Essay: Biden calls for assault weapon ban – but does focus on military-style guns and mass shootings undermine his message?
In an article first published on The Conversation, US political science scholars MELISSA K MERRY and AARON SMITH-WALTER argue Biden’s focus on high-profile mass shootings and the role of assault weapons over other firearms helps explain why so many Americans feel gun laws are doomed to fail…
Essay: A Christian approach to America’s standoff on gun safety reform
In an article first published on Religion News Service, RAYMOND CHANG, president of the Asian American Christian Collaborative, says gun control legislation can’t rid society of evil but simply acknowledges that evil exists…
Essay: Five ways to reduce school shootings
In the wake of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, US psychology professor PAUL BOXER outlines, in an article first published on The Conversation, what research shows about preventing such violence…
The Interview: Shooting survivor Taylor Schumann shares why Christians need to offer more than thoughts and prayers
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER speaks with Taylor Schumann, author of ‘When Thoughts and Prayers Aren’t Enough’ in the wake of this week’s mass shooting in which 19 children and two adults were killed at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas…
After mass killings, Trump condemns white supremacy but faces pressure for gun control while US Christian leaders call for action
Washington, DCReuters US President Donald Trump on Monday proposed tighter monitoring of the internet, mental health reform and wider use of the death penalty in response to mass shootings over the weekend that killed 31 people in Texas and Ohio. Republican Trump, who has been criticised by Democrats as stoking racial divisions with his rhetoric, […]
Christian leaders respond with strong words to Texas shootings
Christians leaders have responded with strong words to Sunday’s shooting at the First Baptist Church in the Texas community of Sutherland Springs in which 26 people were killed and another 20 injured when a gunman opened fire during a worship service. Southern Baptist Convention President Steve Gaines said “[w]e are praying for the families of […]