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Gun Violence Shootings Archive

Archives for January 2023

Politics
Asian Americans are reeling from California’s back-to-back mass shootingsAsian Americans are reeling from California’s back-to-back mass shootings
Politics

“It’s been really hard to process all of this.”

By Li Zhou
Politics
Why older mass shooters like the California gunmen are so rareWhy older mass shooters like the California gunmen are so rare
Politics

The Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay shooters don’t fit the typical profile of a violent criminal.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Why California’s strict gun control laws didn’t stop the Monterey Park shooterWhy California’s strict gun control laws didn’t stop the Monterey Park shooter
Politics

California has banned assault weapons and high-capacity magazines like those used in Saturday’s attack for decades.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
The legal loophole that could arm mass shooters with makeshift automatic riflesThe legal loophole that could arm mass shooters with makeshift automatic rifles
Politics

The Supreme Court must resolve a terrifying legal fight over whether rifles with “bump stocks” are legal.

By Ian Millhiser