WILSON RING / The Associated PressApr 11, 2018
Vermont raises the age to buy firearms, bans high-capacity magazines and makes it easier to take guns from people who pose a threat—the first significant gun ownership restrictions in state history. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
ALANNA DURKIN RICHER / The Associated PressApr 6, 2018
In addition, large-capacity magazines are not shielded, U.S. District Judge William Young says in upholding a Massachusetts ban. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
TAMARA LUSH / The Associated PressMar 30, 2018
The acquittal of Noor Salman, who was accused of helping plot the attack and lying to the FBI afterward, is a rare defeat for the government in a terrorism case. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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George Lakey / Waging NonviolenceMar 16, 2018
From coast to coast, activists in the United States wonder: Does this condition leave us stuck? No. We have a roadmap to progress. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigMar 12, 2018
The late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who upended prior interpretations of the amendment, left a tantalizing loophole for advocates of gun regulation. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
JILL COLVIN / The Associated PressMar 11, 2018
Trump had said the age should be raised to 21, but a newly revealed plan calls for a commission on school safety—headed by Betsy DeVos—to examine the issue. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Belle Chesler / TomDispatchMar 8, 2018
No, thank you: I do not want to hold the gun being thrust into my hand and I cannot meet the demand to be a shield. Neither figuratively nor physically can I save my students. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
ANNE D'INNOCENZIO / The Associated PressFeb 28, 2018
The company, which stopped selling AR-15 guns and other semi-automatic weapons in 2015, also will remove items resembling assault-style rifles from its website. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigFeb 28, 2018
Guns and a militarized culture are the real weapons of mass destruction in American society. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
The Associated PressFeb 28, 2018
"Gun violence is an epidemic that's taking the lives of too many people, including the brightest hope for the future of America—our kids," says the company's chairman and CEO, Ed Stack. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
The Associated PressFeb 26, 2018
The Florida Senate Rules Committee has voted 9-4 for a bill that would raise the age to purchase rifles from 18 to 21 and create a three-day waiting period to buy the weapons. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
KATHLEEN RONAYNE / The Associated PressFeb 25, 2018
Although the four-term senator has not won support for her candidacy, her challenger in the June primary, state Senate leader Kevin de Leon, also failed to earn the Democrats' endorsement. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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