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Terror on Repeat - A rare look at the devastation cause by AR-15 shootings

Washington Post • 11.16.2023

“It’s hell”: Surge of Texas kids dying from gun violence carves canyons of grief through families

Texas Tribune • 10.30.2023

By 5-4 Vote, Supreme Court Revives Biden’s Regulation of ‘Ghost Guns’

New York Times • 08.08.2023

Biden’s Enhanced Background Checks Appear to Be Working

thetrace.org • 07.18.2023

In Red States, ‘Gun Reform’ Means Making It Easier To Buy And Carry Guns

FiveThirtyEight.com • 05.16.2023

Curing serious mental illness can’t stop mass shootings like the one in Allen, researchers say

Ft. Worth Star Telegram • 05.08.2023

Poll finds solid majority of Texans, even Republicans, favor raising age for gun purchases

Texas Tribune • 05.03.2023

In late-night testimonies, relatives of Uvalde victims call on Texas lawmakers to advance gun bill

Texas Tribune • 04.29.2023

Need a gun safe? Houston is giving out 1,000 on a first-served basis under a new gun safety campaign

Houston Chronicle • 02.21.2023

Uvalde’s state lawmakers face an uphill battle raising the age limit for semi-automatic guns. They’re trying anyway.

Texas Tribune • 02.15.2023

Childhood’s Greatest Danger: The Data on Kids and Gun Violence

New York Times • 12.14.2022

Six million Americans carried guns daily in 2019, twice as many as in 2015

The Guardian • 11.25.2022

Health Harms of Mass Shootings Ripple Across Communities

Governing • 11.22.2022

Texas Goes Permitless on Guns, and Police Face an Armed Public

New York Times • 10.26.2022

8-year-old accidentally shot, killed by sibling who was playing with gun, Harris County deputies say

ABC Channel 13 • 10.24.2022

Texas struggles to get guns away from domestic violence suspects, leaving victims in danger

Texas Tribune • 10.20.2022

SETX gun buyback program collects more than 1,200 weapons

Beaumont Enterprise • 10.10.2022

Houston's second gun buyback program sees record numbers: 'We believe this is the largest'

Fox News • 10.09.2022

Over 1,200 guns collected at Houston's second gun buyback event

Houston Chronicle • 10.08.2022

More than 1,200 firearms collected during Houston's 2nd gun buyback event

KHOU Channel 11 • 10.08.2022

Houston's 2nd gun buyback program results in more than 1,200 firearms collected

Fox 26 Houston • 10.08.2022

'Don't mess with our kids': Uvalde families get political after lawmakers refuse to tackle gun laws

Texas Public Radio • 09.20.2022

Guns Are Driving Rising Suicide Rates in American Cities

Governing • 09.19.2022

Ted Cruz brushes off assault weapon ban plea after shown photo of Uvalde victim in casket

Houston Chronicle • 09.14.2022

Hoax call of 10 people shot at Heights High School prompted active shooter scare, Finner says

Houston Chronicle • 09.13.2022

Editorial: Texas isn’t a modern day Wild West. The Wild West had better gun laws.

Houston Chronicle • 09.12.2022

Texas Mass Shootings Up 62.5 Percent Since Permitless Carry Bill

Reform Austin • 09.07.2022

Abbott tells Uvalde families Texas can’t raise age to buy an AR-15. Legal experts disagree.

Houston Chronicle • 09.01.2022

Federal judge says Texas can’t ban 18- to 20-year-olds from carrying handguns

KHOU Channel 11 • 08.25.2022

Republicans Blame Us for Violent Crime—While Blocking Our Efforts to Fight It | Opinion

Newsweek • 08.15.2022

4 years after school shooting in Santa Fe, ‘There is still a lot of pain’

Houston Public Media • 08.12.2022

Young Guns

Washington Post • 07.31.2022

Biden hails passage of new bipartisan gun law: "We've finally moved that mountain"

CBS News • 07.11.2022

13 Investigates how Texas and Florida responded differently after school shootings

ABC 13 • 07.11.2022

Majority of Texas voters want tighter gun control laws, a statewide poll finds

Houston Chronicle • 07.06.2022

The Promises and Pitfalls of the New Gun Law

New York Times • 07.05.2022

How the Senate defied 26 years of inaction to tackle gun violence

Washington Post • 06.25.2022

Opinion: Memorial Hermann treated 140 kids for gunshots in a year. Here's what we’re doing about it.

