Tennessee’s Republican-Led House votes to expel Democratic Representatives for protesting gun violence. Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news. (Terms and conditions). Last week, three of the House’ representatives participated in a gun-control protest on the House floor, in response to the recent tragic school shooting in […]

African American Gun Association founder Philip Smith talks about gun safety within the African-American community.

The shooting on Sunday in Las Vegas left 59 people killed an a estimated 527 people injured.

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An 8-year-old male student is dead and another injured after a man opened fire at North Park Elementary School in San Bernardino, California on Monday.

Jeezy shares his thoughts on the controversial issue of gun control. He explains why he doesn’t really think guns are the root of the problem- it’s the kids. He discusses what is at the source of Chicago’s terrible gun violence problem, saying that he thinks Chi-town was once “one of the most disciplined cities in […]

A 53-year-old Ohio woman was brutally murdered by a man who caused a car accident with her vehicle in the Cleveland area Saturday.

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Several police officers were shot in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Sunday morning, the New York Times reports. At least three officers were killed in Sunday’s incident, Mayor Kip Holden confirmed with the Times. Three others were wounded. From the Times: Mr. Holden said reports of an active shooter in the vicinity of the Hammond Aire Plaza on Airline Highway […]

Sixty people in total were shot over the weekend and 28 were wounded between Sunday around noon and 3 a.m. Monday morning.

According to reports, the two girls were already shot by the time officers arrived.

The trend has been studied closely for a number of years, showing a slow increase in gun-related deaths.