Gun Violence
A record number of mass shootings in the US has sparked a passionate new call for gun control reform.
As the National Guard heads into subways, new research examines how the city is faring with gun violence.
Most of the justices appeared uncomfortable with “bump stocks,” devices that allow semiautomatic weapons to fire automatically.
Garland v. Cargill asks whether gun makers can evade the ban on machine guns with a device called a bump stock.
The Kansas City mayor captures the US’s singular problem with guns, in one quote.
Gun deaths among children have risen to their highest level in more than 20 years. A pediatric trauma surgeon describes the physical toll.
What experts and advocates say can make a difference in the face of unrelenting gun violence.
Some conservatives have seized on the shooting to frame trans people as threats.
Reason and basic human decency seemed to prevail at the Supreme Court’s big argument about whether domestic abusers should be armed.
Democrats need to be smarter while the GOP controls the Supreme Court.
The justices will decide if bump stocks, devices that effectively convert a semiautomatic gun into an automatic weapon, are legal.
The justices are seriously considering whether domestic abusers have a right to own a gun.
What should the Supreme Court do when gun laws are written by incompetent trolls?
Why the Supreme Court just smacked down one of the judiciary’s worst GOP partisans.
Believe it or not, there are worse judges than Brett Kavanaugh. And now Brett needs to clean up their mess.
The new White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, Biden said, comes “in the absence of that sorely needed action.”
Can the weakened presidential candidate weather crises at home?
The shooting adds to a litany of anti-Black attacks in recent years.
Imagine a Breitbart comments forum come to life and given immense power over innocent people. That’s Judge James Ho.
The Court blocked a lower court order that would have made it easy for criminals to obtain so-called ghost guns.
Reliving America’s deadliest high school shooting is all about whether “good guys with guns” can really stop mass killings.
The fight over “ghost guns” arrives on the Court’s shadow docket.
The way to beat a partisan Supreme Court is to hold a grudge against it for a really long time.
The justices are forced to confront the gun policy disaster that it created.
DeSantis’s Florida bills targeting LGBTQ people, abortion rights, and teachings on race preview his presidential platform.
The Court appears to be backing away from its “shadow docket.”
A case on the Court’s “shadow docket” could strike down state and local bans on AR-15s and similar weapons.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants more mental health resources after the Allen mall mass shooting. It’s not a real solution.
Nine are dead, including the suspected assailant, after a shooting at an Allen, Texas, mall.
Gun control measures could further erode civil liberties under President Aleksandar Vucic.
The scorched-earth fight over gun control obscures a key idea that could actually save lives: prioritizing gun storage.
A shooting at a Texas prom party highlights the huge toll of gun violence on kids and teens in the US.
This week’s flurry of mass shootings has put the US on track for record mass killings this year.
Studies show such policies lead to more violence. This week’s shootings fuel those concerns.
What we know about the shooting of a Black Kansas City teen — and the charges the shooter faces.
Two teens have been charged in the mass shooting at a Sweet 16 party that left four dead and dozens injured.
After the Nashville shooting, there are still gaping holes in Tennessee’s background check system.
There were multiple casualties in a shooting at a downtown bank.
The Louisville shooting is the latest such incident, though they remain rare.
Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson have both been reinstated to their seats by local county commissions.