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Politics
Four things that convinced party leaders that gun reform has become a winning issue.
The Democratic presidential contender says he backed the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to shield Vermont gun shops from crushing lawsuits. According to legal experts, there was a less noble agenda behind the bill.
Concealed Carry
A niche fashion market has sprung up that caters to women who own firearms. But experts claim that handbag and bra holsters are hazardous, at best.
Armed With Reason
Gun rights advocates claim concealed carry is the answer to stopping criminals. The data says that's simply not possible.
Data
Hiding in closets and under desks has become a become an intrinsic part of American school life.
City Limits
Accounts from the front lines of urban gun violence. This week: Portland, Oregon, where a homicide rocked a peaceful neighborhood the night after the Roseburg college shooting.
Commentary
Why the debate needs us, now more than ever.
Open Carry
The optics could be dicey.
Shunning the FBI’s widely used definition, the numbers circulated by the crowdsourced Mass Shooting Tracker show such attacks to be an almost daily phenomenon.
Gun Policy
The new National Defense Authorization Act also affirms the value of background checks for surplus military pistols.
