Dispatches: Our Ongoing Coverage of Gun Violence
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Second Amendment
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Repeal the Second Amendment Already
We do not need a well-regulated militia (or any militia) to have a free society. We need fewer guns.
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge Against California’s ‘Cooling Off’ Period for Buying Guns
The decision means the law will remain in effect.
The Trans Women Turning to Firearms for Survival
More trans women are taking up arms than before to protect themselves. But even the simple act of self-preservation can be deemed aggression to conservatives.
Americans Love Guns, but They Have No Idea How to Use Them
Devotion to the Second Amendment has somehow replaced personal responsibility as the core idea of the right to bear arms.
Inside the Mind of America’s Favorite Gun Researcher
John Lott is a one-man pro-gun research machine whose work has been cited nearly 200 times by the National Rifle Association. The problem? Many of his peers have major misgivings about his methods.
A Humor Theorist Explains Donald Trump’s Comment About the Second Amendment
You’re never “just joking.” Nobody is. By Lisa Wade Donald Trump at a rally at Erie Insurance Arena…
The Characteristics of Gun Owners
The latest survey of American gun-owners looks at the culture they live in.
Dispatches From the Russian River: Locked and Loaded
After being offered a BB gun for protection, Alexis Coe explores what gun culture means out in the wild.
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.