Two migrants suffocate to death aboard Texas train, 10 hospitalised
Reuters Two suspected undocumented immigrants suffocated to death aboard a freight train and 10 others in need of medical care were taken by helicopter or ambulance to hospital on Friday in south Texas, police said. Officials in Uvlade, Texas, received an anonymous emergency 911 call advising them that numerous immigrants were suffocating inside a train, […]
Essay: US school shootings are already at a record in 2022 – with months still to go
US criminologists JAMES DENSLEY, DAVID RIEDMAN and JILLIAN PETERSON look – in an article first published on The Conversation – at the increase in US school shootings in recent years…
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…
Pro-life or pro-gun?: Shootings expose divisions on gun issue in faith communities
DEEPA BHARATH and HOLLY MEYER, of Associated Press, report on responses among church pastors to the recent spate of mass shootings in the US…
Pastor shot at by Uvalde gunman in Texas recounts terror in sermon
Uvalde, Texas AP Gilbert Limones and a coworker at a funeral home were among the first people shot at by the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school. He’s spent most of his days since helping prepare for the young victims’ burials and consoling shattered families. On Sunday, Limones swapped his […]
My Mission: Meet the first minister of gun violence prevention
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, meets Rev Deanna Hollas, the first ordained minister of gun violence prevention in the largest Presbyterian denomination in the United States…
In the US, Uvalde tells Biden to “do something”; he pledges “we will”
Uvalde, Texas, USAP US President Joe Biden grieved with the shattered community of Uvalde on Sunday, mourning privately for three hours with anguished families left behind when a gunman killed 19 schoolchildren and two teachers. Faced with chants of “do something” as he departed a church service, Biden pledged: “We will.” At Robb Elementary School, Biden […]
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…
Essay: We’ll pray for Uvalde. But as gun deaths mount, there’s too much to pray for
In an article first published on Religion News Service, CHERYL TOWNSEND GILKES, assistant pastor and professor of African American Studies and Sociology, says we must pray for understanding of God’s grace, but also for an end to a culture of destructiveness…
Essay: After mass shootings like Uvalde, national gun control fails – but states often loosen gun laws
In an article published on The Conversation, CHRISTOPHER POLIQUIN, a professor at UCLA who has researched gun policy, looks at what’s happened legislatively in the past after mass shootings – and why we should look beyond Washington for action on gun policy…