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Gun Control
December 17, 2015
Laura Marsh
Gun rights advocates’ favorite defense, “you’re more likely to die in a car accident,” is no longer true.
December 14, 2015
Mikaela Lefrak
Over 500 kids have died from gun violence since Sandy Hook.
December 11, 2015
Suzy Khimm
The New Gun-Control Strategy: Let the Voters Speak
In 2016, ballot measures in states could raise the political stakes of the issue.
December 11, 2015
Alex Shephard
For the first time in 20 years, a majority of Americans oppose a ban on assault weapons.
December 10, 2015
Phoebe Maltz Bovy
It’s Time to Ban Guns. Yes, All of Them.
There’s no long any room in the gun-control debate for nuance. Eliminate guns, and we’ll eliminate the carnage.
December 7, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Gun sales surge after San Bernardino.
December 7, 2015
Peter Dombrowski , David Alpher
National Security Experts React to President Obama’s Speech on ISIS
December 7, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Obama backs gun control as a counter-terrorism strategy.
December 5, 2015
Theodore Ross
Is the pen still mightier than the sword?
December 3, 2015
Adam Peck
All four guns from the San Bernardino shooting were purchased legally.
December 3, 2015
Frederic Lemieux
Six Undeniable Facts About Mass Shootings
December 3, 2015
Rebecca Leber
The New York Daily News’s gun control activism goes back a long way.
November 24, 2015
Lois Beckett, ProPublica
Beyond Gun Control
Why no one in Washington—not even President Obama—will embrace a program that could actually reduce gun violence.
November 17, 2015
Brian Beutler
Self-professed alpha male Erick Erickson needs more men protecting him before he'll go to the movies.
November 15, 2015
Laura Reston
Sanders is wrong about leaving gun control to the states.
October 7, 2015
Brian Beutler
Republicans Accept Mass Killings. That's Why Gun Control Advocates Must Get Graphic.
October 2, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Kelly Ayotte Should Be Worried About Losing Her Seat Over Gun Control
October 2, 2015
Suzy Khimm
President Obama Wants to Make Gun Control a "Political Choice." Oregon Already Has.
October 1, 2015
Emma Foehringer Merchant
Condolences and Prayers: How Republicans Ignore Gun Control After Mass Shootings
October 1, 2015
Gwyneth Kelly
Donald Trump Is Right: Mass Shootings Have Become More Frequent

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