New York Knicks superstar Carmelo Anthony have issued a call for better gun control after teammate Cleanthony Early was shot in the knee on Wednesday morning. Anthony recently appeared in the NBA's video campaign against violence that was launched on Christmas Day.
Spike Lee is busy promoting his new movie "Chi-Raq." While he's at it, the veteran filmmaker shared his thoughts on the prevalent yet unnoticed gun violence happening in some parts of Chicago.
Republican candidate Ben Carson appeared in an interview with USA Today's "Capital Download," in which he suggested it would make sense to arm teachers with guns.
Gun violence disproportionally marks the Hispanic community, particularly young Latinos who are more likely than non-Hispanic whites to die at the hand of strangers.
In the United States more than one in four children are exposed to weapon-related violence, either as a victim or witness. Now, a new study has found that this exposure increases their risk for issues with mental health.
Chile announces special prosecutor to investigate organized crime Chile has taken several steps in the recent past to fight organized crime, the latest of which is assigning special prosecutors to the task.
Girl accidentally killed a firing-range instructor with a submachine gun Earlier this week, a 9-year-old girl in Arizona accidentally killed her firing-range instructor when she couldn't control the recoil of an Uzi submachine gun, an act that has sparked safety debates across the country.
An Arizona gun range instructor died on Monday after a 9-year-old girl accidentally shot him in the head while he was teaching her how to fire an automatic Uzi.
As the list of mass shootings in the U.S. continues to build and both sides of the gun debate spread their messages, some states are considering new legislation to prevent additional shootings.
On Monday, advocates for stronger gun control celebrated the Supreme Court decision in Abramski v. United States, which upheld illegality of "straw" purchases of guns.
California lawmakers announced Tuesday that they plan to propose gun control legislation that places restraints on gun-violence in order to prevent future massacres much like what happened last week in Isla Vista, California.
The father of 20-year-old Christopher Ross Michaels-Martinez, who was killed by Elliot Rodger in a local deli, blamed the National Rifle Association and "craven politicians" for the death of his son. Many Latinos say they feel similarly.
Following the tragedy that occurred near the University of California at Santa Barbara on Friday, Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) raised concerns Sunday about the necessity for background checks on firearms and improving the mental health of U.S. citizens.
The social media company Facebook, which owns Instagram, announced that over the next few weeks it would implement a new set of restrictions on commercial activity use of the sites.
The 17-year-old suspect sought for his involvement in the school shooting that occurred in Philadelphia on Friday turned himself in to police over the weekend and was taken into custody on several charges for which he will be tried as an adult.
