Our Skewed Politics on Gun Ownership Are a Deadly Joke
The National Rifle Association and lawmakers who pander to it bear much of the blame for our ridiculous gun laws, but it’s up to ordinary Americans to fix the problem.

A man wears his handgun in a holster as he pushes his baby in a stroller at the National Rifle Association convention in Louisville, Ky., in May. Attendees were permitted to carry firearms under Kentucky’s open-carry law. (Mark Humphrey / AP)
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