The City of Minneapolis has announced a coordinated Summer Safety Plan covering enforcement, prevention, community engagement and major event coordination, with Operation Safe Summer kicking off June 1 through 6.
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Minneapolis launches dedicated unit to investigate non-fatal shootings
Minneapolis has launched the Firearm Assault Shoot Team, a dedicated non-fatal shooting investigative unit backed by $1.7 million in city funding, designed to treat surviving shooting victims with the same investigative urgency as homicides.
Posted inOpinion
Misogynoir, gun violence, and a crisis we refuse to name
March For Our Lives board member Mariah Cooley argues that the epidemic of gun violence against Black women is being ignored by the gun safety movement and political leaders, and calls for a movement that centers Black women before it is too late.
Posted inEvents
Free Community Forum on Gun Violence Coming to North Minneapolis on May 13
A free community forum on gun violence takes place Wednesday, May 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Harold Mezile North Community YMCA in Minneapolis, featuring elected officials, community leaders and a panel discussion on prevention, legislation and solutions.
Posted inNational
Rising political violence denounced after Kirk killing
Charlie Kirk shooting Utah Valley University occurred during a crowded Q&A on Sept. 10. Leaders condemned the attack and advocates pressed for solutions to persistent gun violence.
Posted inNews
Biden-Harris administration takes decisive action to combat gun violence in America
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris announced Thursday sweeping new measures to combat gun violence in America, marking a significant escalation in the administration’s ongoing efforts to reduce firearm-related deaths. Central to this initiative is a new executive order that directs federal agencies to address the rising threats posed by machine gun conversion […]
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Biden signs executive order targeting gun violence and gun safety
President Biden and Vice President Harris have announced sweeping new measures to combat gun violence in America, including an executive order directing federal agencies to address emerging firearms threats and improve school safety.
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The hidden cost of gun violence: Lack of federal funding and the search for solutions
Gun violence has become a deadly and costly public health crisis in the US.
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New Minnesota laws address renter protections and gun violence
Minnesota has implemented new laws to protect renters and address gun possession for those considered a risk to themselves or others, including a “Red Flag” law and a requirement for landlords to disclose non-optional fees in a lease agreement.
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DOJ announces Minneapolis as National Public Safety Partnership site
Minneapolis has been selected as a 2023 National Public Safety Partnership site, receiving intensive assistance to reduce crime.
Posted inNational, News
Part I of a special report: Violence in Black America
‘The volumes of guns are now so high that many people just use a gun to solve conflict when even that person might have tried something different in the past.’
Posted inOpinion
Youth aren’t bulletproof
‘Gun violence is the leading cause of death for children in the United States.’
Posted inOpinion
Wear Orange: Support ending gun violence
We must never tire of the really hard work demanded to transform the pervasive culture of violence and pervasive presence of guns in America.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Evidence touted as MN moves to adopt gun-safety laws
‘There is evidence from these laws being in place in other states that they have efficacy in reducing gun violence.’
Posted inNational, News
Active shooter incidents decrease while number killed increases in 2022
An FBI official told reporters on a call that there has been an overall increase in the frequency of active shooter situations over the past 20 years, especially over the last five years.
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Black mothers signal health toll of gun violence
Black mothers are the canaries in the coal mine when it comes to the mental and physical harms of stress from living with gun violence in America.
Posted inOpinion
It’s always the guns
On April 15 there were seven mass shootings, the most in a single day so far this year.Â
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American democracy in peril as Tennessee GOP expels two Black lawmakers over gun control protests
American democracy took another hit in Tennessee, where Republicans in the state House of Representatives ousted two Black lawmakers who joined a protest against gun violence.
Posted inOpinion
There are no safe places in the US
Will we continue to stand alone in accepting our pervasive culture of gun violence and the insane proliferation of guns?
Posted inLocal & State, News
MN report amplifies concerns about guns, suicide link
For the second year in a row, suicides represent nearly 70% of all gun deaths in Minnesota.