News in Brief Counting Mass Shootings Is a Bad Way to Understand Gun Violence in America It glosses over the broader reality of who is most at risk of being murdered with guns. Lois Beckett
News in Brief Crossfire or Crime? The pattern of wounds on gunshot victims could expose human rights abuses. Kate Wheeling
Social Justice There Are 22 Million Angry, Impulsive Americans With Guns Examining the personality characteristics of America's gun owners. Lisa Wade
Social Justice The Very Weak and Complicated Links Between Mental Illness and Gun Violence Vanderbilt University’s Jonathan Metzl and Kenneth MacLeish address our anxieties and correct our assumptions. Lauren Kirchner
News in Brief A Push to Restart CDC Funding for Gun Violence Research New legislation would increase CDC funding for gun violence research from zero dollars to $10 million. The NRA calls the push “unethical” and an “abuse of taxpayer funds.” Lois Beckett
News in Brief Law Enforcement Deaths Are at a Record Low Authorities credit seat belts and bullet-proof vests. Lauren Kirchner
News in Brief There’s No Magic Bullet Recent studies by The New York Times and the Mayo Clinic show how problematic restricting gun rights to the mentally ill can be. Lauren Kirchner
News in Brief Mapping the Laws, Lobbying, and Life-Altering Consequences of Guns Some recent attempts to quantify the chaos. Lauren Kirchner
Social Justice Children and the Loaded Guns They Find at Home An equation as preventable as it is tragic. Lauren Kirchner