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Five Years After Atlanta Spa Shooting, AAPI Community Faces Stalled Trial, Fading Support

On the final day of January this year, Kim sat stoically in a Fulton County courtroom, watching Robert Aaron Long and his legal team. 

Renee Nicole Good: Another Death at the Hands of ICE

Renee Nicole Good, 37, was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, and with her death, a wound that the city has failed to heal was laid bare once again.

Dispelling the Myths Surrounding Gun Violence and Mass Shootings

If current trends hold, the US could record its lowest murder rate since national data collection began in the 1960s.

‘I’m Okay, I’m Not Shot’ — Teacher Recalls 2018 Parkland School Shooting

Sarah Lerner, a journalism teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school, recalls the horrific 2018 mass shooting on campus that killed 14 students and three teachers.

Can the US Gain Ground on Mass Shootings and Gun Violence?

Dec 19 | Despite a decline in mass shootings, the U.S. leads peer nations in gun deaths. Experts examine causes of gun violence, federal policy solutions, and effective local prevention efforts in cities like Baltimore and New York.

California Launches Campaign to Fight Gun Violence Crisis

CA’s “Reduce the Risk” campaign promotes GVROs—protection orders that temporarily remove guns from individuals showing warning signs, bridging mental health, public safety, and justice to help prevent shootings.

Remembering the Atlanta Shootings, Even as the White House Forgets

The White House was absent from a memorial marking four years since a shooting spree targeting Atlanta's Asian American community.

High Court Ruling Upholds Law Disarming Domestic Violence Abusers

In an 8-to-1 ruling, the justices upheld the constitutionality of a federal law that makes it a crime for a person under a restraining order in a domestic violence case from owning firearms.

New Study Warns of Rising Gun Violence Disinformation Targeting Chinese Community

Disinformation about gun violence circulates mostly unchecked on Chinese language social media, the report from Chinese for Affirmative Action warns.