Houston Chronicle • 06.23.2022

Texas GOP ‘Buying Time’ on Gun Legislation, Houston Mayor Says

Bloomberg • 06.22.2022

Rice University event on gun violence showcases local efforts to address public health crisis

Houston Chronicle • 06.21.2022

13 Texas mayors launch bipartisan effort for special legislative session in wake of Uvalde massacre

ABC Channel 13 • 06.21.2022

In Texas, Moms Demand Action got more than 20,000 new supporters after Uvalde

Houston Public Media • 06.13.2022

Texans rally for stronger gun laws at March for Our Lives today after school shootings

Houston Chronicle • 06.11.2022

Research Shows the Many Ways to Reduce Gun Violence

Governing • 06.10.2022

Over 40 Percent Of Americans Now Rate Gun Violence As A Top Issue

Five Thirty Eight • 06.09.2022

Most Violence is Not Caused by Mental Illness

New York Times • 06.08.2022

There have been over 200 mass shootings so far in 2022

Washington Post • 06.03.2022

President Biden calls on Congress to pass assault weapons ban, other restrictions

Texas Tribune • 06.02.2022

Gun violence prevention, policies to be examined in Baker Institute health and biosciences event

Rice University • 06.01.2022

Smith: Texans take a stand on gun violence after 'unbelievable' tragedy in Uvalde

Houston Chronicle • 06.01.2022

‘She was my baby’: A family mourns, and pleads for action, in Uvalde.

New York Times • 05.26.2022

After Uvalde massacre, Texas GOP leaders double down on the same fixes they tried after Santa Fe

Houston Chronicle • 05.26.2022

Joe Biden said mass shootings tripled when the assault weapon ban ended. They did

Politifact • 05.25.2022

Pope Francis and a cardinal say it's time for the U.S. to act on guns

NPR • 05.25.2022

More than 311,000 students have experienced gun violence at school since Columbine

Washington Post • 05.25.2022

Texas has had eight mass shootings in the past 13 years, while lawmakers have steadily loosened restrictions on carrying firearms

Texas Tribune • 05.24.2022

FBI: 61 'active shooter incidents' reported in 2021, 52% jump from 2020

Fox 26 Houston • 05.24.2022

U.S. Gun Production Triples Since 2000, Fueled by Handgun Purchases

New York Times • 05.17.2022

Gun deaths surged during the pandemic’s first year, the C.D.C. reports

New York Times • 05.10.2022

More guns are being stolen out of cars in alarming trend across the nation

NBC News • 05.09.2022

Firearms overtook auto accidents as the leading cause of death in children

Houston Public Media • 04.22.2022

Editorial: As gun deaths surge, it’s time to say ‘enough’ to Second Amendment absolutism

Houston Chronicle • 04.18.2022

Biden announces ban on unlicensed ghost gun kits

thehill.com • 04.11.2022

The Return of the Machine Gun

thetrace.org • 03.24.2022

Firearms have cost 12.6 million years of life in just a decade

Washington Post • 03.06.2022

More Houston shootings are involving 'Glock switches,' which turn pistols into machine guns

Houston Chronicle • 02.25.2022

Texas gun permit applications peaked in 2020, plummeted in 2021

Houston Chronicle • 01.21.2022

Thousands of guns stolen from cars are falling into the hands of criminals, HPD data shows

