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Politics
The Republican presidential hopeful's rhetoric on gun laws is an idiosyncratic mix of red meat and deviations from his party's script.
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.
Commentary
Why the debate needs us, now more than ever.
Open Carry
The optics could be dicey.
In Memoriam
The Clackamas Town Center killings were three years ago. Each new high-profile attack brings Jenna Yuille right back to that day.
Campus Carry
Members of the University of Texas community met Monday to discuss the implementation of a new law allowing guns on campus.
A forthcoming Harvard survey suggest that more Americans own a sizable stockpile of firearms than there are residents of Denmark.
History
"With all the violence and murder and killings we’ve had in the United States," the Democratic candidate said, two weeks before his death, "I think you will agree that we must keep firearms from people who have no business with guns or rifles.”
