Over the weekend alone, seven people were killed while 30 were wounded.

Fulton writes that Clinton's emphasis on the Black Lives Matter movement and her promise to continue President Obama's efforts to enact gun reform if elected influenced her decision.

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“An act of heroism a lot bigger than we should expect from any 15-year-old,” Obama said of the teenager.

"I'm the first person to see him and when I saw him, I thought it was a dummy gun, but then I saw the bullet clip in his hand and the bullets were shining," the pastor told CNN.

Maleah Williams was outside her apartment playing with Christmas gifts alongside friends when shots rang out in the complex.

After disagreeing on a $5.3 million commission for the flag and repairs for the museum, a $3.6 million budget was considered.

The PSA, titled "End Gun Violence," aired between games on Christmas Day and was released online Wednesday.

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Stories about gun violence within our country are becoming all too common. President Obama is utilizing the incidents as an avenue to open up the conversation about the need for stricter gun control laws. He recently released a statement about the killing of Zaevion Dobson, a high school football star from Knoxville, Tennessee who was […]

A community is mourning the loss of Zaevion William Dobson, who risked his life to save others when a gunman randomly opened fire.

​​   Chicago enters the weekend with at least 14 people wounded in several shootings across the city since Friday afternoon. Six of the shootings happened in a two-hour period during the early hours of Saturday morning, The Chicago Tribune reports. Four of the shootings were reportedly drive-by shootings while others stemmed from robberies and fights. The […]