The unfettered right to own and carry weapons has come to symbolize the Republican Party’s ideology of individual liberty. Lawmakers and activists have not been able to overcome Republican insistence on gun rights despite the mass shootings occurring with a greater frequency.
- September 3, 2020
Why is Trump so hell-bent on reelection? He has made it clear he doesn’t particularly like the job.
- October 10, 2017The firearms lobby suggests that because morality can't be legislated, the evil of gun violence can only be controlled by... more guns.
- October 4, 2017Someday, people will read about this moment in history books and wonder how we got to this level of insanity.
- October 3, 2017A mental health professional talks about the emotional and mental fallout from the violence in Las Vegas.
- October 2, 2017There comes a point where you feel like there's nothing more to say about gun violence that hasn't already been said.
- June 29, 2017The gun lobby's new "recruitment ad" is really a call for white supremacy and armed insurrection, deliberately crafted to stir anger and fear.
- June 26, 2017The GOP and right wing will use any diversion to distract us from an agenda of cruelty and madness.
- June 22, 2016A sit-in by the civil-rights icon on the floor of the House of Representatives is a powerful statement against gun violence.
- June 17, 2016They've kept their fingerprints off laws designed to protect their businesses — especially one that shields them from liability for crimes committed with their products.