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A new, huge review of gun research has bad news for the NRA
The findings, while limited, point in one direction: Gun control can save lives. Editor’s note, May 26, 2022: This story was originally published in 2018, and the statistics included may not be the most recent available.
America's Growing 'Guard Labor' Force
Many large urban areas in the U.S. now have more “guard labor” than teachers. The February 14 massacre in Parkland, Florida, was the deadliest high-school shooting in U.S. history.
How Defective Guns Became the Only Product That Can’t Be Recalled
Brown is telling the story now, about how he was sitting in his chair in the living room when he heard the shot. His son Jarred, 28, had just picked up Bud’s Taurus PT-145 Millennium Pro pistol and headed out to do some shooting near the house in Griffin, Ga., with his best friend, Tyler Haney.
Poll: Most U.S. Teachers Want Gun Control, Not Guns To Carry
Nearly three-fourths of U.S. teachers do not want to carry guns in school, and they overwhelmingly favor gun control measures over security steps meant to "harden" schools, according to a new Gallup poll.
Republicans agree to clarify that CDC can research gun violence
Republicans say the Dickey Amendment has never prohibited gun research in the first place.
Man Who Wrote Viral Facebook Post on Gun Control Harassed, Daughter Threatened With Rape
An Army veteran who wrote about surrendering his firearms in an impassioned plea for gun control has been targeted and harassed online by self-proclaimed defenders of the Second Amendment.
See the Correlation Between Gun Laws and Gun Deaths
And the states that are slowly adding gun control regulation.
Despite recent rhetoric, Trump abandons ambitious plans on guns
Two weeks ago, Donald Trump hosted a fascinating meeting at the White House with a bipartisan group of senators, and to the surprise of many, the Republican president expressed support for “comprehensive” reforms to the nation’s gun laws.
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Republicans plan to keep restrictions on gun research in place
At face value, that seemed like an entirely sensible approach. After all, who could be against collecting facts and data before engaging in policymaking?
Why carrying a gun is an immoral act, according to Marilynne Robinson
“I am too old to mince words,” Marilynne Robinson writes at the outset of her extraordinary new essay collection What Are We Doing Here?. In a conversation, the 74-year-old novelist and Pulitzer winner doesn’t pull punches either, particularly when it comes to guns.
NRA issues threatening video warning journalists 'your time is running out'
The National Rifle Association has released a video containing a threatening message to journalists, warning them "your time is running out".
When the NRA Supported Gun Control
On May 20, 2000, the legendary actor and president of the National Rifle Association Charlton Heston stood before the podium at the organization’s 129th annual convention with a banner raised behind him featuring the America flag and the words “Vote Freedom.
Wounds From Military-Style Rifles? ‘A Ghastly Thing to See’
Perhaps no one knows the devastating wounds inflicted by assault-style rifles better than the trauma surgeons who struggle to repair them. The doctors say they are haunted by their experiences confronting injuries so dire they struggle to find words to describe them.
Michigan House passes bills allowing concealed pistol carry without a license
LANSING, MI -- Michiganders would no longer need a concealed pistol license to carry a concealed pistol under legislation approved by the Michigan House of Representatives on Wednesday.
Assault Weapons Not Protected by Second Amendment, Federal Appeals Court Rules
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland's ban on 45 kinds of assault weapons and its 10-round limit on gun magazines were upheld Tuesday by a federal appeals court in a decision that met with a strongly worded dissent. In a 10-4 ruling, the 4th U.S.
I Own Eight Guns and Still Hate the NRA
I’m also an avid sportsman and one of my firearms is an AR-15. So you might be surprised that I've never joined the NRA—nor ever will. I love hunting, and I really like guns. So it might sound to you like I’m the kind of red-blooded American who would support the NRA (or be supported by it).
Georgia Republicans honor their threat, pass bill punishing Delta for cutting ties with NRA
ATLANTA — Pro-gun Republicans in the Georgia legislature have won a political victory over Delta Air Lines, denying the company a hefty tax break after it cut ties with the National Rifle Association in the wake of a deadly shooting at a Florida high school.
The Number of Colleges Standing with Students in Their Crusade Against Gun Violence Has Skyrocketed
When high schoolers took to the nation’s streets and state capitals last Wednesday to demand gun control reform, the Internet was quick to celebrate their assertions of First Amendment rights.
We Now Know Why Fedex Is Refusing to Distance Itself From the NRA
Earlier this week, in response to repeated calls to sever its ties to the NRA, FedEx told Business Insider that "the NRA uses UPS and not FedEx" for shipping from its online store.
I’ve covered gun violence for years. The solutions aren’t a big mystery.
