Gun violence

The city paid more than $1.3 million for a system it's using to screen people headed to popular gathering spots.

In an excerpt from "The Fight to Save the Town," the author describes how residents get by in an Oregon county with a declining government.

John Woodrow Cox of The Washington Post explains how a 1996 legal provision effectively halted research on gun violence.

In his new book, "Children Under Fire," John Woodrow Cox writes about how gun violence affects children and the nearly $3 billion market for school security.

Researchers at the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health will split $25 million dollars.

Operation LIPSTICK (Ladies Involved in Putting a Stop to Inner-City Killing), reaches out to women and teenage girls to warn them about the risks of making straw purchases — up to ten years in prison under federal law.

And how funding for gun violence research could make a difference.

A look at the cities’ rise in violence as a symptom of economic inequality.

In the wake of mass-shootings, body armor sellers say sales are up.

The growth of workplace violence has increased demand for safety programs.