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Worst Mass Shooting in Recent US History Leaves More Than 50 Dead, 400 Injured in Las Vegas
At least eight firearms, along with several long rifles, were reportedly found in the gunman's hotel room.
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NRA Issues Call for White Supremacy and Armed Insurrection
The gun lobby's new “recruitment ad” is deliberately crafted to stir anger and fear.
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The New York Times Shamefully Smears Bernie Sanders in Its Latest Lurch Right
A new report inexplicably ties the Alexandria shootings to belligerent “Bernie Bros.”
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New Public Database Reveals Striking Differences in How Guns Are Regulated From State to State
Because of inaction on the part of the federal government, it is up to each individual state to develop its own policies to reduce gun violence.
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William Rivers Pitt | Some Questions for Mr. Trump
If Trump actually shows up for his scheduled presser, here are some questions I'd like him to answer.
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The Biggest Spender Backing Donald Trump? The NRA
The NRA has spent $6 million in TV ads on behalf of the Republican presidential candidate.
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“Pow, Pow, Yous Are Dead!” Children, Toy Guns and the Real Thing
I want so much more for, and from, my little boy than “Pow, pow, yous are dead now!”
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The Appalling Violence of the World’s Three Superpowers
The status ‘superpower’ rests on three nations' enormous capacity for violence.
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Historian: “You Can’t Disconnect History of the 2nd Amendment From the History of White Supremacy”
President Obama is speaking in Dallas, Texas, today at a memorial service for the five Dallas police officers.
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What the NRA Doesn’t Want You to Know
It's been illegal for more than 20 years for the CDC to conduct any research on gun violence.