Police officers are seen in a street near a school where a gunman opened fire Tuesday morning in Graz, Austria. Erwin Scheriau/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Students and residents mourn those who lost their lives near the scene of the mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga. Peter Zay/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption
Ella Seaver shares her thoughts on high school graduation with other survivors of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting before a rally against gun violence on Friday, June 7, 2024, in Newtown, Conn. Bryan Woolston/AP hide caption
They were injured at the Super Bowl parade. A month later, they feel forgotten
Czech Interior Minister Vit Rakusan (center) and Prague Police Chief Martin Vondrasek (left) speak to the media after a mass shooting in downtown Prague on Thursday. Petr David Josek/AP hide caption
A bullet casing is seen at the site of a mass shooting in the Brooklyn Homes neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland, on Sunday. Two people were killed and 28 others were wounded during the shooting at a block party on Saturday night. Nathan Howard/Getty Images hide caption
July has already seen 11 mass shootings. The emotional scars won't heal easily
Hairstylist Bunnei Johnson checks out the scene on the fifth floor of a building at 1409 Washington Ave., where 10 teens were shot overnight, one fatally, during a party in the building in downtown St. Louis, Sunday, June 18, 2023. David Carson/AP hide caption
FILE - A protestor holds a sign during a Students Demand Action event, near the U.S. Capitol, Monday, June 6, 2022, in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
Poll: Most Americans say curbing gun violence is more important than gun rights
Law enforcement officials in the Cleveland, Texas, neighborhood where a man allegedly shot five of his neighbors after they asked him to stop firing off rounds in his yard. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption
One way to prevent gun violence? Treat it as a public health issue
People attend a candlelight vigil for victims of a deadly mass shooting on Jan. 24 in Monterey Park, Calif. President Biden will announce his latest gun safety push there on Tuesday. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
Name Against the Same is part of Stephanie Mercedes' A Sky of Shattered Glass Reflected by the Sun exhibition at Culture House in Washington, D.C. Stephanie Mercedes hide caption
Melting guns and bullet casings, this artist turns weapons into bells
President Biden arrives with Susan Bro, mother of Charlottesville victim Heather Heyer, to deliver a keynote speech at the "United We Stand" summit to counter the effects of hate-fueled violence in the East Room of the White House on Thursday. MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Reagan Gaona stands beside the Unfillable Chair memorial in front of Santa Fe High School in Texas. The memorial is dedicated to the eight students and two teachers killed in a May 2018 shooting. To the left is a sign displaying solidarity with Uvalde, Texas, a city that experienced a similar school shooting in May 2022. Renuka Rayasam/Kaiser Health News hide caption
Shooting range owner John Deloca fires his pistol at his range in Queens, N.Y. Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Most gun owners favor modest restrictions but deeply distrust government, poll finds
Crimo made rap music under the name Awake The Rapper. In one video, he wears a helmet and vest inside an empty classroom and scatters bullets across the floor. Screenshot by NPR/AwakeTheRapper hide caption
A group of teachers visiting from Dilley, Texas, view a memorial honoring the victims killed in last week's elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Friday, June 3, 2022. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption
A makeshift memorial at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas after a school massacre left 19 children and two teachers dead. Chandan Khanna / AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Justice of the Peace Eulalio Diaz, Jr., was called to identify the bodies of the 21 victims of the shooting at Robb Elementary, last week. Vanessa Romo/NPR hide caption
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, attends a prayer vigil in Uvalde, Texas, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. The vigil was held to honor the victims killed in Tuesday's shooting at Robb Elementary School. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption
Demonstrators attend a candlelight vigil Wednesday in Fairfax, Va., for the victims of the Uvalde and Buffalo mass shootings. Allison Bailey/Reuters Connect hide caption
Research shows policies that may help prevent mass shootings — and some that don't
A man brings flowers to Robb Elementary School on Wednesday in Uvalde, Texas. Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images hide caption
As police and FBI agents continue their investigation into the shooting at Tops Market in Buffalo, N.Y., last weekend, Congress is considering legislation to address domestic terrorism. Authorities say the attack was believed to be motivated by racial hatred. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Days after Buffalo mass shooting, the House approves a bill to fight domestic terror
The front of WOW Hall in Eugene, Ore., is seen in a photo taken from Google Maps Street View. The hall was the site of a mass shooting on Friday. Google Maps hide caption
This week marks two years since a weekend of mass shootings: one in El Paso, Texas, and one in Dayton, Ohio. Two relatives of victims, including one who is a survivor himself, offer their thoughts on the anniversary. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption