gun violence

The gun safety group Giffords is making the link between easy access to guns and violent hate crimes like the one in Jacksonville.

Only days after a 7-year-old was shot in the head during a 4th of July gunfire exchange, Tampa activists are speaking up against gun violence by engaging their local neighborhoods. DJs played tunes, and families...

Floridians would be able to carry guns without concealed weapons licenses under a bill the House passed on Friday. 

After the horrific mass shooting in Buffalo, New York that killed 10, the conversation surrounding gun safety and gun control continues. Groups calling for gun reform continue to advocate for heightened restrictions, while others, like...

The school safety group Stand With Parkland discuss ways elected officials can take further steps to make schools safer for kids,

With the annual Gun Violence Awareness Day approaching on June 4, activists are hopeful the current Democratic leadership in Washington DC will bring gun regulation reform.  “I think we have right now the strongest chance...

The suspect in Monday’s Boulder supermarket shootings bought the assault rifle six days before he allegedly shot and killed ten people. Investigators have not established a motive. On Tuesday President Biden reiterated his priorities for...

The Florida Legislative session begins Tuesday; Democrats have introduced several bills to try to reign in gun violence. On WMNF’s MidPoint Monday we speak with the sponsor of one of those bills, Miami-area state Senator...

St. Petersburg residents led by a few city council members gathered Saturday to say “Enough is Enough” violence in the city. The movement comes just days after a 20-year-old Black man was killed on the...

Here is a link to many coronavirus resources Gun and ammunition sales in Florida and elsewhere in the U.S. have spiked during the coronavirus emergency. That could be very dangerous for victims of domestic violence....

Radioactivity Host Rob Lorei Plays Audio From Florida This Week on WEDU Listen Here: Select 06/10/19 from the drop down menu https://staging.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity/ This morning we’ll hear a replay of Florida This Week which is a...

At noon today 28 people – most of them high school students – laid silent and motionless on the sidewalk in front of the Federal Building in downtown Tampa. The demonstration in front of the...