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February 22, 2018
Sarah Jones
Teens may save us all yet.
February 16, 2018
Sarah Jones
The Mental Health Scapegoat
The GOP's hand-wringing over "deranged" individuals distracts from America's real pathology: guns.
February 15, 2018
Emily Atkin
Lift the federal ban on gun violence research.
January 31, 2018
Emily Atkin
Trump touts American heroism in the face of problems he’s done nothing about.
October 9, 2017
Sarah Jones
Why Republicans Blamed the Las Vegas Massacre on “Evil”
Their rhetoric is a symptom not only of religious hypocrisy but also secularized corruption.
October 2, 2017
Alex Shephard
The mass shooting in Las Vegas is the worst in history, yet horrifyingly familiar.
December 16, 2016
Tim Grierson
The Sad, Timely Return of The Killing of America
This hard-to-find 1982 documentary about America’s addiction to guns and violence gets new life 35 years after its initial release.
July 28, 2016
Clio Chang
Gun violence has taken center stage at the DNC.
July 26, 2016
Clio Chang
Day two of the DNC will be about police brutality and gun violence.
February 16, 2016
Elaine Teng
An Argentine referee gave a player a red card. The player came back and murdered him.
January 18, 2016
Rebecca Leber
Bernie Sanders just made an important change in his position on gun control.
January 14, 2016
Rebecca Leber
Gun Control Can Swing the 2016 Election
Democrats—so long on the defensive—should use the issue this year to rekindle the Obama coalition.
January 8, 2016
Rebecca Leber
Has President Obama Broken the Political Stalemate on Guns?
At CNN's forum, the president offered Democratic candidates a model for touting gun control—and hitting back at the NRA.
January 5, 2016
Alex Shephard
Watch President Obama invoke Zaevion Dobson, a 15-year-old who sacrificed his life to spare the lives of his friends from a gunman.
January 5, 2016
Rebecca Leber
Republicans are furious at President Obama for giving them what they asked for to curb gun violence.
December 22, 2015
Abbie Nehring
Gun Culture’s Dazzling, Dangerous Firework Display
Exploding targets cause spectacular blasts and horrifying accidents. Can anyone regulate them?
December 16, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Chris Christie suggests L.A. kids and their parents are most worried about ISIS. A poll suggests otherwise.
December 14, 2015
Mikaela Lefrak
Over 500 kids have died from gun violence since Sandy Hook.
December 3, 2015
Frederic Lemieux
Six Undeniable Facts About Mass Shootings
December 3, 2015
Rebecca Leber
The New York Daily News’s gun control activism goes back a long way.

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