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Gun Control

  1. power
    Supreme Court
    The Supreme Court Keeps Guns Out of Domestic Abusers’ HandsThe justices upheld a federal law banning people under domestic-violence restraining orders from owning firearms.
  2. career
    Kris Brown Is Working to Curb the U.S. Gun-Violence Epidemic“I don’t want my girls to inherit a country that has gun violence as the No. 1 killer of our kids.”
  3. gun violence
    One Person Killed in Kansas City Super Bowl Parade ShootingMore than 20 others were injured, including children.
  4. uvalde
    DOJ Calls Police Response to Uvalde Shooting a ‘Failure’A scathing report concluded that lives would have been saved had authorities followed standard protocol.
  5. school shootings
    A Sixth-Grader Was Killed in a School Shooting in IowaA 17-year-old injured four other students and an administrator.
  6. power
    SCOTUS Will Decide Whether Domestic Abusers Can Own GunsWomen in the U.S. are five times more likely to be killed by intimate partners who have access to firearms.
  7. power
    Dianne Feinstein, the InstitutionalistShe fought for gun control, civil rights, and abortion access for half a century. Where did it all go wrong?
  8. school shootings
    A 6-Year-Old Shot His Teacher — Now What?The boy’s mother has been indicted on child-neglect and endangerment charges after he gained access to her gun.
  9. how i get it done
    How Moms Demand Action Founder Shannon Watts Gets It DoneThe activist looks back on ten years spent fighting to end gun violence, and ahead to what comes next after she steps down at the end of the year.
  10. hmmmmm
    Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Really Kick a Teen Activist?Her reps say no, but footage she tweeted suggests maybe yes.
  11. fourth of july
    Everything We Know About the Highland Park ShootingRobert Crimo III has been charged with seven counts of first-degree murder.
  12. crime
    A Mother Pushing a Stroller Was Shot and Killed in ManhattanInvestigators say 20-year-old Azsia Johnson was shot at “very close range” while on the Upper East Side Wednesday night.
  13. power
    The Supreme Court Just Dealt a Giant Blow to Gun-Control LawsOne justice even felt it necessary to note that the New York law at the center of the case didn’t stop the gunman in the Buffalo mass shooting.
  14. march for our lives
    Scenes From the March for Our Lives D.C. Rally“I have been doing this since Parkland happened. I can’t believe we are still coming back.”
  15. gun control
    The Senate Just Announced a Bipartisan Gun-Safety DealHere’s what it actually says.
  16. gun control
    An 11-Year-Old Uvalde Survivor Testified Before CongressMiah Cerrillo described watching a gunman murder her teacher and classmates.
  17. gun control
    New York Just Raised the Age to Buy a Semi-automatic RifleGovernor Kathy Hochul signed ten new gun-control bills.
  18. as told to
    How Teachers Talked About Uvalde With Their StudentsAfter the Texas school shooting, educators share their fears and frustrations.
  19. action item
    How to Help the Uvalde CommunityFrom supporting Robb Elementary School families to pressing for gun-control legislation.
  20. gun control
    Jacinda Ardern’s Commencement Speech Could Not Be Timelier“We knew we needed significant gun reform, and so that is what we did,” New Zealand’s prime minister said.
  21. gun violence
    The Supreme Court May Be About to Expand Gun Rights Even MoreIn June, the Court could rule New York’s concealed-carry-license regulations unconstitutional.
  22. gun control
    The NRA Will Still Hold Its Conference in Texas This WeekendIronically, attendees will not be allowed to bring guns to the event.
  23. texas school shooting
    ‘We Can’t Get Numb to This’Basketball coach Steve Kerr expressed how many are feeling after the Texas elementary-school shooting: exhausted and angry.
  24. power
    The New Face of American Gun OwnershipBlack women are pushing against the (white, rural, and male) stereotype.
  25. news
    Sandy Hook Families Reach a Settlement With GunmakerThe $73 million settlement could start a new kind of accountability in the gun industry.
