• A Call to Protect Democracy from Political Violence

    By Joshua Horwitz and Tim Carey

    As the nation reels from the recent assassination attempt on Donald Trump, experts at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions say we must be clear about the threat of guns in a heated election.

  • Gun Violence Legislation Would Expand Research, Collaborations

    By Alan Wooten

    Federal legislation to establish a gun violence research program, with funds for projects, is being sought by Democratic North Carolina U.S. Rep. Valerie Foushee. If successful getting through the Republican majority chamber, the projects would examine the nature, root causes, consequences and prevention of gun violence.

  • Terrorists Target Music Venues

    By Ines Eisele

    Taylor Swift fans are disappointed after three Vienna concerts were canceled due to a possible terror threat. Europe has seen several deadly attacks on music venues in recent years, raising security concerns.

  • U.K. Riots Blamed on Israel by Conspiracy Theorists

    Riots across the United Kingdom involving far-right elements broke out after the murder of three young girls at a dance class in the Southport knife attack was falsely attributed to a recently arrived Muslim migrant. It is predictable but still problematic to see Israel scapegoated as the cause of the riots.

  • Federal Jury Convicts New York Resident of Acting as a Covert Chinese Agent

    Defendant Pretended to Be Opposed to the Chinese Government So He Could Get Close to Prominent Activists Seeking to Bring Democracy, Reform and Human Rights to China

  • The National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research: Five Years On

    By Andrew R. Morral, Liisa Ecola, and Heather McCracken

    What are the effects of red flag laws? What risks do people face when living with gun owners? What influences young people to carry guns? Just five years ago, little scientific evidence existed to answer to these questions because Congress barred federal funding of for research to find answers to these and other questions.

  • Implementing Secure Firearm Storage Program for Illinois Parents

    Firearm injury and mortality are the leading cause of death among youth in the U.S. From 2013-2020, firearms contributed to a staggering cumulative loss of 1.3 million years of life for young people.

  • Iranian Plot to Kill U.S. Officials, Politicians

    A Pakistani man with ties to Iran was charged with murder-for-hire plot as part of an alleged scheme to assassinate a politician or U.S. government official on U.S. soil. Law enforcement foiled the charged plot before any attack could be carried out.

  • Potential Terrorists Can Be Identified from Social Media Posts

    Researchers have identified signals in social media posts that can predict when someone posting on far-right forums is likely to go on to commit a terrorist act.

  • Mass Shooters Are Often ‘Socially Stunted’ with ‘Zero Coping Skills’

    “The fact that a grown man who lives with his mom and dad still enjoys playing dress-up like a preschooler is strange and yet a frequent occurrence among mass shooters,” said an expert on mass shooters. “There is a subtype of mass shooters that dress up in pseudo‐commando attire brandishing assault weapons.”

  • How America's Elites May Hold the Key to Lowering Murder Rates

    By Jeff Grabmeier

    New crime laws, police funding and similar efforts may have some effect on homicide rates in the United States – but the biggest impact will come from the actions of our political and economic elites, historian and author of American Homicide writes in new report.

  • Alarmism about Terrorism Is Risky and Unjustified

    By Alex Nowrasteh and Michael J. Ard

    The annual chance of being murdered in an attack committed by a foreign-born terrorist is about one in 4.5 million—about 323 times lower than the chance of being murdered in a normal homicide during that 1975–2023 timeframe. The U.S. ought to be more realistic about the foreign-born terrorist threat. Alarmism in the face of small and manageable risks that probably haven’t arisen is a tremendous vice that policymakers should avoid.

  • The Failure of the Secret Service

    By Editorial, North Shore Leader

    The Director of the Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle, has resigned, and not a moment too soon. The multiple failures of the Secret Service at Butler, Pennsylvania were grotesque.

  • Protecting Major Sporting Events from Terrorism: Considerations for the Paris Olympics and Beyond

    By Alexandre Rodde, David Mcilhatton, John Cuddihy, and Rachel Monaghan

    As France prepares to host the Summer Olympic Games next month, recent developments have highlighted the challenging threat environment that exists for the country’s security services. The scale of the events planned during the Paris Olympics, in a tense terrorist environment, presents a series of unique challenges for French security services under the scrutiny of an international audience.

  • Grassley, Cortez Masto Want Senate Confirmation of Secret Service Directors

    By Kim Jarrett, The Center Square

    Lawmakers filed a bill that would require Senate confirmation of Secret Service directors and impose a 10-year term limit. The heads of the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Marshals Service, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement and Customs & Border Protection are already confirmed by the Senate.