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Man inside van sits next to coffin with Pakistan flag draped over, others standing nearby in close quarters

Her cousin was killed in a school shooting, but this exchange student decided to stay in the US

Education

Sabika Sheikh was killed along with seven other classmates and two teachers at Santa Fe High School in Texas last May. Her cousin, Shaheera Jalil Albasit, wants to keep building peace.

A young boy bends his head in prayer. He is surrounded by several white candles on either side.

Texas school shooting stokes flames of national gun debate

AR-15 rifles are displayed for sale at the Guntoberfest gun show in Oaks, Pennsylvania, October 6, 2017.

I worked at the CDC and if it really wanted to, it could study gun violence

Conflict
Joe Zevuloni mourns in front of a cross placed in a park to commemorate the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Florida, Feb. 16, 2018.

10 ways schools, parents and communities can prevent school shootings now

Commentary
Mourners react during a community prayer vigil for victims of yesterday's shooting at nearby Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, at Parkridge Church in Pompano Beach, Florida, Feb. 15, 2018.

Why security measures won’t stop school shootings

Commentary
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Salesman Ryan Martinez clears the chamber of an AR-15 at Ready Gunner, a gun store in Provo, Utah.

The ‘most popular rifle in America’ was used in the country’s latest shooting

Culture

The National Rifle Association has called the AR-15 the “most popular rifle in America” and estimates Americans own more than 8 million of them. The NRA says the gun is popular because it’s “customizable, adaptable, reliable and accurate.” Those features may also explain why it’s also become a weapon of choice for mass shootings.

A Canadian news network refuses to broadcast a mass shooter’s name

Conflict & Justice

After a shooter in New Brunswick killed three Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers last week, one Canadian TV news outlet made a decision that caught a lot of people’s attention. Sun News Network chose not to broadcast the killer’s name or photo.After a shooter in New Brunswick killed three Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers last week, one Canadian TV news outlet made a decision that caught a lot of people’s attention. Sun News Network chose not to broadcast the killer’s name or photo.

VIDEO: Gunman kills 12 people, injures many in Colorado shooting

A gunman killed 12 people and injured 59 more when he opened fired in a midnight showing of the latest Batman movie early Friday morning. It was the worst mass shooting in Colorado since the Columbine Massacre in 1999.

VIDEO: Third student dies in school shooting in Chardon, Ohio

Global Politics

Three students were killed in a school shooting at a high school in Chardon, Ohio, on Monday. And while the deaths are tragic, stories of historic actions by teachers are beginning to come out — actions that may have led directly to saved lives.

Nation Mourns After Elementary School Shooting

BBC: Twenty children, six adults and the gunman die in a shooting attack at a school for young children in Connecticut.

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