How Unarmed Police Officers Abroad Diffuse Tense Situations
Mar 26, 2020
In Scotland, violent crime is a big problem, but the vast majority of police officers in Scotland, and throughout the U.K. do not carry guns.
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Gun Violence: A National Crisis
The Takeaway, with the support from The Joyce Foundation, offers this special series of enterprise reporting analyzing state and local gun violence prevention measures across the country.
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How Chicago's Consent Decree Affects Guns and Policing
Mar 25, 2020The Trump administration has largely limited these federal consent decrees over the past few years. -
How Lax Gun Laws Weigh on Police Officers
Mar 24, 2020Officers across the country will need to begin to enforce orders on social distancing, and the surge in gun sales could weigh on their minds. -
How Police Officers Are Trained to Use Their Guns
Mar 23, 2020The ways that police officers are trained in using their firearms can have a big impact on the ways they use their guns in the field. -
Guns and Domestic Violence: New Solutions at the State and City Level
Feb 27, 2020For the fourth and final segment in our series on guns and domestic violence, we look at two states trying to keep guns out of the hands of abusers. -
Two Women Shoot and Kill Their Abusers Claiming Self-Defense. They Face Decades in Prison.
Feb 26, 2020Two women who were abused shot the men abusing them. Self-defense laws aren't going to keep them from decades in prison. -
"I'd Like to Get These Guns Out of the House": Lisette Johnson's Story
Feb 25, 2020Lisette Johnson was shot four times by her husband in 2009 and survived, and has since become an advocate for victims and survivors of domestic violence. -
Guns and Domestic Violence: Overview
Feb 25, 2020In the United States, domestic violence incidents involving guns are on the rise, and women are especially vulnerable. -
An Inside Look at a Suicide Prevention Hotline Center
Jan 30, 2020For the final installment of its series on guns and suicide, The Takeaway goes inside a suicide prevention hotline center in Erie County, New York.
