Social Justice The Gun Rights Crowd Might Be Right About Mental Health While their intentions aren't necessarily pure, the numbers suggest they're actually on to something. Daniel Luzer
News in Brief NRA Member Finds Most Gun Dealers Favor Background Checks Survey polled 1,601 gun dealers, pawnshops, and gunsmiths in 43 states. Vince Beiser
Social Justice The Gun Club The history of citizen ownership of firearms isn’t just about protection against tyranny; it’s also about forcing subjects to defend tyranny. Daniel Luzer
Economics More Guns Kill More People, Study Finds The United States has the most guns per capita. Related: The United States has the highest rate of gun-related deaths. Ryan O'Hanlon
News in Brief Is Gun Control Really an Urban vs. Rural Debate? Consider California, a state with some of the country's most restrictive gun laws, and Arizona, a state with some of the most permissive. Jennifer Carlson
Social Justice The Man Who Wants to Shoot Islamist Terrorists Straight to Hell With Pork Bullets An interview with Brendan Hill, a Tea Party conservative in Idaho and creator of the pork-tipped bullet meant to deter jihadi terrorists. Kevin Taylor
News in Brief The Armed Citizen Project Hopes to Fight Crime by Giving Out Free Guns Houston is the first target. Lauren Kirchner
Social Justice Violent Crime Is Dropping: Why Are We So Scared? A majority of Americans continue to overestimate crime rates, even as crime levels drop across the country. Lauren Kirchner
News in Brief You Can’t Ban Guns at the Public Pool The National Rifle Association is about to claim another victory in its three-decade push to deny individual cities the right to regulate guns. Lois Beckett
Social Justice California’s Gun Medicine Why we should be treating gun violence as a disease—and why most states can't. Vince Beiser