These mass shootings don’t keep happening because we don’t know what to do. With another mass shooting in the US — this time, at a bar in Thousand Oaks, California — many Americans are once again horrified and bewildered by what feels like constantly occurring tragedies.
"Violence Is in the DNA of American Society": Henry Giroux on Gun Violence and Administration Agendas
Donald Trump holds up a replica flintlock rifle awarded him by cadets during the Republican Society Patriot Dinner at the Citadel Military College on February 22, 2015, in Charleston, South Carolina. (Photo: Richard Ellis / Getty Images)
The Boys Are Not All Right
Last week, 17 people, most of them teenagers, were shot dead at a Florida school. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School now joins the ranks of Sandy Hook, Virginia Tech, Columbine and too many other sites of American carnage. What do these shootings have in common? Guns, yes. But also, boys.
Teachers Are Speaking Out On What They'd Rather Be "Armed With" Instead Of Guns
Wheaton is currently pursuing a doctorate in curriculum and instruction, but she's previously taught at a high school in Ohio. Bertels is currently a middle school English teacher.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/more-guns-do-not-stop-more-crimes-evidence-shows/
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What I Saw Treating the Victims From Parkland Should Change the Debate on Guns
They weren’t the first mass-shooting victims the Florida radiologist saw—but their wounds were radically different. As I opened the CT scan last week to read the next case, I was baffled. The history simply read “gunshot wound.
The 12 Most Common Fallacious Gun Arguments (and How to Refute Them)
It’s really hard to talk about guns and gun violence, primarily due to the fact that the NRA has spent an insane amount of money brainwashing American citizens with catchy bumper-sticker type slogans that sound logical, but fall apart upon careful examination.
Stop blaming mental illness for mass shootings
It’s about the guns. First, advocates of gun control point out, accurately, that taking guns off the streets and limiting who can buy them will save lives.
Why mass shootings don't convince gun owners to support gun control
Note: This piece was first published in December 2015, in the wake of the San Bernadino shooting. One thing I often hear in the wake of these endless mass shootings is, "Surely this will convince those gun people.
Just 3% of Americans own more than half the country's guns
Americans are not as gun-obsessed as some would like their countrymen to believe. Linking gun ownership to the identity of being an American has been a successful sales tactic that is more myth than reality.
The Government Won't Fund Research on Gun Violence Because of NRA Lobbying
A 22-year-old rule is still stimying government funding for research on gun violence. As mass shootings, like the one that took place Sunday in Las Vegas, continue to kill and injure, article after article cites a gap in gun violence research as a roadblock to any progress on gun policy.
Guns In America, By The Numbers
President Obama announced executive actions Tuesday, intended to curtail gun violence. But if history is any guide, the president's effort may have the unintended effect of boosting gun sales — 2015 was a banner year.
It Isn’t Enough To Talk About Gun Control, The Roots Are Deeper.
Reducing this culture of violence — or even just this one instance of violence — as simply an issue of gun control erases and negates the real impact that white supremacy has in terrorizing.
Gun Reform: Speaking Truth to Bullshit, Practicing Civility, and Effecting Change
I knew exactly what I wanted for my fourteenth birthday. No more Bobbie Brooks sweaters, pet rocks, Leif Garrett posters, or toe socks. I was ready for some serious teenage gifts.
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/02/16/us/russian-bots-florida-shooting-intl/index.html
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I spoke my mind on guns. Then my Senate confirmation was put on hold.
I have no regrets. Our gun laws are insane.
Trump hosted the NRA at the White House on the anniversary of Sandy Hook massacre
Trump thumbs his nose at the victims of the Connecticut school killing spree and enjoys quiet time at the White House with NRA gun boss.
Sandy Hook was five years ago. Congress has still done nothing.
JOSEPHINE “JOEY” GAY should have celebrated her 12th birthday this week. She should have been surrounded by friends and family in a place festooned with purple, her favorite color. Chase Kowalski should have been working toward a Boy Scout merit badge and training for a triathlon.
https://www.vox.com/a/mass-shootings-sandy-hook?utm_campaign=vox.social&utm_content=voxdotcom&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook
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America’s unique gun violence problem, explained in 16 maps and charts
In the developed world, these levels of gun violence are a uniquely American problem. Here’s why. After mass shootings in Odessa and Midland, Texas, and Mobile, Alabama, this weekend, Americans are confronting the country’s unique relationship with guns.
10 Pro-Gun Myths, Shot Down
By cutting off federal funding for research and stymieing data collection and sharing, the National Rifle Association has tried to do to the study of gun violence what climate deniers have done to the science of global warming.
America’s unique gun violence problem, explained in 16 maps and charts
In the developed world, these levels of gun violence are a uniquely American problem. Here’s why. After mass shootings in Odessa and Midland, Texas, and Mobile, Alabama, this weekend, Americans are confronting the country’s unique relationship with guns.
