About 1 in 15 adults in the United States has been on scene during a mass shooting, according to a new study. Read more from @Axios@flipboard.com
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#GunViolence #Guns #MassShootings #US #Shootings
Police investigating fatal shooting at office building in southwest Aurora
‘The victim traveled to the area after facilitating a transaction through an online marketplace’
Transgender woman killed by LAPD after calling for help.
https://www.advocate.com/crime/transgender-woman-killed-by-police #LAPD #LGBTQ #Crime #SexTrafficking #Policing #Violence #LawEnforcement #GunViolence #LindaBecerraMoran #Victims
(2/2) #Gun violence in #Brussels is escalating; authorities have no clue how many illegal #guns are in the streets of the capital of Europe. For years, tackling gun #trafficking has not been a political priority: www.brusselstimes.com/brussels-2/1... #Bruxelles #Brussel #gunviolence #violence #crime
From handguns to Kalashnikovs:...
#Gun violence in #Brussels escalated significantly; recently 7 #shootings happened in just 2 weeks. The city is caught in a vicious cycle of #crime. The situation deteriorated rapidly over the last decade... (1/2) www.brusselstimes.com/brussels-2/1... #Bruxelles #Brussel #guns #gunviolence
From handguns to Kalashnikovs:...
I guess we add the canine led mass shooting to the list of things to look forward to.
Boy, 15, faces murder charges after fatally shooting friend while playing with gun in Aurora, police say
Preliminary information suggests that one teen was playing with a gun when it went off, striking himself and the other teen.
Playing with gun, boy, 15, shoots himself and friend in Aurora, police say
Preliminary information suggests that one teen was playing with a gun when it went off, striking himself and the other teen.
I read and reviewed Rip Tide by Elena Graf, book 11 of the Hobbit series 
#Maine #womenover50 #community #friendships #exes #marriage #wlw #loss #gunviolence #Trauma #love #religion #parenting #children #smalltown @elenagrafauthor.bsky.social
This, from the Observer's World in Brief section is shocking (but perhaps not surprising):
'One in 15 Americans (7%) have witnessed a mass shooting & 2% have been injured in one, according to a report from the University of Boulder Colorado. Since 2014, there have been 5,000 mass shootings according to the Gun Violence Archive. Author Prof. David Pyrooz said: 'They reach a substantial portion of the population, with profound physical & psychological consequences'!
A FOURTEEN YEAR OLD BOY shot & killed a police officer sitting in his car in #Newark, NJ.
The question no one seems to be asking:
HOW DID A 14yo KID GET HIS HANDS ON A GUN (AND AMMUNITION?) 
#GunViolence
#SCOTUS appeared skeptical on Tuesday that the Mexican government could legally sue #US #GunManufacturers over claims that they share the blame for the horrific #GunViolence of the drug cartels.
#law #USpol #geopolitics #GunControl #GunTrafficking #Mexico
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/us/politics/supreme-court-mexico-argument-guns.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=1E522D13-CBE2-4F2E-87D0-A9A6869517F0
“It is far easier & far more efficient to stop the #crime gun pipeline at its source & to turn off the spigot,” said Jonathan Lowy, president of Global Action on #GunViolence & a longtime litigator against the gun industry who has worked on the case on behalf of #Mexico.
The #GunManufacturers, joined by a slew of gun groups including the #NRA, have argued the lawsuit would undermine gun rights in the #UnitedStates.
The dispute comes before the justices at a time of heightened tension between the 2 countries as the #Trump admin leans on #Mexico to crack down on illegal #immigration & cartel organizations. #Tariffs on imported goods from Mexico are scheduled to go into effect on Tuesday — the same day the justices are set to consider the guns lawsuit.
The case reverses longstanding complaints by #Trump that Mexican cartels have contributed to rising #violence in the #UnitedStates. Instead, #Mexico argues the majority of #guns found at Mexican #crime scenes come from the US. It seeks some $10 billion in damages from #US #GunManufacturers.
Our post in memory of Christian Rodriguez Hernandez, age 17, includes how to help his family: https://bikemonterey.org/in-memory-of-christian-rodriguez-hernandez.html.
Christian was killed Feb 28 while bicycling in the Monterey County city of King City. Media reports state four minors and one adult have been arrested: https://www.ksbw.com/article/teen-bike-killed-king-city-shooting-5-arrested/63992485. For the March 1 KC Police Dept press release (not yet on their website), refer to our post.
Christian is not the first victim of violence while bicycling in our county—e.g., https://bikemonterey.org/in-memory-of-people-murdered-while-biking.html.
"Students called and texted her with their grief, their panic attacks, their drug use, their suicidal thoughts. What their own parents could not fully understand — the worst moment of their lives — Ms. Schamis could."
Emily Baumgaertner Nunn for The New York Times: https://longreads.com/2025/02/26/the-teacher-in-room-1214/
2 teens charged with multiple attempted murders in Aurora skating rink 'shootout'
A teenage boy and girl were injured during the Feb. 8 shootout at Skate City.
Almost no perpetrators of last year's ~100 shootings in #Brussels have been caught. For three-quarters of the #shootings, the perpetrators are still at large. Just two people have actually been convicted: https://www.brusselstimes.com/brussels-2/1458054/almost-no-perpetrators-of-last-years-brussels-shootings-have-been-caught #Bruxelles #Brussel #crime #violence #gunmen #gunviolence
Another shooting in Columbia Mall. Howard County, Maryland. One teen dead, another critical.
Sat. night shooting. The poor mothers. Damn!
It's like clockwork. The usual suspects - naturally.
#baltimoremd #howardcountymd #columbiamall
#GunViolence #thisamericanlife
