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Gun Groups Went All In on Trump. They Got Less Than He Promised.

Gun Policy

Gun Groups Went All In on Trump. They Got Less Than He Promised.

He pledged to loosen gun restrictions, but his biggest contribution on gun policy was the ban on bump stocks.

Alain Stephens
Guns Are Banned at the Capitol, Unless You’re a Congressperson

Law

Guns Are Banned at the Capitol, Unless You’re a Congressperson

Democratic Rep. Jared Huffman says some lawmakers carry guns “all the time.” He’s seeking bipartisan support to end the exemption that allows federal legislators to go armed on the job.

Jennifer Mascia
The NRA Files for Bankruptcy, Says It Plans to Move to Texas

Bang for the Buck

The NRA Files for Bankruptcy, Says It Plans to Move to Texas

New York Attorney General Letitia James said her office would not allow the group to “avoid accountability.”

Will Van Sant
ATF Faces Legal Pressure to Shutter Gunmaker With Dubious History

The Business of Guns

ATF Faces Legal Pressure to Shutter Gunmaker With Dubious History

After Jimenez Arms went into bankruptcy, the company’s owner tried to revive his gunmaking business under a different name. Now, plaintiffs are trying to compel the ATF to close it down for good.

Brian Freskos
He Grew Up Amid the Trauma of Gun Violence. Now He Works to Help Families Heal.

Ricochet

He Grew Up Amid the Trauma of Gun Violence. Now He Works to Help Families Heal.

Edwin Martinez's personal understanding of how trauma can wend its way through a home undergirds his work getting parents and children to process their grief.

Ann Givens
A Running List of Gun Arrests Tied to the U.S. Capitol Attack

Extremism

A Running List of Gun Arrests Tied to the U.S. Capitol Attack

Civilians didn't open fire on January 6, but that doesn’t mean the Trump supporters who congregated at the Capitol weren’t armed.

Jennifer Mascia
On the Frontlines of Gun Violence Prevention, Lessons Learned From a Harrowing Year

How We Fix This

On the Frontlines of Gun Violence Prevention, Lessons Learned From a Harrowing Year

2020's shooting surge was overwhelming and in many cities unprecedented. But for outreach workers and other experts, it also led to new ideas and approaches.

Ann Givens, J. Brian Charles, Lakeidra Chavis, and Jennifer Mascia
The Gun Rights Rhetoric That Helped Seed the Insurrectionist Mindset

Extremism

The Gun Rights Rhetoric That Helped Seed the Insurrectionist Mindset

Duke Law professor Darrell Miller explains how a strain of Second Amendment advocacy convinced some Americans that they have the right to use violence against political opponents.

Olivia Li
Their Statehouses Allow Guns, and These Lawmakers Are Increasingly Afraid

Gun Policy

Their Statehouses Allow Guns, and These Lawmakers Are Increasingly Afraid

The violence in Washington has intensified efforts to make state capitols gun-free.

Jennifer Mascia
‘Either We Finally Take This Seriously…or This Gets Worse’

Extremism

‘Either We Finally Take This Seriously…or This Gets Worse’

The insurrection and its aftermath.

Tom Kutsch