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What I Learned Tracking Every Mass Shooting in America and Europe in 2016
Now that the project has come to a close, I'm more sad than afraid. I've come to see simultaneous chaos and banality in these incidents, the result of a culture that makes it far too easy for violence-prone individuals to access firearms.
Washington State Lawmakers Proposes Bill to Permit Guns In Stadiums
The bill's authors clearly feel that guns seem like a good idea in stadiums.
Why Trump Can't Eliminate Gun-Free Zones on Day One
Dismantling the myriad laws and rules on gun-free zones is way more complicated than the president-elect seems to think.
The Trauma of Treating Gunshot Victims as a Paramedic
"Gunshots are really just the most barbaric form of pre-hospital medicine that we do."
What I Saw at an All-Ages Machine-Gun Party
Machine-gun lovers of all ages gathered in Casper, Wyoming, this spring to share in the joy of fully automatic rifles and artillery.
How the Government Makes Gun Records Impossible to Trace
The agency gets more than 1,000 requests for gun traces each day. But even small-town libraries have better record-keeping systems.
Here's How the Gun Industry Plans to Prevent 10,000 Suicides
They're still selling guns—but it could still be a big development.
The Founder of Black Guns Matter on How to Reduce Urban Violence
"Guns are everywhere in my neighborhood. I want my community to know what bullets can do—and how they can exercise their rights."
Americans Are Trying to Bring Their Guns into Canada Because They Don’t Understand Gun Control Laws
Tourists don't need to be armed to the teeth to visit our friends to the north.
Trump’s ‘Second Amendment People’ Already Think They Have the Right to Fight the Government with Guns
A constitutional law professor explains the origins of "insurrectionist theory," and its role in the modern gun rights movement.
California Gun Owners Are Lashing Out Against New Firearms Laws
The tough new state laws start rolling out next year, but many gun owners say they simply won't comply.
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.