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Gun violence
Business leaders in Sweden share concern over wave of gun violence
by
Maddy Savage
Dec 11, 2023
A recent study for Stockholm's Chamber of Commerce found eight out of 10 businesses think it'll become more difficult to attract foreign talent, visitors and investors if the trend continues.
Cities like Detroit turn to new weapons detection tech to try to prevent gun violence
by
Eli Newman
Aug 11, 2022
The city paid more than $1.3 million for a system it's using to screen people headed to popular gathering spots.
When governments fail to address community issues, who steps in?
Jul 6, 2022
In an excerpt from "The Fight to Save the Town," the author describes how residents get by in an Oregon county with a declining government.
Why the U.S. stopped researching gun violence: "It's a thing that has set us back decades"
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Andie Corban
May 31, 2022
John Woodrow Cox of The Washington Post explains how a 1996 legal provision effectively halted research on gun violence.
Capitalism's response to school shootings
Apr 5, 2021
In his new book, "Children Under Fire," John Woodrow Cox writes about how gun violence affects children and the nearly $3 billion market for school security.
Congress is funding gun violence research again for the first time in 20 years
by
Lisa Hagen
Jan 22, 2020
Researchers at the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health will split $25 million dollars.
Pennsylvania tries a new initiative to curb illegal gun purchases
by
Miles Bryan
Sep 11, 2019
Operation LIPSTICK (Ladies Involved in Putting a Stop to Inner-City Killing), reaches out to women and teenage girls to warn them about the risks of making straw purchases — up to ten years in prison under federal law.
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What we don't know about gun violence
Oct 6, 2017
And how funding for gun violence research could make a difference.
Can Chicago’s recent plague of violence be cured?
Sep 16, 2016
A look at the cities’ rise in violence as a symptom of economic inequality.
The demand for protective gear
by
Noel King
Dec 7, 2015
In the wake of mass-shootings, body armor sellers say sales are up.