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Gun Violence
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.
Stop-and-Frisk Policing by Any Other Name Won’t Provide Safety in Philadelphia
Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker’s response to gun violence is more policing and the reintroduction of stop-and-frisk.
2023 Breaks Record for Most Mass Killings From Guns in a Single Year in the US
There have been 630 mass shootings in the U.S. since the start of 2023.