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Data
An analysis by The Trace shows that gunfire on roads and highways is becoming more common as drivers increasingly use firearms to express their anger.
Decades of data on statewide gun ownership and violence show sales spiked during the pandemic, and again after the mass shooting in Uvalde.
Gun Theft
‘People want to arm up and protect themselves from the looters.’
Extremism
“You can’t be anti-government if your guy has the top job,” said one expert.
Gun Policy
Buy a safe, get a discount.
Campus Carry
It frustrates me that so many of my peers and professors have reacted so negatively.
Critics and supporters alike are bound to be unhappy with how schools interpret the new law, predicts William McRaven.
National Rifle Association
C.J. Grisham questions Charles Cotton’s loyalty to the cause in the latest skirmish between insurgents and the gun rights establishment.
Concealed Carry
On a forum moderated by an NRA board member, concealed carriers claim that a new law is leaving them unwelcome at more private businesses.
Mass Shooting
For some members of the campus community, this weekend's highly publicized demonstration was a dramatic reminder of the damage a real gunman can do.