Sunny Sone

Lawmakers are considering pieces of legislation that would make it easier for teachers to bring guns to school and that would dramatically narrow who the state considers a domestic terrorist.

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A federal statute meant to protect domestic violence victims is being questioned in the Supreme Court, despite evidence that such measures can work. But the challenge could bring renewed attention to how state laws can fill in the gaps.

It was the latest win for state Attorney General Letitia James.

In New York, the implications of the debate over what counts as a “mass shooting” have been made clear.

After the racial justice protests of 2020, community violence intervention programs experienced a groundswell of support and funding. Where is the field today, and where is it going?

Gun violence touches every corner of the country, but the damage isn’t distributed equally.

On a March 23 visit to Parkland, Florida, Vice President Kamala Harris announced the launch of a resource hub to help make extreme risk protection order laws more effective. Here’s what we know.

Community leaders say it’s not attributable to a single initiative, but rather a tapestry of collaborative, mostly grassroots efforts — including the Peacemakers program.

CAPS hopes to replicate and refine its model of community-driven violence reduction as it extends its initiative.