ABC Channel 13 • 01.11.2022

The Data Are Pointing to One Major Driver of America’s Murder Spike

The Atlantic • 01.10.2022

Why More American Children Are Dying by Gunfire

New York Times • 01.05.2022

‘Ghost Guns’: Firearm Kits Bought Online Fuel Epidemic of Violence

New York Times • 11.17.2021

Trauma surgeon gives insight into treating injuries from AR-15 style weapons

KHOU Channel 11 • 10.17.2021

The man who shot and killed an HPD officer last week used an illegally modified handgun, bodycam footage shows

Houston Public Media • 10.13.2021

In First Session Since 2019 Mass Shootings, Texas Legislators Make It Easier To Carry Guns

Houston Public Media • 06.09.2021

Opinion: I'm a lifelong Republican and proud gun owner but permitless carry is a callous distraction

Houston Chronicle • 04.30.2021

Mexican official: Biden administration needs to clamp down on Texas' gun trafficking problem

Houston Chronicle • 04.30.2021

1st-Time Gun Buyers Help Push Record U.S. Gun Sales Amid String Of Mass Shootings

NPR • 04.26.2021

As kids keep firing guns, a Texas law meant to keep them out of their hands is rarely used

Houston Chronicle • 04.22.2021

Texas police associations against permitless gun-carrying speak at Texas Capitol on Tuesday

kxan.com • 04.13.2021

Grieder: As Biden urges gun safety, Texas Republicans may approve permitless carry

Houston Chronicle • 04.10.2021

Texas Republicans have long pushed to allow “constitutional carry” of guns. Proponents say this year is their best chance.

Texas Tribune • 04.06.2021

Texas gun licensing and training requirements make Texas safer—do not allow permitless carry.

txgunsense.org • March 2021

After El Paso massacre, Gov. Greg Abbott signaled openness to gun control. Now, some worry he's moved on.

Texas Tribune • 02.03.2021

First bump stock prosecution under Trump edict backfires in Houston

Houston Chronicle • 11.17.2020

Gov. Greg Abbott asks 500,000 Texas educators to weigh in on preventing next school shooting

Texas Tribune • 03.04.2020

Texas is ‘the big target’ for gun safety group planning $8M campaign

Houston Chronicle • 02.19.2020

Houston ISD pumps brakes on buying metal detectors, even after deadly Bellaire High shooting

Houston Chronicle • 02.14.2020

Schools should reconsider active shooter drills, teacher unions say

Houston Chronicle • 02.11.2020

Outgunned in Galveston: Texas wrong to supersede modest local control [Editorial]

Houston Chronicle • 02.03.2020

Texans overwhelmingly want gun background checks, are open to red flag laws, DMN-UT Tyler poll finds

Dallas Morning News • 02.03.2020

Raised With Firearms In Rural Idaho, One Boise Mom Is Advocating For Change

Texas Tribune • 01.27.2020

Attorney general tells Galveston City Council it can't stop gun shops from locating near schools and churches

Texas Tribune • 01.24.2020

Rhor: Inside a Kingwood gun shop, no judgments. Just listening and learning. [Opinion]

Houston Chronicle • 01.24.2020

The first school shooting of the year happened at my school [Opinion]

Houston Chronicle • 01.15.2020

Governor, thanks for honoring church hero Jack Wilson. Now, let’s talk red-flag gun law.

Houston Chronicle • 01.15.2020

Taxpayer-funded gun locks are free to Texans — unless they have the wrong ‘political agenda’

Ft. Worth Star-Telegram • 01.15.2020

One cost of gun violence is the burden it places on our health-care system

Dallas Morning News • 01.03.2020

HPD Chief Art Acevedo Reiterates, Clarifies Comments On Domestic Violence Legislation

Houston Public Media • 12/17/2019

Analysis: A Houston police death and the debate over who should have guns in Texas

Texas Tribune • 12/13/2019

HPD Chief Acevedo is right: Senators need to act on gun violence. [Editorial]

Houston Chronicle • 12/12/2019

HPD Chief Acevedo had cause to single out GOP senators after sergeant’s slaying

Houston Chronicle • 12/11/2019

Editorial: Even on free gun locks, the state is faltering

San Antonio Express-News • 12/10/2019

Advocates: Immediate Senate funding critical for Houston domestic violence survivors

Houston Chronicle • 12/05/2019

Harris County Expands Program To Store Firearms In Domestic Abuse Cases

Houston Public Media • 11/12/2019

Texas had seven mass shootings over 10 years. Meanwhile, gun control has loosened statewide.