  26. mass shootings
    What We Know About the Aurora, Colorado, ShootingSix teenagers were hospitalized Monday afternoon after a drive-by shooting near their school.
  27. crime
    Man With 5 Guns and Body Armor Arrested in Atlanta SupermarketPolice recovered two long guns and three pistols from him.
  28. power
    This Was the First March With No School Shootings Since 2002Amid school closures over the coronavirus, no shootings took place in the U.S. — for the first time in 18 years.
  29. domestic abuse
    Domestic Violence Survivors Want Legal Protections, Not PlatitudesSenator Joni Ernst came out as a survivor — then held up a vote on a crucial law because it would strip abusers of their guns. A new ad calls her out.
  30. stoneman shooting
    The Parkland Community Is Sending Students Love on Their First Day of SchoolStudents and families took to Twitter to mourn and offer support, six months and one day after the shooting.
  31. gun control
    Arizona GOP Candidate Brags About Killing … His Mom … in Self-DefenseAt a forum on gun control, no less.
  32. tech
    Bumble Founder Was Threatened and Harassed After App Banned Gun Photos“It was ‘We’re coming for you, we know where your office is.’”
  33. everyday horrors
    School Teaches Kindergartners About Lockdown Drills With Chilling Nursery RhymeRemember thinking Humpty Dumpty was morbid?
  34. stoneman shooting
    Parkland Students Pay Tribute to Fallen Classmates at GraduationJimmy Fallon gave a surprise commencement speech.
  35. gun control
    6 Things You Can Do Right Now to Fight for Gun-ControlA roundup of ways to get involved in the fight for stricter gun-control laws and ending gun violence.
  36. national walkout day
    The Most Powerful Scenes From April’s National Walkout DayStudents walked out to protest gun violence on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting.
  37. studen protests
    Everything You Need to Know About National Walkout Day on April 20The protests mark the 19th anniversary of the school shooting at Columbine High School.
  38. #neveragain
    Parkland Students Lauren and David Hogg Sign Book DealThey’re working on #NeverAgain: A New Generation Draws the Line.
  39. stoneman shooting
    Marjory Stoneman Douglas’s Magazine Publishes Memorial Issue to Shooting Victims“I hope we did you all justice.”
  40. student activism
    Parkland Students Are Not Happy About Their Clear Backpacks“I feel sooo safe now.”
  41. niche drama
    A Shirt With a Gun Motif Is Causing Major Drama Among Fashion InfluencersEven Lisa Rinna gets involved at one point.
  42. march for our lives
    The Most Striking Scenes From the March for Our Lives Rally in D.C.As captured by the Cut.
  43. march for our lives
    Scenes From March for Our Lives Rallies Around the WorldFrom Edinburgh to Amsterdam to Tokyo.
  44. march for our lives
    The Most Powerful Moments From the March for Our Lives RalliesFrom the crowd chanting “thank you” at Parkland survivors to students busing from Newtown to D.C.
  45. march for our lives
    The Most Inspiring Signs From the March for Our LivesFrom calls for gun-control reform to burns against certain politicians.
  46. march for our lives
    The Moving Moment Parkland Student Survivors Arrive at March for Our LivesThe crowd showed overwhelming support for the survivors.
  47. school safety
    School District Gives Students Rocks to Throw at Potential ShootersA Pennsylvania school superintendent said each of his schools’ classrooms have been given five-gallon buckets of rocks to throw at armed intruders.
  48. march for our lives
    The Parkland Student Survivors Have Taken Over MediaIn the days leading up to the March for Our Lives, they’re everywhere.
  49. gun-control
    Barron Trump’s School Urges President to Not Give Teachers GunsIt joined other private schools in an ad supporting stricter gun-control measures.
  50. gun control
    This Lawmaker Is Against Arming Teachers Because They’re ‘Ladies’“We don’t need to have a lady teacher in a school that’s got a firearm.”
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