Cost of gun violence: hospital charges for 100,000 shot annually reach $2.8bn
More than 100,000 people are shot each year in the US at a total cost of $2.8bn in hospital charges, a study published on Monday has found. If lost wages and hospital charges are considered together, the authors said, the annual cost of shootings in the US could be as high as $45bn.
Trump Signs Bill Revoking Obama-Era Gun Checks for People With Mental Illnesses
President Donald Trump quietly signed a bill into law Tuesday rolling back an Obama-era regulation that made it harder for people with mental illnesses to purchase a gun.
Anti-pop-tax hired guns pay $11 an hour for workers to 'educate' Cook County voters on repeal
Nestled between a hair weave shop and Chinese fast-food joint in a South Side shopping center is a narrow storefront with a cardboard placard inside a glass door.
‘Stupid’ liberal bumper stickers triggered Ozarks man, so he flashed a gun, police say
A man in the Ozarks has been charged for allegedly pointed his pistol at a woman after he was angered by the liberal bumper stickers on her van. Edward Burns of Ozark, Mo., was charged with felony unlawful use of a weapon in the late August incident.
Charlottesville: A Gun In His Face,
Previously unreleased photos of four neo-Nazis attacking black school teacher De’Andre Harris with iron bars and lumber in a parking garage in Charlottesville on Saturday, Aug 12. © Zach D Roberts, 2017. Don’t look away.
States with right-to-carry concealed handgun laws experience increases in violent crime, according to Stanford scholar
States that have enacted right-to-carry (RTC) concealed handgun laws have experienced higher rates of violent crime than states that did not adopt those laws, according to a Stanford scholar.
Despite a mother’s plea, her mentally ill daughter was sold a firearm. Here’s why she sued.
She begged a store not to sell her daughter a gun. It did anyway — with a tragic result.
Leashes Come Off Wall Street, Gun Sellers, Polluters and More
WASHINGTON — Giants in telecommunications, like Verizon and AT&T, will not have to take “reasonable measures” to ensure that their customers’ Social Security numbers, web browsing history and other personal information are not stolen or accidentally released.
iHeartRadio's "Talk Personality Of The Year" Is Conservative Radio Host Who Mocks Chicago Gun Violence Victims
Nationally syndicated conservative radio host Michael Berry ridicules Chicago gun violence victims in a weekly “Butcher Bill” segment, including playing “bingo” with victims’ gunshot injuries. This Sunday, iHeartRadio will name him “talk personality of the year.”
Officer who discharged gun during Anaheim scuffle with teenager was in fear for his life, his lawyer says
A lawyer for the Los Angeles Police Department officer who discharged a gun while in a scuffle with teenagers in Anaheim earlier this week said Friday that his client feared for his and his sick father's safety during the incident and still does because of the subsequent protests.
Hate Crime Is Feared as 2 Indian Engineers Are Shot in Kansas
OLATHE, Kan. — “The Jameson guys,” as some on the staff at Austins Bar and Grill knew the pair, were on the patio on Wednesday evening.
Militarized Police Just Evicted The Sioux Tribe From Standing Rock At Gunpoint
Federal authorities have begun their raid to evict the water protectors from the Oceti Sakowin camp, and the images coming out of the protest site are extremely disturbing.
Can’t Balance a Checkbook? Here, Have an AR-15
Wednesday morning, the Senate decided to join their brethren and sistren in the House of Representatives and vote to place guns in the hands of people too mentally unstable to manage their own bank accounts. There should be a punchline here. There is not.
America's gun problem, explained - Vox - Pocket
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The Inquisition Congress, Abetted by Trump, Has Begun
The increasingly reckless House of Representatives, caught up in a public mutiny, may have walked back its abandonment of congressional ethics.
N.C. man told police he went to D.C. pizzeria with gun to investigate conspiracy theory
Edgar Maddison Welch, 28, told police he went to Comet Ping Pong to investigate "PizzaGate", a false online conspiracy theory involving Hillary Clinton.
Gun violence in America, explained in 17 maps and charts
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America doesn’t have more crime than other rich countries. It just has more guns.
This weekend's Orlando shooting, like so many shootings before it, seems likely to raise a debate we've had many times before: Why does the US have such a high rate of gun murders, by far the highest in the developed world? Is it because of guns, or is there something else going on? Maybe America
How Gun Traffickers Get Around State Gun Laws
In California, some gun smugglers use FedEx. In Chicago, smugglers drive just across the state line into Indiana, buy a gun and drive back. In Orlando, Fla., smugglers have been known to fill a $500 car with guns and send it on a ship to crime rings in Puerto Rico.