youth gun violence

Guns are now the leading cause of death among American children. And many more children are injured in shootings, putting them at risk for life-altering disability, pain, and mental trauma.

It's not a new debate — but could showing graphic evidence of mass school shootings change public opinion on gun laws?

The federal lawsuit in Michigan requests a "fully transparent and independent third-party investigation" into what led to the shooting as well as other policy changes.

With gun violence now the leading cause of death among young people, gun control advocates say there is an urgent need to raise the minimum age to buy semi-automatic rifles and other long guns to 21.

A day after the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 students and two teachers were killed, parents of sons who died due to gun violence gathered at a studio opening in Homestead for the nonprofit organization Guitars Over Guns.

This averages out to more than 13 such attacks a week.

Florida law enforcement officers say they often know through social media posts about youth gun violence before it happens. But there’s sometimes little they can do about it.

Miami-Dade Commissioner Kionne McGhee, Miami-Dade Police Director Freddy Ramirez and community activist Lyle Muhammad discuss efforts to curb violence in the county.

A long-term plan focuses on anti-poverty measures and a short-term plan addresses gun violence by a mix of increased surveillance, visibility and enforcement priorities for the police.

A Riviera Beach native is using his passion for basketball to create opportunities to engage with young people and teach them skills on and off the court. The annual "Stop The Violence, Increase The Peace" basketball camp is coming back to the city after being canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic last year.

Gov. Ron DeSantis may have canceled local COVID rules, but you still have to wear a mask in some places. And addressing the increase in gun violence, and warnings of a "bloody summer," in South Florida.

The city held a livestream of the commemoration on its social media pages for people who couldn't — or didn't feel comfortable — gathering in person this year due to the coronavirus.