Firearm Buybacks Could Be Part of a Solution for Gun Violence in the U.S.
The strategy is complicated by the sheer number of guns in American homes—nearly half of the total number of firearms worldwide.
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When Older Americans With Depression and Dementia Have Access to Firearms
A new study finds that older Americans with risk factors for harming themselves or others don't seem to be any less likely to have access to firearms than anyone else their age.
The Most Effective Gun-Control Laws Target Who Buys Guns—Not Which Guns They Buy
New research finds several state-level statutes are linked to homicide rates, including universal background checks.
Americans Are Buying More—and More Lethal—Guns
Domestic firearm production increased dramatically beginning in 2005.
Printed Pistols and Racial Panic
When Cody Wilson pioneered 3-D printing for guns, he claimed the technology represented a victory for liberty. In Wilson's new book, it seems "liberty" can also mean "racial purity."
What We Talk About When We Don’t Talk About Gun Control
Why are Uber and iPhone security more important than solving our national gun problem?
We Can’t Keep Living—and Dying—by the Gun
Will 2016 be the year America enacts gun control? It should be.
How Much Will President Obama’s Gun Moves Affect Gun Violence?
Will simply explaining current law more clearly help save lives?
American Gun Laws and the Tragedy of the False Negative
Assuming an armed person is harmless when he is, in fact, dangerous, could well be the last mistake someone ever makes. But the default setting for gun laws in the United States assumes just that.
Is the Gun Lobby’s Power Overstated?
The National Rifle Association and other anti-gun-control groups are formidable, but political trends may be loosening their grip on lawmakers.