What Counts as Brandishing? When Is It Illegal?
Expansive self-defense statutes create a tangled web of rules that make it increasingly difficult to prosecute people for flashing guns.
Gun Background Checks Surged to New High in June
The FBI ran 3.9 million screenings last month, topping the previous record for the second time this year.
‘Boogaloo’ Believers Think a Civil War Is Coming. These Gun Firms Are Openly Marketing to Them.
To market their products, ammo makers and gun shops are invoking the memes and rhetoric of a disjointed anti-government ideology blamed for at least one killing spree.
Chicago’s Peace Academy Graduates a New Class of Violence Interrupters
As shootings rise and the pandemic continues, street outreach workers are juggling multiple roles to preserve community health.
The Brothers Behind an Extreme Gun-Rights Network That Republicans Call a Big Scam
Before they instigated some of the earliest protests against COVID-19 shutdowns, the Dorr brothers honed a brand of fiery Second Amendment activism that doesn’t sway lawmakers, but keeps the donations flowing.
The ‘Warrior Cop’ Is a Toxic Mentality. And a Lucrative Industry.
Police are paying firms that preach extreme vigilance and deadly force.
Armed with an AR-15, He Escorted a Black Lawmaker. Now He’s Pushing His City to Confront Its Racism.
Michael Lynn Jr. made national news when he guarded Michigan state Representative Sarah Anthony during shutdown protests. At home in Lansing, he questions the double standard applied to Black gun owners.
Police, Power, and the Specter of Guns
From law enforcement killings to basic traffic stops, firearms shape every encounter between officers and civilians, especially when those interactions involve Black people.
Police Budgets Used to Be Untouchable. The ‘Defund’ Movement Is Changing That.
While Minneapolis pursues a complete overhaul, other cities are scrambling to freeze spending on law enforcement.
Police Should Never Use Rubber Bullets Against Civilians, Experts Say
The projectiles that officers are firing at protestors are “dangerous, indiscriminate, and potentially lethal,” said a researcher who examined data on nearly 2,000 people hit by them.
The Vicious Cycle of Everyday Gun Violence and Eroding Police Relations
Years of research indicate that police abuse can contribute to the conditions that make everyday gun violence harder to stop.