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Gun Violence Shootings Archive

Archives for June 2024

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The Supreme Court refuses to accept blame for its worst guns decisionThe Supreme Court refuses to accept blame for its worst guns decision
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US v. Rahimi is completely incoherent, and it faults lower courts for the justices’ own incompetence.

By Ian Millhiser
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Most Americans are wrong about crimeMost Americans are wrong about crime
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But they’re right that something has changed in American cities.

By Adam Freelander
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The Supreme Court just effectively legalized machine gunsThe Supreme Court just effectively legalized machine guns
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On a party line vote, the Court legalized “bump stocks,” which convert semiautomatic guns into fully automatic ones.

By Ian Millhiser