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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 03: Confiscated guns are displayed on a table ahead of a New York Mayor Eric Adams press conference on Public Safety at City Hall on June 03, 2025 in New York City. Adams and ...

Mothers who've had children killed by gun violence partner with Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians to create songs that keep the memory of their children alive.

TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT GUN VIOLENCE. IT IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR KIDS IN THE U.S., AND PEDIATRICIANS SAY EVERY SINGLE ONE IS PREVENTABLE. JOINING US NOW, DOCTOR SCOTT HADLAND, CHIEF OF ...

The Eagle Gun Range will allow children as young as eight years to shoot guns. June 8, 2012 — -- Instead of bowling alley or laser tag birthdays, Texas parents will soon be able to host parties ...

On the heels of yet another mass school shooting in Georgia in September and in Madison, Wisconsin in December, the nation's gun violence epidemic will be a key issue in the coming years, with half of ...

“I recently learned an alarming statistic — gun injuries are the number one killer of children and teens in this country.” — actor Harry Hamlin, in an ad sponsored by the Ad Council, June 2025 The Ad ...

I’m deeply disturbed that after a decade of decline, the number of firearm deaths among children and youth has increased for the second year in a row. Our 2009 “Protect Children, Not Guns” report ...

The president of Brady United, Kris Brown, says gun owners must use extra caution during the holidays when large groups gather together.

Some parents argue that putting firearms in kids’ hands demystifies them. Jan. 31, 2014— -- As two adults stood next to him to help hold his shoulder, Charlie Doxey, then 4 years old, took aim ...

Felons and Ghost Guns: How people who aren't supposed to have guns are building them with parts bought online They’re untraceable, accessible, and involved in thousands of violent crimes. Unlike ...

Confiscated guns are displayed on a table at a public safety news conference at City Hall in New York City on June 3. In a recent study, researchers found more pediatric firearm deaths in states with ...