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The Gun Machine
To build a civilian firearms market, U.S. gun manufacturers pioneered myths about the American West that live on to this day.
In episode two of The Gun Machine, Alain Stephens explores the history of gun ownership in America — including the racist roots of the Second Amendment — and talks to Black gun owners about why they carry.
Chicago
The politics of memory are central to art therapist Rochele Royster, whose Dolls4Peace project celebrated the lives of those shot and killed in Chicago.
N’Kosi Barber lost a friend in a shooting. Now, he’s helping Chicagoans who have endured similar losses move on through the craft of glassblowing.
Philadelphia
Bout Mine I Matter helps Philly’s youth process their grief through a filmmaking program that integrates behavioral counseling and de-escalation techniques.
Culture
A new survey finds that support for strengthening gun laws and protecting the Second Amendment aren’t mutually exclusive.
Coronavirus & Guns
Caroline Light is a Harvard professor whose field of study includes “America’s love affair with armed self-defense,” as she put it in the subtitle of her latest book. Reading the extensive reports this week of a surge in…
A survey of evangelical leaders now making the rounds in Christian media suggests that influential pastors could be a conduit to a broader gun-reform coalition. The crucial caveat: More of them would need to decide to speak up on…
Firearm geeks from blue America say they've found a home in the Liberal Gun Club.
The Civilian Marksmanship Program's signature event is a haven for self-described ‘gun nerds.‘
In HAIL, Kentucky photographer Garrett O. Hansen turns spent rounds and shredded targets into art.
What goes up must come down.
Road rage incidents involving firearms have more than doubled since 2014, our analysis shows.
For former soldier Alex Flynn, the sounds and sights of the Knob Creek Range stirred dark memories — and some new fears.
Keith Maitland’s film weaves together archival footage and animation to show how the University of Texas sniper attack of August 1, 1966 unfolded, in real time.
