Gun Violence
A record number of mass shootings in the US has sparked a passionate new call for gun control reform.
The Senate won’t be back for three weeks. Democrats are scrambling to keep the focus on gun control.
Warren’s plan combines various policies, from universal background checks to licensing to police reform, to bring down US gun violence.
There’s reason to be skeptical anything will happen soon.
When we look at the top video game–consuming countries, there’s one clear outlier.
It’s a good start, but it’s incomplete, some experts say.
Do video games turn you violent? A set of Twitter hashtags reveal that’s not the right question.
Feral hogs, 30-50 or otherwise, are a serious problem for agriculture and human morality.
A mass shooting in Dayton’s Oregon District left nine dead and at least 27 wounded. The shooter was killed by police.
A suspect is in custody after at least 22 people were killed and 27 more were wounded.
“No other developed nation tolerates the levels of gun violence that we do.”
The timeline is some of the strongest evidence yet that the “good guy with a gun” myth is just that.
8chan, online hotbed of white supremacy, has already tried to rebound following Cloudflare’s shutdown effort.
The Dayton shooter’s history of misogyny fits into a large and disturbing pattern.
Days after the shooting, residents and officials are condemning racism — including that of President Trump.
It’s time for real action on gun reform.
The platform is a dark, toxic corner of the internet.
The president’s speech about mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton was an exercise in gaslighting.
Increased mental health screening couldn’t accurately predict who will commit mass violence.
America doesn’t have a monopoly on hate or mental illness. What it has is a lot of guns.
Democrats wasted no time comparing Trump’s response to Nazi Germany.
In light of mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, over the weekend, Recode reviewed how these platforms handle content that promotes violence and spreads hateful ideologies.
The responses from leading GOP political figures have varied.
After a weekend of shootings that killed 29, Democratic presidential candidates want immediate change.
The “good guy with a gun” myth is just that.
California has some of the strictest gun laws in the country. But the state laws can’t overcome federal law.
Four people were killed at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, including one shooting suspect.
The former Supreme Court justice was a Republican. But he took a pretty bold position on guns.
America’s urban gun violence problem can feel intractable. But Thomas Abt’s new book, Bleeding Out, offers a solution.
Democrats spent decades avoiding the issue of guns. That’s now changing.
The NRA is low on cash and embroiled in complex lawsuits.
It’s unclear if that messaging will resonate with certain experts or voters.
At least one person was killed and seven more were injured, and two suspects were taken into police custody.
Booker wants to require a license to buy and own a gun in the US — going further on guns than any other Democrat in the 2020 race.
Two people were killed at UNC Charlotte, and the shooter is in custody.
A dangerous breed of anti-Semitism, at once very old and very modern, is on the rise.
The Columbine mass shooting could have been a turning point on gun control. It wasn’t.
The US still has a gun violence problem.