gun violence

Seattle To Launch Gun Violence Study

Ruby de Luna — Thu, 02 May 2013 14:46:38 +0000

The City of Seattle is about to embark on a new study that hasn’t been done in other American cities—to look at gun violence from a public health standpoint.

Gun Control Fight Heads Toward Wash. Ballot

Liz Jones — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:18:43 +0000

Advocates for stricter gun laws in Washington state launched a campaign Monday to take the issue to voters. This comes after state lawmakers voted down a similar bill, SB 1588, that would have expanded background checks on gun sales.

Police: Domestic Violence Started Mass Shooting In Federal Way

Ann Dornfeld — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:34:02 +0000

Police say a quadruple murder in Federal Way Sunday night started as a domestic violence incident.

Mandatory Background Checks For Gun Sales Dies In Washington House

Austin Jenkins — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:26:40 +0000

OLYMPIA, Wash. – A controversial proposal to require criminal background checks for most gun purchases appears to have died in the Washington House. That announcement came Tuesday night after two days of efforts to wrangle enough votes to pass the measure.

For a time it looked like backers had the 50 votes they needed to pass the universal background check measure – if they agreed to send it to voters for final approval.

States With The Most Gun-Control Laws Have Fewest Gun-Related Deaths

Producer — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:43:09 +0000

States with the most gun control laws have the fewest gun-related deaths, according to a study published this week in the medical journal JAMA Internal Medicine. Researchers found that states with the most laws have a mortality rate 42 percent lower than those states with the fewest. So how does Washington state compare? Ross Reynolds talks with the lead researcher from Boston Children’s Hospital, Dr. Eric Fleegler.

How Much Of Gun Violence Is Suicide?

producer — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:29:09 +0000

In President Obama’s State of the Union Address, he called on Congress to pass new gun control legislation. He declared that “in the two months since Newtown, more than a thousand birthdays, graduations and anniversaries have been stolen from our lives by a bullet from a gun."

According to the most recent report on gun deaths by the Center for Disease control, two-thirds of all US gun deaths in 2010 were suicides.

Seattle's Gift Cards-For-Guns Event Sells Out

Allie Ferguson — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:20:00 +0000

Hundreds of people came out on a chilly Saturday morning to exchange their guns for $100 and $200 Amazon.com gift cards in the first guy buyback event held in Seattle in 20 years. People stood in line holding rifles in camouflage cases and shot guns wrapped in blankets among other things. Traffic clogged up city streets near the parking lot where the event took place.

The New Push For Gun Control

Ross Reynolds — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:20:00 +0000

Former Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, former Astronaut Mark Kelly, are launching a new gun control group. Their specific proposals to combat gun violence include comprehensive background checks for private sales and stricter controls on high-capacity magazines and assault weapons.

What do you think? Is gun control the answer? Ross Reynolds talks with UCLA law professor Adam Winkler, Second Amendment Foundation spokesman Dave Workman, and Washington Cease Fire executive director Beth Flynn about the latest push for further gun control.

School Safety In The Age Of Gun Violence

David Hyde — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:53:38 +0000

Designing safer schools doesn't mean turning them into military bunkers. That might have been an easy remodel back when schools were built like jails, filled with "cells" and controlled by bells. Today's schools are open, flexible spaces that allow students to combine and recombine into groups that learn from each other as much as they learn from the teacher.

Looking At The Link Between Mental Illness And Violence

Steve Scher — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:00:00 +0000

Officials have not yet released any information on the mental state of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooter, but anecdotal reports about his behavior and character have led people to diagnose him with a myriad of mental illnesses. At what point does conjecture lead to stigmatization of people with mental illness? Is it fair to connect violence with mental illness? We talk about it with Dr. Jennifer Stuber of the School of Social Work at the University of Washington.

Highlights from Dr. Struber's interview available here.