“There have been at least 52 school shootings in the United States so far this year, leaving at least 28 people dead and 48 others injured, according to CNN’s analysis of events reported by the Gun Violence Archive, Education Week and Everytown for Gun Safety.” cnn.com/2026/10/15/us/oregon… | @CNN

BREAKING: Multiple people are dead after a shooting at an Oregon elementary school, sources say. The suspect is also dead. cbsn.ws/4ilFurY

BREAKING: FBI-assisted probe foils alleged mass-shooting plot on an Aurora, IL Hindu temple. 19-year-old arrested with rifle, hundreds of rounds, body armor; charged with making a terrorist threat. Zero killed or injured - no shots fired. reuters.com/legal/government… | @Reuters

The federal hate crime trial of the Buffalo supermarket gunman is expected to begin in December, more than 4 years after he murdered 10 Black people in a racist attack. As jury selection begins, we must NEVER forget the lives stolen by hate. brnw.ch/21x6pHI

YTD comparison of U.S. gun violence, this year vs. last year. So far, 2026 has seen: ↓ Fewer gun deaths ↓ Fewer gun injuries ↓ Fewer children shot ↓ Fewer teenagers shot ↑ More mass shootings ↓ Fewer defensive use incidents ↓ Fewer unintentional shootings ↓ Fewer murder-suicides

On Friday night in Erie, Pennsylvania, nine people were killed in a family annihilation. Angelina was pregnant with Kyrie Stone who was due in a couple days. We remember the lives taken and will continue to #HonorwithAction. #EndGunViolence

Concealed carry laws keep changing, so capturing them in a table is like trying to freeze a river. I built one anyway, covering competency, training, course, and live-fire requirements. Free to view, and corrections welcome. lightoverheat.substack.com/p…

One of my most significant found photo collections to date. A few hundred color Kodachromes of the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island. IN COLOR. Very few color slides of this event exist. I found what may be the largest known collection of these in existence. Kodachrome film had only been out since 1936. It was slow and expensive. The fair was built on a man-made island to celebrate the new Bay Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge. They called it the Pageant of the Pacific. It ran in 1939 and 1940. Almost everything that survives is black and white. Charles Cushman shot some color frames that are now at Indiana University. OpenSFHistory has published six 1940 night color slides and a smaller number of daytime ones. A few others are in private hands. That is most of the known color record outside of this set. These came out of an estate sale in the Oakland hills. The Gayway with Sally Rand’s Nude Ranch and the sunburst lights down the middle of the street. The Tower of the Sun lit at night and reflected in the lagoon. The Court of Pacifica. The Japanese pavilion. Crowds in hats on the wide midways. Fountains and statues. The whole fair still sitting in the mounts. What a time to be alive in San Francisco. I am working through this collection but I've published the first 40 or so here (more to come): flickr.com/photos/thomashawk…

BREAKING: Nine people were killed Friday in a shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, the governor says. apnews.com/article/nine-kill…

A mass shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania has left nine people dead, including two children, police said. ktvu.com/news/erie-pennsylva…

People who hurt themselves or others often show warning signs before they carry out an act of violence. Text KNOW to 79775 to learn the signs. #EndGunViolence #ProtectOurKids #SandyHookPromise #SaySomethingSavesLives #knowtheSigns