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SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION
SOCIAL JUSTICE THEME:
GUN VIOLENCE
Getting guns across state lines
Gun shows, like this one in Houston, can allow some to take advantage of legal loopholes when purchasing firearms. (Courtesy M&R Glasgow:...
United States lags behind other nations
Australia, Canada and the U.K. have responded to mass shootings with federal gun-control legislation that has greatly reduced gun...
The shaky ground of self defense gun laws
The story of Florida teen Trayvon Martin’s death in February 2012 sparked a national controversy over a piece of legislation found in...
A look into the prosecution of illegal gun possession
Democrats want stricter gun laws. Republicans oppose them, or even want to roll some back. But just how well are the laws on the books...
COMMENTARY: The duality of gun rights
People visit a memorial on Berkshire Road in Newton Connecticut, 12 days after a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. (Courtesy...
Voices on violence: Chicago
Every year, every month, and everyday, a Chicagoan (male or female) loses their life to gun violence. It’s on the news, it appears on...
The relationship between face and gun deaths in the U.S.
With the number of deaths rising as a result of gun violence, Americans are now 10 times more likely to be killed by guns than in any...
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