Teaching resource and background articles on teaching about gun violence from NCSS, members, colleagues, and news outlets:

• Out of Range: An Interview with Mark Tushnet on the Second Amendment (Looking at the Law) Social Education (Sept. 2007)
• Tracking Congress: Issues, Interests, and Democracy in Action Social Education (Jan./Feb. 2018)
• The Atlantic, “Gun Control from Around the World: A Primer.” Overview of the social science and public policies globally (Jan. 12, 2016).
• The Atlantic, "The Parkland Students Aren't Going Away." The relevance of race in the history of the issue (Feb. 24, 2018).
• Facing History and Ourselves, "After Parkland, Students Choose to Participate.
• March for Our Lives (A website “created by, inspired by, and led by students across the country.”) “On March 24, 2018, the kids and families of March For Our Lives will take to the streets of Washington DC to demand that their lives and safety become a priority and that we end gun violence and mass shootings in our schools today.”
• Miller Center, University of Virginia, "Race And The Crisis of Justice" (12-minute video) looks at the history of race, policing, and incarceration in the U.S. through the lens of the presidency. .
• New York Times Lesson Plans, "Resources for Talking and Teaching About the School Shooting in Florida."
• NPR, "How to Talk With Kids About Terrible Things" (A site for parents and teachers).
• Open Secrets, “Gun Rights vs Gun Control,” An overview and data on contributions from gun control and gun rights groups to members of Congress, as well as current NRA data.
• PBS NewsHour "What can we learn from the Stoneman shooting?" 
• PBS Teachers Lounge, “Perspectives by Educators on the Issue of School Shootings in the U.S.,” February 16, 2018, .
• Sandy Hook Promise provides research-based programs (e.g.,“Know the Signs”) and practices to help protect children from gun violence in homes, schools, and communities. 

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NOTE: National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), is providing these resources for educators on currently relevant topics of public concern. These resources are offerings by our members, colleagues, and news outlets and are not indicative of a particular stance, political or otherwise, on legislation related to gun control or other related issues.