Tag Archives: Mass Shootings
Why Some Shootings Are Called Mass Shootings And Others Are Ignored
By Hady Mawajdeh, KERA Depending upon whom you ask, there have been somewhere between eight and 350 mass shootings in America so far in 2019. That’s a pretty big range. So why don’t we know the exact number? While it feels like we’re hearing … Continue reading
State Senators Travel To Odessa In An Effort To Find Ways To Prevent Future Mass Shootings
By Mitch Borden On Thursday, the Texas Senate Select Committee on Mass Violence And Community Safety held a public hearing at Odessa College. The state lawmakers listened to Permian Basin residents and local officials suggestions on how to prevent mass … Continue reading
After Two Texas Mass Shootings, Greg Abbott Wants To Strengthen A Vague Network Officials won’t Discuss
By Carrington Tatum, Texas Tribune Texas Department of Public Safety officials overseeing a program Gov. Greg Abbott tapped to help halt potential mass shootings say staffing shortages and privacy concerns stand in the way of taking more preventive action against such … Continue reading
Many In El Paso Want To Mourn In Peace, Ask Trump Not To Visit
By Mallory Falk, KERA News In El Paso, emotions are still raw after a mass shooting at a Walmart left 22 people dead — many of them Mexican and Mexican-American. Now, the city is bracing for a spectacle only four … Continue reading
After El Paso Shooting, Experts Say Mental Illness Is Not To Blame For Gun Violence
By Syeda Hasan, KERA News Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas needs to do a better job of addressing its mental health care challenges after a deadly mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart. Speaking at a press conference after the … Continue reading
Red Flag Laws, Gun Violence And Angry, White Men
By Stephen Becker, KERA Originally published on August 5, 2019 9:50 pm Gun violence dominated the weekend as at least 22 people were killed by a gunman in El Paso – and nine more were shot to death 12 hours … Continue reading
‘The Ellis Island Of The Southwest’: El Paso Residents Remain Proud Of Immigrant Ties
By Carlos Morales El Paso is a border town with a predominantly Hispanic population and a culture linked to both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. And now the community feels like it is being targeted because of that. Residents are … Continue reading
‘Uniquely Lawless’: Security Firm Drops 8chan Website Following El Paso Shooting
By Sasha Ingber, NPR Originally published on August 5, 2019 4:54 pm A Web security company is dropping its protections for 8chan, a controversial online message board where people have posted hateful screeds before carrying out violent and deadly attacks. … Continue reading
‘Hate Has No Place’ In America, Trump Says After El Paso And Dayton Shootings
By Tamara Keith, NPR Updated at 2:45 p.m. ET President Trump, responding Monday to the deadly weekend shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, that killed 31 people, condemned white supremacy and called for the death penalty for mass murderers … Continue reading
A Mural Takes On New, Tragic Meaning In A Mourning El Paso
By Stella Chávez, KERA News Hundreds of people in El Paso turned out Sunday for a rally against gun violence, the day after a gunman killed 22 people and wounded 26 others inside a local Walmart. The suspected 21-year-old gunman … Continue reading