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  • Democracy & Government
    4 Gun Safety Initiatives to Watch in Election 2016
    May 23, 2016
    | Madison Pauly
    Proponents of stricter gun laws are building on a new strategy to defeat the NRA.
  • Democracy & Government
    It Was a Great Night for Gun Reform
    November 5, 2014
    | George Zornick
    There weren’t many bright spots for progressives on Tuesday, but if you back stronger gun laws, things went better than you could have expected.
  • Gunpowder and Blood on Their Cold, Dead Hands
    December 16, 2013
    | Bill Moyers and Michael Winship
    This grim Newtown anniversary reminded us of the moment when Charlton Heston made his boast that gun control advocates would have to pry his rifle from his “cold, dead hands.”
  • Honor the Sandy Hook Victims
    May 3, 2013
    | BillMoyers.com Staff
    A group started by members of the Newtown community hope you will call your representatives and support common sense solutions to make our schools safer.
  • Presidential Leadership Doesn't Always Help
    April 17, 2013
    | John Light
    Immigration reform might have a better chance than gun control in the Senate because the president hasn't adopted the cause.
  • NRA: Buying Guns for Someone Else? OK by Us
    April 4, 2013
    | John Light
    Pro-gun lobbyists say bills in Congress that increase prison time for those who buy guns for someone else are too harsh.
  • After Newtown, Gun Background Checks Skyrocket
    January 3, 2013
    | John Light
    Last month saw the highest number of requests ever for the FBI background checks required before purchasing guns.


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