BRENDAN FARRINGTON, GARY FINEOUT and TERRY SPENCER / The Associated PressFeb 22, 2018
Scot Peterson, the armed officer on duty at the Florida school where a shooter killed 17 people, resigns after being suspended without pay and placed under investigation. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / Informed CommentFeb 19, 2018
It's simple: semi-automatic rifles. President Trump keeps droning on about gang violence. Could this offer a path to legislating restrictions on these firearms? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
JASON DEAREN, TERRY SPENCER and ALLEN G. BREED / The Associated PressFeb 18, 2018
After criticism from the students, the White House says the president will hold a "listening session" with unspecified students on Wednesday and meet with state and local security officials on Thursday. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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RYAN J. FOLEY and DON THOMPSON / The Associated PressFeb 18, 2018
Only five states have laws allowing family, guardians or police to ask judges to temporarily strip gun rights from people showing signs of violence. Florida isn't one of them. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Emily Wells / TruthdigDec 11, 2017
After three congressional resignations last week, the floodgates appear to have opened, new reports indicate. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Jessica Corbett / Common DreamsAug 19, 2017
In wake of violence at white supremacist rally in Virginia, the rights group revises its policy for protesters who carry weapons. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 18, 2016
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee says he wants to ban gun sales to people on the "no-fly" list, but the NRA says its position -- that purchases should be "delayed" for people on terror watch lists while the FBI investigates -- hasn’t changed. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 17, 2016
Philadelphia columnist Helen Ubiñas wanted to test gun restrictions in Pennsylvania. To her shock, it took mere minutes to purchase the same type of weapon used earlier this week in the deadliest mass shooting in American history. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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