gun violence

Kyle Rittenhouse in front of scene of police after Kansas City Shooting

Kyle Rittenhouse angry KC shooters haven’t been identified after he was outed quickly—forgets he did interview before killing 2

Rittenhouse's name 'became widely circulated because of HIS OWN interview.'

On Feb 21, 2024 by Katherine Huggins

Police officer(l), Acorn(c), Police car(r)

‘Reno 911 IRL’: The internet is obsessed with video of a cop shooting up his police car with a suspect inside after hearing an acorn hit the ground

'The deputy essentially imagined the whole thing.'

On Feb 14, 2024 by Mikael Thalen

3 Palestinian college students shot in Vermont

Internet sleuths falsely accuse U.S. Army veteran of shooting Palestinian college students in Vermont

The victims' attorney believes the shooting was 'targeted.'

On Nov 27, 2023 by Katherine Huggins

school shooter speaking with caption 'I am a school shooter' (l) woman speaking in front of tan background (c) school shooter speaking with caption 'I have a lot of videos where I try to address this issue' (r)

A former school shooter is sharing his story on TikTok—but some feel he should stay silent

'Your redemption arc after shooting up a school [is] to be moving in silence.'

On Oct 4, 2023 by Tricia Crimmins

Pedestrians walk past a Dollar General store with police tape around

Conservatives stoke ‘fake controversy’ over unreleased Nashville shooting manifesto following Jacksonville shooter’s racist writings

Neither manifesto has been released.

On Aug 29, 2023 by Katherine Huggins

Lauren Boebert taking Uvalde victim pamphlet (l) Lauren Boebert speaking in front of pink blue and white background (c) Uvalde victim pamphlet seen in garbage can (r)

‘Beyond f*cking disgusting’: Video shows Lauren Boebert trashing pin honoring 10-year-old killed in Uvalde school shooting

The discarded pamphlet and pin honored Maite Rodriguez, a 10-year-old killed in Uvalde, Texas.

On Jul 19, 2023 by Katherine Huggins

text messaging conversation 'Hey Matthew it's blank. I heard about the shooting at your school and I'm so sorry about that I'm sure it's scary and I hope you're doing okay. I was just wondering if you're ok to work if you wanted to take part of Alex's shift. She called off and her shift is from 11-4:30. Would you maybe want to work from 1-4:30? If nor that's okay. Not today.' (l) sad young man holding phone while sitting on couch (r)

‘Are you sure you don’t want to go work a minimum wage job after a life-threatening event?’: Manager asks teen worker to pick up shift after school shooting

'After the shooting at my school my boss told us that we couldn't call off or switch shifts.'

On Jun 1, 2023 by Siobhan Ball

Homepage article image

‘That sounds like a wrongful termination lawsuit!’: Worker says boss listed her job on Indeed while she was on medical leave

'Lol I sued my boss for this. ... I won.'

On Feb 12, 2023 by Jack Alban

workers at warehouse looking out window with people outside caption 'POV: being at work don't even feel safe.'(l) workers in warehouse speaking to each other 'POV: being at work don't even feel safe.'(c) workers in warehouse next to window speaking 'POV: being at work don't even feel safe.' (r)

‘Somebody put me on to a at HOME JOB’: Worker records shots fired at warehouse, sparking discussion about workplace safety

'This is why I be at work looking for an escape plan.'

On Sep 16, 2022 by Braden Bjella

woman face turned to right caption 'Nah, there was a shooter at The Mall of America and they decided to take a family photo' (l) Mall of America building with sign (c) man standing holding camera taking family photo caption 'Nah, there was a shooter at The Mall of America and they decided to take a family photo' (r)

‘Maybe they just wanted a last picture together’: People filmed trying to take ‘family photo’ while on lockdown at mall during shooting, sparking debate

'Probably tourists tryna get the American experience.'

On Aug 9, 2022 by Grace Stanley

classroom door lock mechanism being put in place caption 'this got installed on my classroom door' (l) woman speaking in classroom caption 'I'm heartbroken' (c) classroom door with lock in place caption 'this got installed on my classroom door' (r)

‘Not complaining that we got a new safety measure; I am just upset that this is the solution’: Teacher shows new door lock to protect against shooters

'Very excited to explain this to my kids.'

On Aug 3, 2022 by Melina Khan

airport sign with gun shape and red circle with cross attached to ceiling (l) airport sign 'NO WEAPONS ALLOWED' attached to ceiling caption 'we can't get gun control but we can get a No Weapons Allowed hologram in the airport' (r)

‘This is where u put the budget?’: TikToker records gun control hologram at airport security, sparking debate

'We can't get gun control but we can get a No Weapons Allowed hologram in the airport.'

On Jul 15, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

fireworks (l) young woman walking at night with caption 'watch me vlog my walk home in philly making jokes as i unknowingly walked through a shooting while joking about walking through what seemed like a shooting' (c) police on street (r)

‘This is peak American experience’: Woman films self unknowingly strolling through Fourth of July shooting

'This is the funniest and saddest thing I've watched.'

On Jul 6, 2022 by Jack Alban

Trader Joe's workers in a group holding papers caption 'Trader Joe's workers in NYC confronted their store manager.'(l) Trader Joe's workers in a group holding papers caption 'they say management failed to warn workers about an active shooter threat to the store.' (c)Trader Joe's workers in a group holding papers caption 'they're demanding immediate changes to safety protocol.' (r)

Trader Joe’s workers confront management about safety in viral TikTok after shooting threat

'It's management's responsibility to protect their workers, not just their profits.'

On Jun 9, 2022 by Rachel Kiley

Man holding popcorn at movies caption 'Am I the only one who pays more attention to the other people in a movie theater because of what happened in Aurora, Colorado' (l) People seated at movies (c) Man holding popcorn at movies caption 'Am I the only one who pays more attention to the other people in a movie theater because of what happened in Aurora, Colorado' (r)

‘Looking for hiding spots everywhere I go, sadly’: TikToker says he profiles everyone at the movies because he doesn’t feel safe due to mass shootings

'The sad part about living in America is you just never know when or where.'

On May 31, 2022 by Jack Alban

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