gun deaths

Nevada and other Mountain West states receive a passing grade in gun safety report

Lucia Starbuck

Several states in the Mountain West received a passing score on the GIFFORDS Law Center’s Annual Gun Law Scorecard. But others flat-out failed.

A woman standing and looking toward the camera. Behind her are donated clothes at the Domestic Violence Resource Center.

Local Stories

Advocates warn Supreme Court ruling on guns could put domestic violence survivors at risk

Bert Johnson

The Supreme Court heard arguments last fall in a case that could overturn protections for domestic violence survivors. That could have sweeping consequences for Nevada.

A close-up photo of a man holding a gun and revealing an empty revolver chamber to another man in the background.

Local Stories

Strength of gun laws in the Mountain West are all over the map, analysis finds

Kaleb Roedel

A new report examining gun safety across the country shows that levels in the Mountain West region vary widely.

Public Health

Mountain West states’ high firearm death rates stand out in new database

Kaleb Roedel

A new database reveals the rates of firearm deaths in each state, and some of the highest levels are in the Mountain West.

Outside Looking In: What Former Officers Think Could Improve Policing

Madelyn Beck, Madelyn Beck, Jordan Wirfs-Brock

This is the fifth story in the Mountain West News Bureau series " Elevated Risk ," a project powered by America Amplified , a public radio initiative....

Ywhna Bin Wahid, left, and Baleigh Sampson helped organized a Black Lives Matter protest in Moses Lake, Wash., in June.

Politics and Policy

'Talking People Into Handcuffs': One Western Town Offers Lessons In Good Policing

Nate Hegyi, Nate Hegyi, Jordan Wirfs-Brock

This is the fourth story in the Mountain West News Bureau series " Elevated Risk ," a project powered by America Amplified , a public radio initiative....

Canadians Are Much Less Likely To Be Killed By Police. Gun Laws Are A Big Reason Why.

Erin Collins, Jordan Wirfs-Brock

This is the third story in the Mountain West News Bureau series " Elevated Risk ," a project powered by America Amplified , a public radio initiative. A...

Cole Stump was 29 years old when he was shot and killed by Billings police in October. According to the department, he pulled a gun during a struggle with officers.

A Montana Family Speaks Out About Police Violence Against Indigenous People

Savannah Maher

This is the second story in the Mountain West News Bureau series " Elevated Risk ," a project powered by America Amplified , a public radio initiative....

A still image from Salt Lake City Police Department body camera footage from September 2020. The person in the image, a 13-year-old boy with autism who police believed might have been armed, would be shot moments later. The boy was unarmed.

Public Health

Mountain West Has The Highest Rate Of People Killed By Police In The Nation

Nate Hegyi, Nate Hegyi

This is the first story in the Mountain West News Bureau series " Elevated Risk ," a project powered by America Amplified , a public radio initiative....

Demonstrators raise their arms and chant, "Hands up, don't shoot," in August 2014 as they protest the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo.

U.S. Headlines

Fatal Police Shootings Of Unarmed Black People Reveal Troubling Patterns

Cheryl W. Thompson

Since 2015, police officers have fatally shot at least 135 unarmed Black people nationwide. The majority of officers were white, and for at least 15 of them, the shootings weren't their first or last.