gun debate
What Trump's Second Amendment 'Joke' Says About Gun Politics in 2016
The Republican nominee's suggestion that "Second Amendment people" could deal with his opponent puts the gun debate front-and-center for the general election campaign.
I Am Young and Black and I Don't Want to Die
How can you feel safe when black death is everywhere you look and tools like guns only seem to make you more of a target?
What I Learned About My Father from Inheriting His Guns
After my dad died, I wanted nothing to do with his guns. Years later, they revealed a connection we never had in life.
A Very Incomplete List of People Gun Rights Activists Think Should Be Armed
America won't be safe until every judge, preacher, pilot, bar patron, and doctor is armed to the teeth.
Mass Shootings in the United States in 2016
A running tally of episodes of gun violence that ensnare four or more people.
Why Roseburg’s Local Newspaper Is Full of Pro-Gun Coverage Its Editor May Not Really Believe
Jeff Ackerman's Roseburg News-Review is a case study in why the silent majority of firearm owners is often missing from the gun debate.
Testing Illegal Weapons in the Jungle (Excerpt from 'Locked and Loaded in the Tropics')
In this excerpt, VICE News correspondent Kaj Larsen meets up with one of Puerto Rico’s top assassins in the jungle outside Río Piedras to see where he tests out his fully automatic weapons.
Guns in Puerto Rico: Locked and Loaded in the Tropics
VICE News travels to Puerto Rico, an island with the world’s highest murder rate by firearm, to find out why the NRA just established their 51st chapter on the island.
Locked and Loaded in the Tropics (Trailer)
Coming soon: VICE News travels to Puerto Rico, an island with the world’s highest murder rate by firearm, to find out why the NRA just established their 51st chapter on the island.