gun policy
Canada Just Banned 1,500 Military-Grade 'Assault-Style' Weapons
It's now illegal to buy, sell, transport, import, or use many assault-style weapons in Canada.
White Men Keep Killing Themselves With Guns. The NRA Is Making It Worse.
The gun lobby's resistance to "red flag" laws puts its own members at risk.
Gun Companies are Helping Toy Makers Design Replicas That Get Kids Killed
A look inside the secretive financial ties between gun manufacturers and the people behind airsoft guns that cops mistake for lethal threats.
Should We Regulate Guns Like Cars?
From a manufacturer’s perspective, firearms get the kid-gloves treatment. Does that actually make sense?
Banning the AR-15 Won't Solve the Mass Shooting Crisis
Instead, we should force gun owners to buy insurance and collectivize some of the risks of deadly assault weapons.
Just How Many Guns Do Americans Actually Own?
Some fans say the number is as high as 600 million. Here's what the data really shows.
The Republican Healthcare Plan Could Make Getting Shot Hurt Even Worse
If they become law, the president's massive Medicaid cuts figure to devastate the communities at unique risk of gun violence in America.
The Good Guy with a Gun Theory, Debunked
Analyzing 37 years of data, a Stanford team finds no basis for a theory at the heart of the modern gun-rights movement.
After My Boyfriend Murdered Our Son, I Found Healing at the Gun Range
He shot me, too, with a 9mm Glock. Now that's the gun I keep at home.
How Easy Should It Be to Buy a Silencer?
Until the tragic shooting in DC postponed a key hearing Wednesday, Congress was set to debate deregulating gun silencers in America.
How California Gun Owners Are Getting Around a New Assault Weapons Ban
New products could make tighter restrictions on one of America's premier gun markets largely moot.