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Guns
Why Don’t We Know How Many People Are Shot Each Year in the US?
Has nonfatal gun violence increased or decreased over the past 10 years? No one really knows.
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New Jersey Allowed to Require “Justifiable Need” to Carry a Firearm in Public
Since the Supreme Court ruled in 2008 that the Second Amendment includes the right to bear arms in self defense, guns rights advocates, led by the NRA, have challenged …
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William Rivers Pitt | Mother’s Day at the End of the World
"I stand with Sonja Woods, and with every mother who has felt the suffering of a child who has been shot. There are many more to come, because we …
Wisconsin Passes Law Requiring Independent Investigations of Police Shootings
The law's passage is thanks to sustained pressure from the families of shooting victims.
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Bundy’s “Militia” Is Lawlessness of a Different Color
If Bundy and his supporters were black or Latino, they wouldn't be called a “militia.” They would be called a gang of armed “thugs.”
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Death by Paranoia
For those shocked by the massacre of young Connecticut school children in 2012, or uncountable shootings in American offices, movie theaters, streets and homes, Georgia's decision to invite more …
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Republicans Say No to CDC Gun Violence Research
George Republican Rep. Jack Kingston said he would oppose a proposal from President Obama for S10 million in CDC gun research funding.
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Guns Make Domestic Violence Deadlier
When guns are involved in domestic violence, women die. Right wing media falsely claim the presence of guns make women safer.
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The News
Could guns help liberal activists stand against the government, too?
Was Kansas Shooting Avoidable? White Supremacist was Ex-Informant with Criminal Past and Hateful Views
Notorious white supremacist Frazier Glenn Miller has been charged with killing three people at two Jewish community sites in Kansas. Miller has openly railed against Jews and African Americans …