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The Gun Lobby
How the small lobbying group has made a name for itself by pulling at the NRA's right flank.
Culture
When falling holiday bullets end lives.
City Limits
Mass shootings pushed the issue to the fore, but these excerpts from our City Limits series tell the stories of the everyday gunfire victims who still go ignored.
Year in Review
From an NRA-hating hunter, to an angry mother, to a group of Redditors, these people had a dramatic impact on how we viewed gun reform in 2015.
Data
Highlighting the trends and data that defined another bloody 12 months in America.
Gun Policy
Darin Prince's creation is a case study in how some entrepreneurs and gun enthusiasts find ways to skirt regulations meant to mitigate a weapon's killing power.
Selections from exceptional journalism we read this year.
In Memoriam
Hailey and Maximus Blunk belong to a growing group of American kids enduring what one childhood trauma expert calls a "particularly difficult struggle."
Mass Shooting
A tenured professor at Florida Atlantic University, Tracy has maintained for years that the Sandy Hook massacre never took place, and harassed the families of victims. Now he's paying for his views.
History
So he blasted his fellow insiders for aiding the black market in this forgotten trade magazine op-ed.