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The Trajectory
It isn’t just a matter of semantics.
Elections
With gun reforms stalled in Congress, several states are looking to tighten their gun laws through ballot initiatives this November.
Law
It’s not the way President Trump suggested.
Extremism
“You can’t be anti-government if your guy has the top job,” said one expert.
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.
Gun Rights
The legal morass created when school leaders are forced to go it alone on campus carry.
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.
As we learn more about gunman Chris Harper Mercer and his victims, here are some of the big things to watch in this developing story.