teach children ways to stay safe in case of a school shooting. Parents and teachers have expressed concerns over the 'Stay Safe' book released ahead of the first anniversary of the Uvalde massacre

Aishwarya Thatikonda: Telangana district judge’s daughter killed in mass shooting in the US

Aishwarya Thatikonda was shopping with a friend when they were shot by gunman Mauricio Garcia at the Allen Premium Outlets in Dallas. She was the daughter of a district judge in Telangana's Ranga Reddy district court and worked as a project engineer at Perfect General Contractors LLC

'Why': The one question haunting families in the US over mass shootings

There are a few reasons why mass shootings are so common in the US: A general increase in all types of gun violence; the proliferation of firearms amid lax gun laws; the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, and a political climate unable or unwilling to change

Texas mall tragedy: A look at the worst mass shootings in the US this year

Eight people were killed in a Texas mall after a gunman went on a rampage, highlighting how the epidemic of mass shootings continues in the United States. Over the first four months of this year, 115 people have died in 22 such instances. This is an average of one mass killing a week

Serbia School Shooting: Teen suspect made 'kill list', used two of father's guns to kill 14

A "kill list" and evidence that the suspect had been plotting the attack for almost a month have been discovered, however, the cops are still investigating the crime's likely motivation

Now, this US School bans students' backpacks over gun fear

The decision came after a 7-year-old girl brought an airsoft gun hidden in her bag pack to school. Girl's parents, Joe and Kristin Katich, said they found out about the inappropriate item mere hours before the school informed them of the incident

US sets record pace for mass killings in 2023 with frequent shootings

The 2023 numbers stand out even more when they are compared to the tally for full-year totals since data was collected. The US recorded 30 or fewer mass killings in more than half of the years in the database, so to be at 17 less than a third of the way through is remarkable

Florida teacher asks students to write their own obituaries during active shooter drill, gets fired hours later

Jeffery Keene’s students told him that the school authorities were calling them one by one to inquire about the ‘assignment’ that he gave his students. By the end of the seventh period, he received a notice from the school asking him to end his employment

It happens only in America: How two Democratic lawmakers from Tennessee were expelled for calling for gun control

Tennessee’s Republican-led House expelled two Black Democratic lawmakers. What was their crime? They led a gun reform protest in the chamber. While three Democrats demonstrated, the one who was White was spared, leading to accusations of racism

US parents' dilemma: How to talk about school shootings without scaring kids

Countless American parents are left with having to comfort their children, all the while reeling from their own anguish and fear after the shooting at a school in Nashville