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Gun Violence Shootings Archive

Archives for May 2022

Gun Violence
Pro-gun rights lawmakers want to arm teachers, but there’s little evidence these programs workPro-gun rights lawmakers want to arm teachers, but there’s little evidence these programs work
Gun Violence

Teachers don’t support these proposals either.

By Natasha Ishak
Politics
Days after school shooting, Republicans defend gun rights at NRA conventionDays after school shooting, Republicans defend gun rights at NRA convention
Politics

Former President Trump and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz were among those dismissing calls for tougher gun laws.

By Natasha Ishak
The Uvalde police keep changing their story
Politics

Law enforcement noted they made the “wrong decision” when they didn’t confront the gunman sooner.

By Fabiola Cineas
Politics
Mass shootings typically lead to looser gun laws, not stronger onesMass shootings typically lead to looser gun laws, not stronger ones
Politics

Scholars of gun politics have found a striking — and disturbing — pattern.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
The two paths Congress could take on gun controlThe two paths Congress could take on gun control
Politics

Lawmakers are weighing red flag laws and background checks in the search for a compromise.

By Li Zhou
Why gun control feels out of reach — and why there’s still hope
Culture

A gun control expert on mass shootings, the progress gun control advocates have made, and why the NRA no longer defines gun culture in the US.

By Aja Romano
Criminal Justice
How America fails childrenHow America fails children
Criminal Justice

US public policy is a disaster on guns — and so much more.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
America’s gun violence epidemic, in one chartAmerica’s gun violence epidemic, in one chart
Politics

The US has lots of gun violence. It also has lots of guns.

By Rani Molla
Politics
How the Supreme Court made it impossible to solve America’s gun violence problemHow the Supreme Court made it impossible to solve America’s gun violence problem
Politics

If you can’t ban handguns, you’re just spinning your wheels.

By Ian Millhiser
What we know about the Uvalde elementary school massacre
Politics

Uvalde joins Parkland, Sandy Hook, and America’s long list of horrific massacres in schools.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
No, the gun control debate was not “over” after Sandy HookNo, the gun control debate was not “over” after Sandy Hook
Politics

The reality of Uvalde is horrific. That doesn’t mean we should give up hope.

By Marin Cogan
World Politics
Australia confiscated 650,000 guns. Murders and suicides plummeted.Australia confiscated 650,000 guns. Murders and suicides plummeted.
World Politics

It was one of the world’s largest mandatory gun buybacks — and it was a smashing success.

By Zack Beauchamp
Criminal Justice
A child can’t be a “good guy with a gun”A child can’t be a “good guy with a gun”
Criminal Justice

How a gun rights myth paved the way for nightmares like Uvalde.

By Zack Beauchamp
Explainers
How gun ownership became a powerful political identityHow gun ownership became a powerful political identity
Explainers

Or, how the NRA won.

By Dylan Matthews