Texas Tribune • 11/12/2019

Gun safety groups beat the NRA in Virginia. Next stop: Texas

Houston Chronicle • 11/06/2019

Harris County expands gun surrender program, adds other measures to curb violence

Houston Chronicle • 10/29/2019

Gov. Abbott’s gun safety suggestions fizzled after Santa Fe. Will 2021 be different?

Houston Chronicle • 10/24/2019

Background check loopholes in gun sales put Texans in danger

Houston Chronicle • 10/09/2019

Texas gun laws might not change, but the conversation is evolving

Texas Tribune • 9/20/2019

Colt suspends production of AR-15 for civilian market

Associated Press • 9/19/2019

145 CEOs Call On Senate To Pass 'Common-sense, Bipartisan' Gun Laws

NPR • 9/12/2019

Fort Worth mayor Betsy Price joins bipartisan group of mayors calling for universal background checks on gun purchases

Texas Tribune • 9/9/2019

Straus: Special session needed now on gun reform in Texas

Houston Chronicle • 9/6/2019

Gov. Greg Abbott issues eight executive orders aimed at stopping potential mass shooters

Texas Tribune • 9/5/2019

Video Games and Godless Hearts: The Texas Gun Debate Is at a Depressing Dead End

Texas Monthly • 9/3/2019

FBI: West Texas gunman 'was on a long spiral of going down'

Houston Chronicle • 9/2/2019

8 New Gun Laws Take Effect In Texas Sept. 1

KERA News • 9/1/2019

Turner wants increased local authority for gun control measures

Houston Chronicle • 8/21/2019

Acevedo: Demand gun reforms to protect public, police from gun violence

Houston Chronicle • 8/19/2019

Greg Abbott invoked mental illness after the El Paso shooting. There's been no indication that was a factor.

Texas Tribune • 8/8/2019

Acevedo hopes weekend of 9 fatal shooting deaths ‘an anomaly’

Houston Chronicle • 8/5/2019

Here's everything you need to know about Texas gun laws

Texas Tribune • 8/6/2019

Analysis: The El Paso shooting horrifies lawmakers. So do the solutions.

Texas Tribune • 8/4/2019

"We're all afraid to go to school": After Santa Fe, Texas seeks to make students safer

Texas Tribune • 4/15/2019

With Accidental Gun Deaths on the Rise, Some Texas Lawmakers Won’t Even Support a Gun Safety Public Awareness Campaign

Texas Observer • 4/11/19

On some big issues this year, Texas lawmakers are going against the polls

Texas Tribune • 3/21/19

Texas lawmakers are prioritizing mental health for school safety. But advocates worry about stigma.

Texas Tribune • 3/19/19

Senate OKs $100M for bulletproof glass, beefed up school security

Houston Chronicle • 3/13/19

This plan may reduce gun violence

Houston Chronicle • 3/06/19

How Houston Health Workers Plan To Treat Violence Before It Becomes Violence

Houston Public Media • 2/28/19

House approves bill to expand gun-sale background checks

Associated Press • 2/27/19

Houston’s Commission Against Gun Violence Sends Recommendations To Lawmakers

Houston Public Media • 2/21/19

Acevedo to Congress on gun control: ‘Doing nothing is not acceptable’

Houston Chronicle • 2/16/19

Nine Months After The Santa Fe School Shooting, Lawmakers Want To ‘Harden’ Schools Without Changing Gun Laws

Texas Standard • 2/13/19

A ‘red flag’ law in Texas might have saved my brother’s life

Houston Chronicle • 1/31/19

Lawmakers explore school safety solutions at the Texas Capitol

Texas Tribune • 6/11/18