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Politics
The president's eulogy for the Rev. Clementa Pinckney was a mature diagnosis of America's gun violence problem. David Frank, Professor of Rhetoric at the University of Oregon, explains why.
Community Violence
More than a decade ago, Chuck's Guns was named the nation’s No. 1 source of crime guns. Despite protests and lawsuits, it's still ringing up sales.
In Memoriam
A portrait of the Emanuel AME Wednesday Bible study group in the hours that everything and nothing changed.
Culture
Checking into the lodging giant's firearms policy following Uber's gun ban
Armed With Reason
Data shows that states with the top rates of gun possession have nearly three times the rate of gun murders compared to states with the fewest guns.
A 19-year-old prohibition on CDC studies of gun violence stays in place.
City Limits
Scenes from everyday life in the Los Angeles neighborhoods known as "Death Alley."
Gun Policy
A pattern of noncompliance by gun owners gives fresh fodder to anti-regulators.
But expanding them would also require a cultural change.
Domestic Violence
The powerful lobby is giving its tacit approval to measures banning guns from abusers.
