Stories tagged: "gun violence"

In 2011, former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others were shot during an event in southern Arizona, just outside of Tucson.

Lorraine Longhi January 8, 2021 5:35 pm MST

The Arizona spike is part of a nationwide increase Background checks for gun purchases in Arizona hit their highest level ever in 2020, driven by an unprecedented convergence of a pandemic, a summer of national unrest, and a presidential election, experts said. With a month left to go in the year, 610,911 background checks had...

Calah Schlabach December 29, 2020 10:01 am MST

Advocates like former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords are applauding Biden’s plan to end gun violence, which he calls a “public health epidemic.”

Jessica Swarner September 9, 2020 8:17 am MST

Glendale police said Wednesday night that three people were shot at the Westgate Entertainment District. A suspect was in custody.

Jessica Swarner May 20, 2020 8:45 pm MST

The president of the American Federation of Teachers, along with a member who is a Sandy Hook shooting survivor, discuss how our new reality raises the stakes on the epidemic of gun violence in communities.