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Data
“There is nothing stopping them from addressing this life-and-death national problem.”
The Gunfighters
In its most recent push, the organization has propelled a bill in Maine that prohibits certain private landlords from banning guns on their properties.
Politics
Emerging from the Internet's shadows amid the roiling Republican nomination race, a movement embraces firearms for their power to upset.
Background Checks
Both sides in the contentious Washington state background check fight say that their position is vindicated by newly reported FBI data.
Culture
After the assassination of three American icons, a group of mad men launched a no-holds-barred campaign in support of a landmark gun control bill.
Community Violence
“Gun violence was a constant umbrella hanging over my students' lives and our classroom,” one writes.
Mass Shooting
Vandals destroyed a statue of a toy solider dedicated to a 6-year-old hailed for his heroism during the massacre. Now Kellie Cooke is on a crusade to restore it.
Chicago
Here’s the ugly math that explains the phenomenon.
Backers of a Mississippi bill extending Stand Your Ground to houses of worship are the latest gun-owning Christians to claim the support of scripture, but their views may have more earthly origins.
Open Carry
But he never expected that the Secret Service would be forced to respond.
