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January 18, 2016
Rebecca Leber
Bernie Sanders just made an important change in his position on gun control.
January 15, 2016
Suzy Khimm
Marco Rubio struggles to explain how, exactly, Obama is going to take everyone’s guns away.
January 14, 2016
Alex Shephard
This clip from the undercard debate shows just how out of touch the GOP is on gun control.
January 14, 2016
Rebecca Leber
Gun Control Can Swing the 2016 Election
Democrats—so long on the defensive—should use the issue this year to rekindle the Obama coalition.
January 8, 2016
Rebecca Leber
Has President Obama Broken the Political Stalemate on Guns?
At CNN's forum, the president offered Democratic candidates a model for touting gun control—and hitting back at the NRA.
January 8, 2016
Adam Peck
Guns, guns everywhere in Donald Trump’s America.
January 8, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Was Obama’s Times op-ed on gun control a dig at Bernie Sanders?
January 8, 2016
Adam Peck
President Obama doesn’t want your guns.
January 6, 2016
Rebecca Leber
Has Obama Hit His Limit on Gun Control?
Thanks to the NRA, his options are limited—and the next Democratic president will struggle to expand on his actions.
January 5, 2016
Jamil Smith
President Obama Is Finally Changing the Debate on Guns
The president's new executive orders on guns may be modest. But they're also indicative of a shift in the culture.
January 5, 2016
Emma Foehringer Merchant
Barack Obama is a lawless gun thief, says the Republican presidential field.
January 5, 2016
Suzy Khimm
Obama did his best to make his gun control measures sound less scary.
January 5, 2016
Rebecca Leber
Republicans are furious at President Obama for giving them what they asked for to curb gun violence.
January 5, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
The NRA doesn’t seem too bothered about Obama’s new gun control plan.
January 4, 2016
Suzy Khimm
Paul Ryan doesn’t know what’s in Obama’s executive action on guns, but condemned it anyway.
December 28, 2015
Jamil Smith
No one will go to jail for shooting and killing Tamir Rice.
December 28, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Texas’s new open carry law takes effect Friday, and churches, businesses, and 911 dispatchers are sweating it.
December 22, 2015
Gwyneth Kelly
Virginia will no longer recognize concealed carry handgun permits from Florida, Louisiana, Ohio, and 22 other states.
December 22, 2015
Abbie Nehring
Gun Culture’s Dazzling, Dangerous Firework Display
Exploding targets cause spectacular blasts and horrifying accidents. Can anyone regulate them?
December 20, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Amidst almost total agreement on commonsense gun regulations, Martin O’Malley has an O’Meltdown.

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