Truthout
Guns
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Guys With Guns
The US government should be making it more difficult to sell weapons - at home as well as abroad.
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Guns, Denial and Insanity
Gun violence is surely senseless, but so is our response to it.
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The NRA’s “Look, but Don’t Touch” Approach Is a Real Killer
If you're not old enough to buy a gun, then there's absolutely no reason why guns should be marketed towards you.
Myth vs. Fact: Violence and Mental Health
After mass shootings, like the ones these past weeks in Las Vegas, Seattle and Santa Barbara, the national conversation often focuses on mental illness. So what do we actually …
Former Gang Members Build Peaceful Communities in “License to Operate“
In impoverished Los Angeles neighborhoods with high levels of violence, former gang members work to build community. A new film zeroes in on the group's daily triumphs and struggles.
USDA and Submachine Guns: Latest Example of Mission Creep as Federal Policing Expands
The USDA is only one of a slew of seemingly unlikely federal agencies to have acquired an armed police force ready to enforce an ever-expanding federal code.
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How a Lack of Power and Guns Go Together
The NRA can't escape the influence of the more radical parts of the gun movement - the people who, for whatever reason, want to bring an AR-15 to Chipotle.
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Shots Fired. Madness in Progress.
The NRA and its gun lobby pals keep the market jumping.
#YesAllWomen: Rebecca Solnit on the Santa Barbara Massacre and Viral Response to Misogynist Violence
Santa Barbara is grieving after a 22-year-old man killed six college students just after posting a misogynistic video online vowing to take his revenge on women for sexually rejecting …
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Democrats Push to Restart CDC Funding for Gun Violence Research
Two Congressional Democrats are unveiling legislation this morning that would restart the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's gun violence research efforts.