Hacker News with Generative AI: Gun Violence

3D-printed "ghost gun" ring comes to my community–and leaves a man dead (arstechnica.com)
It's a truism at this point to say that Americans own a lot of guns. Case in point: This week, a fire chief in rural Alabama stopped to help a driver who had just hit a deer. The two men walked up the driveway of a nearby home. For reasons that remain unclear, a man came out of the house with a gun and started shooting.

Gun Violence, 3D Printing, Crime, Alabama

9 points by pseudolus 27 days ago | 2 comments

Students feel less safe at their schools, compared to staff and parents (phys.org)
School shooting incidents have doubled in the last three years, according to the K-12 School Shooting Database, which tracks each time a firearm is discharged on school property.

School Safety, Education, Gun Violence

4 points by PaulHoule 67 days ago | 0 comments

Toddlers Shoot Three People Every Month in Texas (kfox95.com)
I came across a statistic that a toddler (1,2, or 3 years old) has shot a person every week in the United States since 2016. Accidental shootings by children keep happening.

Gun Violence, Accidents, Children, Texas

40 points by woldemariam 91 days ago | 56 comments

Survivor of Parkland school massacre wins ownership of shooter's name in lawsuit (yahoo.com)

School Shootings, Lawsuits, Gun Violence

11 points by koolba 237 days ago | 3 comments

U.S. surgeon general declares firearm violence a public health crisis (washingtonpost.com)

Public Health, Gun Violence, United States

15 points by nibab 241 days ago | 12 comments

ShotSpotter does not reduce gun violence or increase clearance rates (vitalcitynyc.org)

Gun Violence, Crime, Technology, City Planning

102 points by apwheele 246 days ago | 55 comments

Sandy Hook families want to seize Alex Jones' social media accounts (reuters.com)