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Campus Carry
A reminder that a policy promoted as necessary for personal security can lead to public safety risks.
Proponents of arming college students bent legislative rules to keep this year's bill alive. Republican Nathan Deal now has seven days to decide whether he'll repeat his 2016 veto, or give gun rights advocates a win.
Data
A forthcoming Harvard survey suggest that more Americans own a sizable stockpile of firearms than there are residents of Denmark.
Mass Shooting
More than half of the recovered guns had been purchased by the shooter or a family member in the last three years.