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Politics
Campaigns focusing on gun reform achieved victory in several races across the country.
Gun Policy
Since the 1990s, John Lott has provided the empirical justification for looser firearms laws. Do his claims stand up to scrutiny?
Community Violence
Advance Peace was supposed to launch in New York City in July 2021 — but after months of miscommunication and poor planning, the program has quietly been scrapped.
Here's what they said.
Philadelphia
Few police are ever prosecuted for on-duty killings. In Philly, Krasner charged three officers; one has been convicted of voluntary manslaughter.
As the city grapples with unrelenting shootings, a record number of city council members have resigned to seek the city's top job.
Extremism
Extremism experts warn that a new crop of ideologues using voter fraud conspiracy theories and religious appeals are pushing their followers toward armed rebellion.
A new law was supposed to exclusively fund states that have, or plan to pass, red flag laws. But a compromise broadened the criteria, complicating how to prioritize programs shown to decrease shootings.
Culture
A new survey finds that support for strengthening gun laws and protecting the Second Amendment aren’t mutually exclusive.
An injection of at least $300 million for community groups is part of the Biden administration's larger strategy for reducing gun violence. But for smaller groups, actually getting that funding can be a challenge.
We asked them to answer residents’ questions about the crisis that has taken more than 320 lives this year.
The research identified broad acceptance of political violence and authoritarian rule.
The measure is not nearly as expansive as progressives had hoped, but it does include some significant changes.
Breaking down the biggest federal gun reform measure in three decades.
New York City’s most populous borough is using police and incarceration as a last resort — and seeing shootings decrease.