Approximately 9 million handgun owners in the United States carry loaded handguns on a monthly basis—about 7 million of whom have concealed carry permits—while 3 million report carrying on a daily basis.
New York City lawmakers passed legislation that will require employers to allow people to use their paid time off for issues relating to sexual abuse, domestic violence, stalking, and human trafficking.
Researchers at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto and Western University took an unconventional approach to understanding the significant effects of domestic violence in the workplace.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced nearly $9 million in funding for community policing and for training to help improve law enforcement officers’ response to active shooting situations.
A new Gallup poll reveals six in 10 U.S. adults now support stricter laws covering the sale of firearms, up from 55% last year and the highest percentage since 2004.
A new study has found that mass killings are not becoming more common – instead, they've occurred steadily over last decade, and tend to happen randomly.
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe announced the allocation of more than $6.1 million of federal grant programs to enhance emergency preparedness and security throughout the Commonwealth.