Florida Suspect Legally Bought Guns Despite Mental Illness

MICHAEL BIESECKER and DAVID McFADDEN / The Associated Press Aug 28, 2018 The suspected killer at a video game tournament had been twice hospitalized in psychiatric facilities, but authorities say he was able to legally purchase the two handguns he carried at the time of the attack. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

3 Dead Including Gunman at Florida Video Game Tournament

RUSS BYNUM and BRENDAN FARRINGTON / The Associated Press Aug 26, 2018 A Baltimore man in Jacksonville for the online football competition is said to have carried out the attack. Video from the livestreamed event appears to capture the scene right before the shooting began. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Schools Need Resources, Not ‘School Resource Officers’

Lidwina Bell / OtherWords Aug 26, 2018 Turning schools into prisons means putting kids in the pipeline to real-life prisons. There are better ways to keep students safe. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How America Cashes In on Deadly Weapons

William Hartung / TomDispatch Aug 15, 2018 The Trump administration is moving to make it even easier for U.S. gun-makers to push their wares around the world. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Justice Kennedy Let the Sheepdogs Out

Teodrose Fikre / Truthdig Jun 30, 2018 Overall, Anthony Kennedy’s pending retirement from the Supreme Court is a boondoggle for the politico-media complex. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Five Reported Dead at a Maryland Newspaper

BRIAN WITTE / Associated Press Jun 28, 2018 The suspect in the shooting at The Capital Gazette is a white male who is believed to have carried a shotgun. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Advice to College Graduates in the Trump Era

Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch Jun 3, 2018 We need you, class of 2018—not under some desk in an active-shooter drill, but out there ready to change our world for the better. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Freedom Sticks (Video)

Mark Fiore / Truthdig May 24, 2018 The plague of gun violence continues unabated across the United States. The pro-assault weapons NRA crew is changing their tune a little bit, but not for the better. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sleeping Giant Stirs in the Lone Star State

Cecile Richards May 4, 2018 Lawrence Wright's new book, "God Save Texas," captures the frustration and hope that reverberate when divisive, retrograde politicians meet renewed grass-roots activism. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Weaponization of Everyday Life

Frida Berrigan / TomDispatch Apr 16, 2018 One in four Americans now owns a gun or lives in a household with guns, making us first in the world in gun ownership, by far. But are we truly safer because of it? Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Five Reasons the NRA Is Wrong (Video)

Robert Reich / RobertReich.Org Apr 8, 2018 The next time you hear someone repeating National Rifle Association pro-gun propaganda, respond with these points. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Small Town Bans Assault Weapons

Emily Wells / Truthdig Apr 5, 2018 Deerfield, Ill., plans to levy heavy fines against citizens who don’t comply with the ban. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )