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Guns in the Sun

In Florida They Will Shoot You Dead, and It’ll Probably Be Legal

There are 270 million legal guns in the US. Regardless of where you stand on the issue of firearms laws, you might say that the situation presents a wicked problem—something that can’t be objectively solved or even described. Full story

The New Orleans Murder Wall Won't Stop Growing

While New Orleans is traditionally thought of as the city of jazz, Mardi Gras, and semi-functional alcoholics, it's also the city with the highest murder rate in the country. A local priest is trying to bring greater awareness to the problem by writing the names of the city's mur… Full story

Guns Are Everywhere in Honduras; Urban Maeztro Fires Back with Graffiti

Urban Maeztro, a former graphic designer quit his job and is now devoted to his craft, which is wheat-pasting the provocative images he creates, commenting on the horrific gun violence in Honduras. He plasters his artwork, which often contrasts iconic paintings with vivid pop art… Full story

Trayvon Martin's Shooter Is Free Because of the Stand Your Ground Law

So we called up Rep. Dennis Baxley, the legislator responsible for it. Full story

To Live & Die

In St. Ann's

We went up to the St Ann's area of Nottingham late on Saturday night to talk to a family who live in a council house on a notorious road called Kingsthorpe Close. While we were driving there, the white taxi driver told us that he hoped we were wearing bullet proof vests. Full story