The Other Gun Deaths Willingham is 19 years old, a junior at Northeastern University in Boston. And he told the senators he’d seen his brother, father, cousin and best friend become victims of gun violence.
Mother Charged With Manslaughter After 2-Year-Old Fatally Shoots Father James Alan Fox, a professor of criminology at Northeastern University, said that while legislation could help, he doubts it would significantly reduce these types of deaths. “If a child gets hold of a gun, they’re going kill themselves or you or another family member,” he said. “And if that isn’t deterrent enough, then whatever the […]
The Overlooked Role of Guns in the Police-Reform Debate Where guns are abundant, civilians are more likely to kill civilians and cops, and cops are, in turn, more likely to kill civilians. A 2018 study from Northeastern University and the Harvard Injury Control Research Center found that “rates of police shooting deaths are significantly and positively correlated with levels of household gun ownership,” even […]
Pike antigun billboard tracks gun deaths post-Newtown In March, House Speaker Robert DeLeo established an advisory group to study ways to strengthen the state’s gun laws. That group, led by Northeastern University researcher and associate dean Jack McDevitt, has met regularly in recent months and said Friday it will submit its recommendations by year’s end. “We took a comprehensive look” at ways […]
Focusing on Firearms Proves Contentious in Struggle to Reduce Veterans’ Suicides Because so many suicides are gun deaths, they present a huge opportunity for prevention if doctors and other health workers can find an effective way to talk to veterans about guns, according to Dr. Matthew Miller, who teaches epidemiology at Northeastern University and is a leading researcher on gun violence.
Miami Herald LGBTQ people most frequent targets of hate crimes The Orlando shooting massacre at the Pulse gay nightclub that led to the deaths of 49 victims has led to more national attention about hate crimes targeting the gay community. U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch spoke about the attack hours later on Fox News Sunday. “I think we have to keep our eye on a […]
Times Argus A violent culture Jack Levin, co-director of the Brudnick Center on Violence and Conflict at Northeastern University in Boston, agreed that most violent gun crimes are committed by young men. He described the gun violence a “masculine pursuit.” Levin also points out that the United States isn’t the only nation with a high rate of gun ownership. What’s […]