Meet the Hardliner Jeff Sessions Picked to Carry Out His Violent Crime Crackdown
Steve Cook, a former federal prosecutor, fiercely supports controversial policies calling for lengthy prison sentences.
Politics
NRA Boss Joins Trump In Screed Against Media, Warns of Threat from ‘Violent Left’
Speaking at CPAC, Wayne LaPierre vowed to aggressively defend the president “for the next eight years.”
Gun Reformers Try to Engineer a Win in New Mexico
Proponents of universal background checks helped set the stage for a victory in the Land of Enchantment, but the NRA is stepping up its counter-offensive.
Here’s What Happened the Last Time Jeff Sessions Got Aggressive on Gun Crime
In his final year as U.S. Attorney, the new Justice Department boss dramatically increased firearms prosecutions. The majority of cases targeted non-violent offenders.
What We Know (and Don’t Know) About Immigrants and Violent Crime
Trump demanded reports on immigrants and crime. Existing research shows that they are not nearly the threat the president has made them out to be.
Trump’s Top Policy Advisor Was Once a Budding Democrat. Then He Read Wayne LaPierre’s Book.
Stephen Miller's dystopian vision of America sounds a lot like what the National Rifle Association's CEO described in Guns, Crime and Freedom
Trump’s Promised Crackdown on Gun Crimes Is Coming Into Focus
His attorney general nominee pledges to increase federal firearms prosecutions — but tools for nabbing traffickers will remain lacking.
Guns in Schools Supporters Gain Traction in Trump’s Washington
The new president can't deliver on his vow to gut the Gun-Free School Zones Act on day one. But Republican lawmakers are laying the groundwork.
Records Cast Doubt on Jeff Sessions’s Boast Regarding Federal Gun Prosecutions
The attorney general nominee may have exaggerated his record as a US Attorney in the 1980s and 1990s. But his zeal for longer sentences is not in doubt.
Gun Reform Groups Say a Senate Win Shows Their Attack Ads Work, Too
Internal polling data shows how much standing with the NRA may have cost Kelly Ayotte in New Hampshire.
Rudy Giuliani Has the Kind of Gun Control Record That Gets Presidential Appointees Savaged By the NRA
If he's tapped by Trump for a top post, will the gun lobby hold him to the standards it used to fight Obama’s nominees?
The NRA’s Straight-A Students
National polls show openness to tougher gun laws, but state lawmakers keep expanding gun rights and blocking reforms. One little letter explains why.