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Gun Violence
HHS Website Removes Advisory Declaring Gun Violence a Public Health Crisis
The HHS web page that once featured the former surgeon general’s advisory on gun violence now reads "Page Not Found.”
Ron DeSantis Proposes “Gun Sales Tax Holiday” as Part of Next FL State Budget
The “holiday” would take place during a time of year when mass shootings and gun violence are at their highest.
Inside the Multi-Decade Effort to Mobilize Gun Owners as a Political Force
To elect gun-friendly politicians, manufacturers gave political operatives sensitive data on customers without consent.
Biden Ghost Gun Rule Appears Safe, as SCOTUS Justices Defend Its Reasoning
The Supreme Court will issue a final ruling on ghost guns sometime around June of next year.
The Gun Industry Is Beginning to Lose Immunity From the Violence It Fuels
Criminalization will never solve gun violence. To stop the carnage, we must start holding gun manufacturers accountable.
Kamala Harris, Donald Trump React to School Shooting in Georgia
Four people — two teachers and two students — were killed by a 14-year-old student of the school.
US Surgeon General Calls Gun Violence a “Public Health Crisis” and Urges Action
On nearly every day of 2024 so far, a burst of gunfire has hit at least four people somewhere in the US.
SCOTUS Upholds Law Barring Abusers With Restraining Orders From Keeping Firearms
The decision was 8-1, with Justice Clarence Thomas casting the dissenting vote.
Rejecting Safety Amendments, TN GOP Passes Bill Allowing Handguns for Teachers
The legislation doesn’t allow schools or school districts to opt out of the program.
States That Restrict Abortion Have Higher Rates of Intimate Partner Homicide
“[T]here’s an epidemic of preventable violence that disproportionately affects vulnerable populations,” one study finds.