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Students Host Vigil to Remember Gun Violence Victims During National Gun Violence Survivors Week

Students Host Vigil to Remember Gun Violence Victims During National Gun Violence Survivors Week

By Evie Steele and Maren Fagan January 25, 2024

CW: This article references and discusses gun violence and intimate partner violence. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources.  Georgetown University’s chapter...

Father of Parkland Victim Arrested for Disrupting Congressional Hearing on Gun Violence

Father of Parkland Victim Arrested for Disrupting Congressional Hearing on Gun Violence

By Catherine Alaimo March 31, 2023

CW: This article references/discusses gun violence. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources.  U.S. Capitol Police arrested the father of one of the victims of the...

The Intersection || A Public Health Approach to the Gun Violence Epidemic

The Intersection || A Public Health Approach to the Gun Violence Epidemic

By Keerthana Ramanathan February 22, 2023

Gun violence has become a fixture of American life. In 2023, as of Feb. 20, there have already been more than 80 mass shootings, including those at Monterey Park, Calif., and Half Moon Bay, Calif., and...

VIEWPOINT: Stamp Out Gun Extremism

VIEWPOINT: Stamp Out Gun Extremism

By Ari Kane February 4, 2023

CW: This article discusses instances of gun violence. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. On Jan. 21, a gunman shot and killed 10 people during a Lunar New Year...

MORAN: Come Together to End Gun Violence

MORAN: Come Together to End Gun Violence

By Sean Moran October 21, 2022

CW: This article references/discusses gun violence. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources.  I remember the day of the Sandy Hook shooting clearly. I was eight...

RIVERS: Reframe Gun Discussion

RIVERS: Reframe Gun Discussion

By Grace Rivers October 7, 2022

CW: This article contains references to gun violence. Please refer to the end of the article for on-campus resources. I remember sitting at family dinner in June 2022, the news only a faint hum in...

Hundreds Rally at Capitol Hill in Support of Federal Assault Weapons Ban

Hundreds Rally at Capitol Hill in Support of Federal Assault Weapons Ban

By Lietta Ioannou September 29, 2022

CW: This article references/discusses gun violence. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. Hundreds of protesters rallied at Capitol Hill in favor of HR.1808, a bill...

Georgetown Medical Student Administers First Aid to Baltimore Shooting Victims

Georgetown Medical Student Administers First Aid to Baltimore Shooting Victims

By Katie Hawkinson June 30, 2021

CW: This article discusses gun violence. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. When Patrick Chua (MED ’23) visited a Baltimore, Md., bar to celebrate the beginning...

Gun Access Prevents Justice For Survivors, Experts Say

Gun Access Prevents Justice For Survivors, Experts Say

By Harrison Lee February 21, 2020

Proliferating gun ownership increases the potential for domestic abuse and complicates the judicial process for survivors, representatives from the Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project...

ALEX BAKER FOR THE HOYA | In an event hosted by the Georgetown Chapter of March for Our Lives, panelists discussed ways gun violence disproportionality affects marginalized communities.

Panel: Marginalized Groups at Higher Gun Violence Risk

By Margie Cullen November 22, 2019

Policymakers and gun reform activists emphasized the disproportionate effect of gun violence on marginalized communities at a Nov. 19 event. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel...

Woman Shot in Georgetown

Woman Shot in Georgetown

By Connor Thomas October 24, 2018

A woman shot at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Water Street was located by police near 20th and L streets Oct. 11 around 10:30 p.m., according to Metropolitan Police Department Communications Director...

EDITORIAL: Keep GUPD Officers Unarmed

By Editorial Board April 27, 2018

Bringing guns onto Georgetown University’s campus is a potentially dangerous solution to a problem that has already been addressed. Last week, students representing GU Advocates for Responsible Defense...

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