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Gun Violence
Guns on Campus: Not an Agenda for Women’s Safety
Allowing guns on campus won't reduce sexual assault on campus. Instead, it will increase the risk of homicide.
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When Your Armed Neighbor Comes Knocking
Why is it legal to carry a gun to a noise complaint?
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Shoot Down the Stupid Second Amendment
Repeal the Stupid Second Amendment. Surround it, grab it, bring it in the back room, pull down the shades, and end it.
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Increasingly Dangerous Guns Endanger US Communities
In “The Last Gun” Tom Diaz pitches ideas to halt the NRA's campaign of fear that's pumped up weapons sales.
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Celebrating Open Carry in St. Louis
In America, there's nothing newsworthy about a crowd of heavily-armed white people marching through the streets of a major city.
NRA Hosts “Killer Cop” Competition Amid National Outcry Over Police Violence
The NRA's annual National Police Shooting Competition judges officers on who's best at using lethal weapons.
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Police Killing of Yet Another Black Man Near Ferguson Protests Warrants Probe
As a video of the incident Tuesday clearly shows, the St. Louis police officers who killed Kajieme Powell showed a reckless and callous disregard for human life in what …
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Confronting Corruption and Cholesterol in Congress
We have elected leaders who don't dare cross the mob that could oust them from power, whether it's the National Rifle Association or the National Restaurant Association.
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Guns in the Mental Health Clinic: Not Therapeutic
The tragic case of a psychiatrist firing a gun to protect himself and others from a patient who had just shot a caseworker to death illuminates the unrealistic expectation …
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Goons Guns and Georgia
Grandparents reflect on Georgia gun laws.