Gun Control: A Feminist Issue
A new study finds a relationship between gun ownership and shooting homicides, but only for women. By Tom…
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Fewer Teens Are Carrying Guns Than Ever
But a new study shows that handgun carrying is rising among white adolescents in the United States. By…
How Can I Teach When My Students Are Packing Guns?
Texas' new concealed-carry campus law will create an atmosphere of classroom standoff—and make it impossible to have certain conversations.
This Map Shows the Scope of America’s School Shooting Problem
Monday's shooting in Ohio is only the latest extreme incident in an already violent year.
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.
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.
Many Are Quicker to Shoot If the Target Is Black
A new meta-study synthesizes recent research, and finds unconscious racial bias influences snap decisions to pull the trigger.