News in Brief Gunman Opens Fire at GOP Baseball Team Practice The shooter was reportedly targeting elected officials. Kate Wheeling
News in Brief Why Americans Will Never Give Up Their Guns New research finds the strongest motivation to buy handguns is the vague but deeply held perception that we live in a dangerous world. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Six Dead in Workplace Shooting in Orlando The shooting doesn't appear to be related to terrorism. Francie Diep
News in Brief Shooting at San Bernardino Elementary School Leaves Two Dead, Two Wounded Two adults died Monday after a gunman opened fire at a San Bernardino elementary school just after 10:30… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Shooting Pigs From Texas Skies: A Photographer’s Perspective On assignment for Pacific Standard’s March/April 2017 issue, photographer Benjamin Rasmussen traveled to Houston, Texas, to fly with… Varun Nayar
Features Issue #55: March/April 2017 Magazine Previous Issues The Business of Shooting Pigs From the Sky A Texas-style response to the country's feral pig epidemic involves tourists with assault weapons and helicopters. Ariel Ramchandani
News in Brief Is the End of the Assault Rifle Nigh? A new appeals court ruling signals clearer definitions in how we apply the Second Amendment. By Jared Keller… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Florida Lawmakers Want to Get Rid of Gun-Free Zones Mass shootings prompted Republican lawmakers in the state to propose bills that allow concealed carry permit holders to… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Gun Violence Continues to Increase in PG-13 Movies It’s generally less graphic than that in R-rated films. But does that really make it less problematic? By… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Among Top Killers of Americans, Guns Are the Least Researched Quantifying the government’s reluctance to fund science studying guns. By Francie Diep (Photo: ARTS_fox1fire/Flickr) If something was causing… Pacific Standard Staff