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As Democrats pass bills to address gun violence, we must move beyond AR-15s and address the roots of the crisis.

Republicans Demand Documents From Paused DHS Disinformation Board. 27.05.2022, Sputnik International

We’ve been here before. This happens all the time in America. And it feels like we have the same reactions, the same conversations, read the same tweets.

<p>Patrick Purdy killed 5 children, all from Southeast Asian refugee families, and injured 30 others in a schoolyard gun attack in 1989, an incident that should be a reminder of the horrific combination of racism and guns in America. Gun violence scholar Pat Blanchfield explains how we've collectively forgotten.</p>

<p>Our society has developed and institutionalized a set of public rituals of disbelief and incredulity around mass shootings that direct anger and pain away from organizing and let politicians off the hook. </p>

Orange County Sheriff's Office in Florida said the deputies became dizzy after suspected fentanyl exposure during a vehicle search.

Experts say you can't overdose from touching fentanyl. So why do police officers across the country keep fainting during drug busts?

Pointing out the media's hypocrisy isn't just ineffective, it misses the point.

By Bill Galluccio Dec 21, 2020 As many schools across the country have transitioned to virtual learning, they have also continued holding active-shooter drills, even as students remained at home.  Dan Kois, a writer for  "The students watched a video on their computers about lockdown procedures, then practiced hiding under desks. And so it happened that in this, the most absurd and bewildering academic year of her life, my eighth-grader tucked herself under the table in her bedroom, to prepa...

By Bill Galluccio Dec 21, 2020 As many schools across the country have transitioned to virtual learning, they have also continued holding active-shooter drills, even as students remained at home.  Dan Kois, a writer for  "The students watched a video on their computers about lockdown procedures, then practiced hiding under desks. And so it happened that in this, the most absurd and bewildering academic year of her life, my eighth-grader tucked herself under the table in her bedroom, to prepa...