The Long Read: Two US pastors worry for their congregants’ safety. Are more guns the answer or the problem?
ADAM GELLER, of Associated Press, reports on the challenges facing US pastors amid concerns over violence targeting congregations…
Pursuing justice issues: Progressive National Baptists gain partners to address voting rights, gun violence
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports…
Essay: Five years after Parkland, US school shootings haven’t stopped, and kill more people
In an article first published on The Conversation, criminologists DAVID RIEDMAN, JAMES DENSLEY and JILLIAN PETERSON, says while progress has been made in some areas, there is still much work to be done to ensure the safety and well-being of students and educators in US schools…
Papal interview: Pope Francis discusses his health, his critics and future of papacy
NICOLE WINFIELD, of The Associated Press, speaks with Pope Francis in a wide-ranging interview which also covered gun violence, relations with China and homosexuality…
Essay: How does a child become a shooter? Research suggests easy access to guns and exposure to screen violence increase the risk
In an article first published on The Conversation, US-based academics BRAD BUSHMAN and DAN ROMER look at what data reveals…
Sweden hits record with 60 shot dead in 2022
Stockholm, SwedenReuters Sixty people have been shot dead in Sweden this year, a record in modern times, the government said on Monday. Sweden has been hit by an epidemic of shootings in recent years which police and authorities blame on criminal gangs that operate in cities like the capital Stockholm. Flowers lie outside Malmo Latin […]
Americans celebrate Thanksgiving with parades, feasts and football
Reuters The United States marked the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday with traditional feasts, parades and American football, taking a moment to celebrate in a week shadowed by gun violence. The official holiday dates to the Civil War, when President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November as a day to give thanks and seek […]
In the US, Oregon interfaith leaders declare win in vote to tighten gun control
RNS For Rev Mark Knutson, securing the necessary signatures this summer to get one of the country’s strictest gun control measures on the Oregon midterm ballot was an accomplishment on its own. Now, he and other proponents are declaring it a historic victory. “We are celebrating a victory for our children and youth and high […]
Global standards body approves new merchant code for gun sellers
Reuters An international standards body has approved creation of a merchant code for gun retailers, a representative said on Friday, following pressure from activists who say it will help track suspicious weapons purchases. At a meeting this week, a subcommittee of the International Organization for Standardization approved what is known as a “merchant category code” […]
Cross border smuggling: In fighting gun crime, Canada has an American problem
STEVE SCHERER and ANNA MEHLER PAPERNY, of Reuters, report on the cross-border trade in illegal guns…