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Gun Violence Shootings Archive

Archives for February 2024

Supreme Court
How Amy Coney Barrett could save us from fully legal automatic weaponsHow Amy Coney Barrett could save us from fully legal automatic weapons
Supreme Court

Most of the justices appeared uncomfortable with “bump stocks,” devices that allow semiautomatic weapons to fire automatically.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will decide whether to let civilians own automatic weaponsThe Supreme Court will decide whether to let civilians own automatic weapons
Supreme Court

Garland v. Cargill asks whether gun makers can evade the ban on machine guns with a device called a bump stock.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
How the Kansas City shooting proves the “good guy with a gun” idea is a fallacyHow the Kansas City shooting proves the “good guy with a gun” idea is a fallacy
Politics

The Kansas City mayor captures the US’s singular problem with guns, in one quote.

By Li Zhou
Gun Violence
What bullets do to kidsWhat bullets do to kids
Gun Violence

Gun deaths among children have risen to their highest level in more than 20 years. A pediatric trauma surgeon describes the physical toll.

By Marin Cogan
Gun Violence
We shouldn’t have to live like this.We shouldn’t have to live like this.
Gun Violence

What experts and advocates say can make a difference in the face of unrelenting gun violence.

By Marin Cogan
Politics
The far right is using the Lakewood Church shooting for anti-trans attacksThe far right is using the Lakewood Church shooting for anti-trans attacks
Politics

Some conservatives have seized on the shooting to frame trans people as threats.

By Li Zhou

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