Gun Violence

USCCB argues protecting innocent life must be priority in gun rights case before high court

August 25, 2023
By Julie Asher
OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, Supreme Court, World News

Protecting the innocent “is a proper consideration” in the government regulation of firearms, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said an amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in a case over whether the government can prohibit a person with a domestic violence restraining order from possessing a firearm.

Archdiocese of Baltimore’s gun buyback effort takes 362 firearms off the streets, promotes peace and hope

August 7, 2023
By Gary Lambrecht
Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, Local News, News

The archdiocese raised more than $50,000 to finance the buyback event. Police officers exchanged cash and gift cards for weapons retrieved from the trunks of vehicles that formed a continuous, long line for several hours, wrapped around Edmondson Village Shopping Center.

Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s death sentence is the first under Biden administration

August 3, 2023
By Kate Scanlon
OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, Respect Life, World News

A federal death sentence for the man convicted of a 2018 mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue marks the first such penalty sought for and won by the Biden administration, despite President Joe Biden’s pledge as a candidate to end the practice at the federal level.

5 Things to Know About the Aug. 5 Community Peacebuilding & Resource Fair, featuring a gun buyback

August 2, 2023
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, Local News, News

With more than $50,000 raised from Catholic parishes and individual donors, the Archdiocese of Baltimore is organizing a gun buyback and resource fair featuring a dozen community-based partners on Saturday, Aug. 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m at Edmondson Village Shopping Center in West Baltimore.

Faith and civic partners will offer gun buyback Aug. 5

July 31, 2023
By Christopher Gunty
Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, Local News, News

Faith and civic organizations will unite to host a gun buyback program at Edmondson Village Shopping Center Aug. 5 in an attempt to get guns off the streets of Baltimore.

Catholic University calls for emergency meetings with Washington police after nearby attacks

July 19, 2023
By Gina Christian
OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News

The Catholic University of America has requested emergency meetings with Washington police following two recent off-campus attacks that occurred in the days after the killing of a beloved Kentucky teacher during an apparent robbery that took place in front of a university building.

Report: US endures ‘staggering’ record number of mass killings in first half of 2023

July 18, 2023
By Kate Scanlon
OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News

The United States endured a record number of mass killings in the first half of 2023, according to a new analysis. The report came in tandem with news that at least four people were killed in a mass shooting in Hampton, Georgia, south of Atlanta, on July 15.

Young Catholic couple killed in school shooting inspires many in Brazil

July 9, 2023
By Eduardo Campos Lima
OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News

The tragic June killing of two students in a school shooting in southern Brazil sparked outrage but also brought a young couple’s life to light, showing their devout Catholic faith.

Sisters’ ‘Soul Box’ exhibit provides solace to families of victims slain by gun violence

July 7, 2023
By Robert Alan Glover
OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News

For the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, offering well-intentioned “thoughts and prayers” to grieving families after every mass shooting is sometimes not enough.

Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Grief Ministry responds to mass shooting in Brooklyn

July 6, 2023
By Lisa Harlow
Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, Local News, News

The Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Grief Ministry is working to help the families affected by the July 2 mass shooting in the South Baltimore community of Brooklyn that claimed the lives of 20-year-old Kylis Fagbemi and 18-year-old Aaliyah Gonzalez. Twenty-eight others were injured in the shooting, which happened during a block party.

Catholic leaders call for prayer, action after wave of July 4 holiday shootings across US

July 6, 2023
By Gina Christian
OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News

Catholic leaders throughout the country are calling for prayer and action after gun violence scarred the July 4 holiday weekend in several states.

Beloved high school teacher robbed before gun-slaying on Catholic University campus, says family

July 5, 2023
By Gina Christian
OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News

An apparent murder on the campus of The Catholic University of America in Washington was “not a random incident,” and poses “no present danger” to the university community, according to police and university officials.