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Semi-automatic rifles such as the AR-15 have become the weapon of choice for mass shooters. They’ve been banned before – yet countless gun owners are determined it will never happen again

Victims were found at two separate scenes, which police believed to be connected.

President commemorates 2012 shooting, in which 20 children and six adults were killed in Newtown, Connecticut

Over the past three decades, the idea of banning “assault weapons” has gained traction not because this policy has significant potential to save lives, but because proponents promise that such a ban will save lives without infringing on the rights of hunters or those who keep handguns for home defense.…

US President Joe Biden pushes assault weapon ban in wake of Virginia massacre that left six people dead this week.

It's one of 581 mass shootings in 2022, according to the Gun Violence Archive.

A common sentiment after a mass shooting is something like "this is the last place you'd expect this to happen." But what can those sentiments tell us about how society assigns empathy?

Within the first 185 days of 2022, there have been an average of 11 mass shootings a week

The Gun Violence Archive has recorded more than 300 mass shootings this year.