#gun-violence

#gun-violence

Almost immediately, numerous right-wing commentators and news outlets were very willing to speculate that, given the timing, the shooter must have been trans. Within the hour, former congressman and Fox commentator Jason Chaffetz, giving an "eyewitness account" of the scene, said: "I don't think it was a coincidence that the shot rang out when you have a question about transgender mass shootings. Hopefully I am wrong. I will probably get criticized for jumping to conclusions. ... I don't think that is a coincidence, but we will see."

For years, people have maintained there is absolutely a connection between violent video games and increases in aggressive behavior. A 2019 study from Tobias Greitemeyer, a Department of Psychology professor a the University of Innsbruck in Austria, suggested that time spent playing violent video games "increases aggression in the player." The research also suggested that "violent video game play also affects individuals with whom the player is connected."

On June 25, 2024, the US Surgeon General issued an advisory declaring gun violence a public health crisis. To address the issue, he highlighted public health approaches like research, community violence prevention, and safe storage education. His suggested remedies are just that: suggested. All would require legislation passed by Congress to implement nationwide. According to 2022 Center for Disease Control data, there is an average of 53 gun homicides per day. On a local level, preventative measures can be implemented immediately.

OAKLAND A 67-year-old man fatally shot outside his West Oakland home last week was an innocent victim hit by a stray bullet fired during a gun battle between the occupants of moving vehicles, police said. Tony Jerome Norman was shot about 5 p.m. Aug. 27 after walking home from BART to his residence in the 700 block of 17th Street after completing his shift as a security guard at a San Francisco Kaiser Permanente hospital.

A 12-year-old boy from Toronto has been charged with attempted murder after a man was shot in Markham last month, York Regional Police said. Officers found a man suffering from gunshot wounds when they responded to reports of a shooting near McCowan Road and 14th Avenue on Aug. 14, police said in a news release Wednesday. The victim was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Around 7 a.m. Sunday, 911 dispatchers received a call from someone concerned about a family member at an apartment complex on the 4800 block of El Camino Ave. When Sacramento County Sheriff's Office deputies arrived at the unit, they found bullet holes in the front of the residence. Inside, they discovered three deceased individuals, all dead from gunshot wounds. Details are scant.

My heart just, like, dropped, and I felt sick. I entered right after the police did. I think it was very chaotic. Looks like you guys are on a team. Cool. The doors opened, and kids started coming out. A lot of the first ones were injured. A lot of them were cut with glass. I was looking for my girls. That was just my priority. I just wanted to find them and get them safe.

Yesterday, a coward decided to take our 8-year-old son Fletcher away from us. Because of their actions, we will never be allowed to hold him, talk to him, play with him, and watch him grow into the wonderful young man he was on the path to becoming. Fletcher loved his family, friends, fishing, and any sport that he was allowed to play.

The Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank that published the blueprint for the second Trump Administration with Project 2025, has an article on its website titled "The Essential Second Amendment." It begins, "The right to keep and bear arms is premised on self-defense. A well-armed citizenry secures a free state by protecting the nation and its individuals from three distinct threats: tyranny, foreign invasion, and domestic dangers such as crime and civil unrest."