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A shopping mall in Texas, a private school in Tennessee, a bank in Kentucky and a dance studio in California: these are the sites of some of the public mass shootings in the U.S. in 2023 alone, representing just a slice of the presumed safe spaces rocked by these tragedies. As mass shootings in the country have risen, evidence is mounting that they are having a far-reaching mental health impact. A 2019 survey by the American Psychological Association (APA) found that 79 percent of Americans reported stress over the…

Sheff G, real name Michael Williams, has been accused of offering money and jewelry in exchange for committing acts of violence on rival gang members. Sheff G and Sleepy Hallow were among 32 alleged gang members charged in a 140-count indictment that was announced on Tuesday.The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office alleges Williams “used the earnings from his music career to fuel gun violence in Brooklyn, by offering money and giving expensive jewelry to those who commit acts of violence.”“Instead of using his…

New research examined exposure to gun violence in the US, focusing on race, sex, and birth year. Researchers used longitudinal data from 2,418 Chicago participants to analyze exposure to shootings over 25 years. Findings revealed that Black and Hispanic communities experience significantly higher rates of direct victimization and witnessing gun violence compared to their White counterparts. Additionally, men were more likely to be shot than women, but the difference in witnessing gun violence was smaller. The study…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Exposure to gun violence is one of the great traumas of American life, but its harms are not equally distributed. In a first-of-its-kind study published Tuesday in JAMA Network Open, a Harvard sociology professor and his colleagues set out to examine exposure to shootings by race, sex, and birth year in a long-term study that followed respondents from childhood up to age 40.…

Too Long; Didn't ReadWhile technology is definitely not the sole solution in preventing future mass shootings, there are ways it can help, including: using big data to track possible trends, establishing a gun registry on the blockchain, preventing misuse with smart guns, analyzing the scene with artificial intelligence, and using virtual reality to design against active shooters. Too Long; Didn't ReadWhile technology is definitely not the sole solution in preventing future mass shootings, there are ways it can help,…

They were shot after pulling into the wrong driveway, ringing the wrong doorbell, getting into the wrong car in a parking lot.In the space of a single week, four young, unarmed Americans were shot after simple, everyday mistakes. One died.In a country home to the most armed populace on Earth, where fear of violent crime often reflects spin rather than statistics, and where “stand your ground” laws proliferate, a simple mistake can turn deadly.Experts say the high-profile incidents highlight fast-moving and unique…

Hello, it’s Friday, April 21, and here are the stories you shouldn’t miss today:TOP STORIES Wrong-place shootings put ‘stand your ground’ laws in spotlightThey were shot after pulling into the wrong driveway, ringing the wrong doorbell, getting into the wrong car in a parking lot.In the space of a single week, four young, unarmed Americans were shot after simple, everyday mistakes. One died.The recent incidents would be mundane if not violent. In a country home to the most armed populace on earth, where fear of violent…

Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón said Friday he would not prosecute sheriff’s deputies who shot teenagers in two separate killings that drew widespread protests in South L.A. in recent years. The deputies who gunned down 16-year-old Anthony Weber and 18-year-old Andres Guardado will not face criminal charges in either slaying, according to documents the district attorney’s office made public Friday. In both cases, deputies claimed they saw the teens reaching for weapons, but in one case no gun was recovered…

The murders of three children and three staff members at a school in Nashville on Monday was at least the 129th mass shooting of 2023. That’s a rate of 1.5 mass shootings, involving four or more victims, each day of the year.The constant barrage can sow feelings of hopelessness in the majority of us who would rather not have a country where there are more guns than people and where gun violence is now the leading cause of death in children.Hopelessness is precisely what manufacturers of those weapons and lobbyists in the…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Tage Rai is a psychologist and assistant professor of management at UC San Diego's Rady School of Management who studies ethics and violence. He co-authored the book "Virtuous Violence," outlining research that finds that most acts of violence are driven by moral motives on the part of perpetrators. That is, perpetrators believe they are doing the right thing when they hurt and kill their…