Parkland shooting one year on: powerful speeches from the survivors – video
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Parkland one year on: what victories have gun control advocates seen?
A year after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school on 14 February 2018 sparked a national youth protest movement, gun violence remains an American crisis. Nearly 1,200 American children and teenagers have been killed with guns in...
Thousand Oaks shooting: gunman died from self-inflicted shot, autopsy finds
An autopsy has found the gunman who killed 12 people at a Southern California bar died from a self-inflicted gunshot. Police say Ian Long, a 28-year-old ex-marine machine-gunner, shot and killed 11 people at the Borderline Bar and Grill in the town...
Maryland shooting: Woman kills three then turns gun on herself – video report
A woman armed with a handgun opened fire at a Maryland warehouse complex where she was employed, killing three people and wounding three others before taking her own life. There are reports the woman had a work-related grievance and that the shootin...
'Trump slump': gunmaker American Outdoor Brands hit by sharp sales drop
The “Trump slump” struck again on Wednesday as American Outdoor Brands Corporation, the gunmaker formerly known as Smith & Wesson, reported another sharp drop in sales. Full year net sales were $606.9m compared with $903.2m a year ago, a decreas...
Gun control on the ballot as activists seek reform through state initiatives
Though America has seen a string of mass shootings over the past year, no gun control legislation has been passed at the federal level. Three months after 17 people were killed and 17 injured at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, Flo...
Why is the NRA so powerful? – video
The National Rifle Association (NRA) is famous for its influence on American politics. Under its executive vice-president, Wayne LaPierre, the group has resisted changes to gun legislation for more than four decades, despite multiple mass shootings....
March for Our Lives: hundreds of thousands demand end to gun violence – live
One of the most striking elements of the rally so far is how inclusive the speaker list has been, write Oliver Laughland and Jessica Reed in Washington. As well as the now famous faces from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, the s...
Crowds gather in Washington for March for Our Lives protest – video
Thousands pour into Washington for the historic March for Our Lives protest led by survivors of the Parkland, Florida, school massacre. A group from Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school, where 17 students and staff were killed on 14 February, will...
'You have the power to change America': Parkland students interview Bernie Sanders – video
Rebecca Schneid and Dara Rosen, two student journalists from the Florida high school where 17 people were shot dead, interview the Vermont senator Bernie Sanders and ask him whether he thinks Donald Trump has the courage to take on the NRA. Students...
'We did it here, you can do it there': Sydney joins Parkland school shooting protests
March for Our Lives Survivors’ activism held up as an inspiration for young people around the world Australian students and politicians have rallied in Sydney in solidarity with the survivors of the Parkland school shooting, as part of a glo...
Parkland students: our manifesto to change America's gun laws | Editorial staff of the Eagle Eye
As a student publication, the Eagle Eye works to tell the stories of those who do not have a voice. Today, we are the ones who feel our voice must be elevated. In the wake of the tragedy that occurred at our school on February 14 at Marjory Stoneman...
Students turn detention for anti-gun walkout into silent protest – video
Students in Pennsylvania who were given detention for taking part in a national school walkout over gun violence used it as an opportunity for another protest. In a silent sit-in, students at Pennridge high school wore signs bearing the names of tho...