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Mother of Teen Who Was Shot Dead Over Loud Music Praises Obama’s Action on Guns
When President Obama spoke about gun control on Tuesday, he was surrounded by family members of people killed in shootings.
Naomi Murakawa and Black Lives Matter: Liberals, Guns and the Roots of the US Prison Explosion
Naomi Murakawa indicts liberals for growing the system of mass incarceration.
Why Is It Illegal to Research the Impact of Gun Control on Public Health?
It's time to start treating gun violence like one of the biggest public health crises in the US.
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William Rivers Pitt | The Butcher’s Repast
William Rivers Pitt: I see the butcher's bill and know this is wrong. Something has gone sideways.
William Rivers Pitt | Slaughter Is the Standard in the US
There have been 355 mass shootings in the US this year alone. We have passed 337 days on this year's calendar. The math drips blood.
The Deadly Fraud of “American Exceptionalism“
Here's what would actually be exceptional: Don't bomb hospitals.
Henry A. Giroux | Murder, Incorporated: Guns and the Growing Culture of Violence in the US
After the latest mass shooting, the US culture of violence continues to play on fear and be normalized.
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Campus Carry
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After Oregon Shooting, President Obama Says Gun Laws Need to Change
Oregon shooting is the 15th time Obama has made remarks on a shooting.
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Culture Change – Not Policy Change – Is Needed: Reflections on Gun Violence in the US
“We don't talk about why our culture is grounded in a romanticization - and in fact, a sexualization - of gun violence,” says Kelly Hayes.