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Guns and lies

America's gun violence crisis is driven not by high-profile mass shootings but by everyday gun deaths in Black and brown communities. During the pandemic, those communities have witnessed a historic surge in daily shootings, one that the country has barely acknowledged and most Americans have hardly begun to understand. In this series, the Guardian investigates the programs in California that have successfully contributed to preventing such violence and the people who work to address the trauma that comes with shootings

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    Teenager charged for allegedly shooting San Francisco 49ers Ricky Pearsall

    Unnamed suspect is facing three felonies for a robbery attempt in the city’s shopping district, district attorney said
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    The peacekeeper trying to break the cycle of violence in a rural California town

    Delano has long recorded some of the highest gun violence rates in the state. Mercedies Escalante is trying to change that
  • three women stand side by side. woman in the middle, the oldest, holds a framed portrait of a man

    ‘The police don’t seem to care’: in a rural California town vexed by gun violence, families search for clues on their own

    Dozens of families have lost loved ones to homicides in Delano, where most murders go unsolved
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    ‘It’s either the streets or the fields’: one California farm town’s daily battle with gun violence

    Big-city gun violence draws more attention, but rural towns like Delano have many more gun deaths per capita. Residents are desperate to figure out why
  • A man wearing a suit stands at a podium as he gestures his hand at a rally with a serious-looking woman behind and off to his side

    How Tim Walz went from NRA favorite to ‘straight Fs’ on gun rights

    In Congress, Walz was endorsed by gun rights advocates. But after the Parkland shooting, he changed his tone
  • a woman speaks into a microphone in front of a crowd of people

    Gun reform advocates embrace a new tactic: running for office

    Shaundelle Brooks, whose son died in a shooting, ‘channels grief into action’ after Tennessee lawmakers failed her
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    Gun violence exposure linked to higher suicide risk, study finds

    New research shows cumulative effects of hearing gunshots near the home or the slaying of friends or classmates
  • Los Angeles, CA., June 06, 2023:  Harmony, 5, wipes a tear from her 12-year-old Brothers cheek,  Daron, June 06, 2023, during funeral services for their beloved older brother, Quincy Reese jr., who, at 16, was gunned down while attending a prom party in South Los Angeles earlier this year. FULL CAPTION TO FOLLOW Barbara Davidson/The Guardian

    Gun violence is traumatizing LA’s youngest residents. Can a partnership between the police and community help?

    South LA has the highest levels of gun violence in the county – local organizations want to address how that affects kids
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    Trump is now a member of the mass shooting survivor’s club – will it change anything?

    Mass shooting victims hope near-killing of Republican party leader will push lawmakers to pass gun policies
  • FILE PHOTO: Firearms Unknown as Biden considers legislation restricting "ghost guns\<br>FILE PHOTO: AR-15 style rifles are displayed for sale at Firearms Unknown, a gun store in Oceanside, California, U.S., April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo

    What is an AR-15 and how did it become so popular and ubiquitous?

    The rifle is a central symbol in the US gun debate – but will Trump’s assassination attempt change the way it’s seen?
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    Will it stay or will it go? California voters decide fate of ‘momentous’ criminal justice law

    Proposition 47 is back on the ballot, in yet another sign that crime will be a key topic this election year
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    Will ‘sigh of relief’ after US supreme court gun ruling be short-lived?

    Domestic abusers still may not possess guns, but first case decided since 2022 Bruen decision likely won’t be the last
  • man wearing blue suit stands with hands clasped in front of five microphones as people stand behind him

    Gavin Newsom wants to change the US constitution to stop gun violence – will he succeed?

    The California governor says it’s the only way around the political stalemate – but some are skeptical
  • Two long rows of hoop houses covered in tunnels of black plastic.

    Farm owners in California mass shooting to pay workers $450,000

    Workplace killings in 2023 revealed hazardous working conditions of migrant farmworkers in Half Moon Bay
  • Two pairs of hands, one bigger and one smaller, are shown holding each other on top of a table

    Behind the alarming rise in US gun suicides among youth of color

    Surging gun ownership and unaddressed racial trauma have contributed to an uptick in youth firearm suicides
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    California is imposing a new tax on guns. Will it impact sales?

    Beginning July, state will become the first to charge an 11% excise tax, on top of federal and sales taxes, with an aim to reduce gun violence
  • In this 25 April 1999 photo, Austin Eubanks hugs his girlfriend during a memorial service for Columbine high school shooting victims.

    A Columbine survivor’s tragic battle to reveal the ‘ripple effect’ of gun violence: trauma, addiction, suicide

    With 377 school shootings since Columbine, Americans are still reckoning with the real toll of these attacks
  • A young Latino man in a brown baseball hat and Reebok hoodie sweatshirt sits at a table filled with microphones and covered with a pink cloth.

    California mass shooting survivor sues farm owner for negligence in attack

    Pedro Romero Perez, 24, was shot five times in the 2023 attack at a mushroom farm that left seven people dead, including his brother
  • Richly colored image. On the left and right, two Black teenage girls, both wearing orange.

    Chicago teens are fighting gun ownership – one TikTok at a time

    Project Unloaded invited students to create online marketing campaigns, and some left thinking differently about owning a gun
  • Aerial: Oakland City Skyline at sunset. California, USA<br>Aerial: Oakland City Skyline and freeway at sunset. California, USA

    California deploys hundreds of freeway surveillance cameras in Oakland to fight crime

    Critics say system will infringe on privacy and fuel police abuse of marginalized communities
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