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Baltimore Safe Streets sites ‘clearly’ reduce homicides, shootings, Johns Hopkins evaluation finds

BALTIMORE — Baltimore’s flagship community violence intervention program, Safe Streets, has led to reductions in nonfatal shootings and homicides, according to a Johns Hopkins analysis of nearly 15 years of data.

Tribune News Service · Mar 31, 2023

1 in 8 victims of gun violence taken to Baltimore-area hospitals is a child, a grim picture made worse by the coronavirus pandemic

BALTIMORE — Gunfire was so common in the block behind Mika Grant’s Northwest Baltimore home that she’d tell her children to avoid it. So when she heard dozens of shots one evening after her son had gone to the store, her heart sank.

Tribune News Service · Nov 20, 2022

Far right to followers: Don't vote!

White nationalist Nick Fuentes, failed GOP candidate Laura Loomer and Ali Alexander of Stop the Steal all on board

Salon · Sep 23, 2022

Lack of competitive seats makes Florida primaries more important

Florida voters will select nominees Tuesday in House primaries that have taken on new importance under a congressional map that drastically reduced the competitiveness of the state’s House races and turbocharged Republicans’ advantage in the midterms.

Tribune News Service · Aug 22, 2022

Lack of competitive seats makes Florida primaries more important - Roll Call

A dearth of seats that will be very competitive in November makes the primaries in many Florida House districts the most important elections.

Roll Call · Aug 22, 2022

Purchase of rifle allegedly used in Highland Park massacre highlights limits of Illinois gun laws

CHICAGO — A day after a gunman fired 70 rounds into a crowd at the Highland Park Independence Day parade, concerns and questions began to emerge about the availability of high-capacity firepower in Illinois, including whether existing rules and laws around background checks are enough to protect the public.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 6, 2022

Texas leads nation in mass shootings, and gun statistics point to why

DALLAS — When a disturbed teenager in Uvalde sought a high-powered rifle that could fire numerous rounds, he didn’t have far to go. Texas has more licensed gun dealers and manufacturers than any other state, according to a Dallas Morning News analysis of federal gun licensing data.

Tribune News Service · Jun 8, 2022

Agency running Baltimore’s violence intervention strategy defends itself to City Council, increasingly impatient amid a violent year

BALTIMORE — The Baltimore office charged with implementing the city’s Group Violence Reduction Strategy defended itself in a letter delivered to the City Council on Friday, arguing the process of reversing violent trends in the city is not “overnight work.”

Tribune News Service · Jun 4, 2022

NY lawmakers raise age to buy semiautomatic rifles to 21

The New York legislature approved raising the legal age to buy semiautomatic rifles to 21 from 18 and passed a package of legislation aimed at reducing the likelihood of mass shootings by tightening rules to purchase firearms and other military equipment.

Tribune News Service · Jun 3, 2022

Research shows policies that may help prevent mass shootings — and some that don't

The amount of resources devoted to studying gun violence is paltry compared to its public health impact. Still, the evidence shows certain policies might help prevent mass shootings.

WEKU · May 26, 2022