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Gun Violence
“This Is About Blood Money”: AOC Slams GOP for Compliance With Gun Lobby
“This is not normal,” Ocasio-Cortez said, showing how gun manufacturers' power has yielded rampant shootings in the U.S.
Victims of Buffalo & Uvalde Shootings Will Testify Before Congress Wednesday
The hearings will include the testimony of a fourth-grade student who survived the school shooting in Uvalde.
Joe Manchin Is Open to Raising Age to Buy Assault Weapons to 21
The right-wing West Virginia senator questioned why it was necessary for anyone to own an AR-15.
Journalists in Texas Say Uvalde Police Are Actively Obstructing News Reporters
Officials in Uvalde face increasing accusations of stonewalling the media.
The Gun Lobby Sponsors Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s Secretive Island Club
Hoyer is the honorary chair of an invitation-only club supported by the National Sports Shooting Foundation.
Days After Uvalde, Mass Shooting in Tulsa Leaves 4 Dead
The shooting is the latest in a string of attacks that have killed dozens of people over the past few weeks.
Pro Athletes Can Amplify Social Justice Movements — If They Follow Through
Today’s activist athletes are, for the most part, swimming upstream against very strong currents.
Pulse Survivor: Delayed Cop Response in Uvalde Shows Pattern in Mass Shootings
“We have to be honest about stopping gun violence before it erupts in the halls of our school," says Brandon Wolf.
Biden Sparks Anger by Describing McConnell and Cornyn as “Rational” on Guns
Progressive Nina Turner responded, “What in the neoliberal hell is this?”
Gun Lobby Intervened Against a Republican’s Gun Law. Then He Lost His Seat.
Former Colorado state Rep. Cole Wist faced intense backlash from the gun lobby for sponsoring a “red flag law.”