Gun Violence

In the first six months of the year, Portland's homicides decreased by 51% compared to the same period last year. We hear about efforts officials say are helping, including a program focused on reducing gun violence.

The New York City mass shooter had been diagnosed with multiple mental illnesses and had been the subject of two "mental health holds" in Las Vegas, but none of that limited his legal right to own firearms.

The Faces of Gun Violence exhibit at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) headquarters showed the portraits of 120 people killed in gun violence in the U.S.

Jennifer Langston talks about being shot by her boyfriend in 2014, and how she lives with the trauma today.

A new study by researchers at OHSU attempts to dispel the view that mental illness, not easy access to firearms, is driving the spike in gun deaths in the U.S.

The number of shootings in Portland has declined nearly 35% since Mayor Ted Wheeler declared a gun violence emergency in July 2022 amid a surge in deadly shootings. At that time, the city’s monthly shooting average was 116. That average is now 76 shootings per month.

About 1 in 4 K-12 teachers in the U.S. reported going into a gun-related lockdown last year. We'll hear from school districts in Oregon to learn what gun violence is looking like in their areas and what is being done to try to address it.

After seeing an all-time high for gun violence at the end of 2022, Portland saw a 22% decrease in overall shootings last year. We'll hear from city officials to learn more about the decline.

Salem-Keizer Public Schools is considering installing weapons detectors in all middle and high schools as an added layer of security following recent events.

After the 1996 Dickey Amendment halted federal spending on gun violence research, a small group of academics pressed on, with little money or support. Now a new generation is taking up the charge.