Trump: ‘I’d Run in There’ Unarmed to Save People During Mass Shooting

DARLENE SUPERVILLE and KEN THOMAS / The Associated Press Feb 26, 2018 The president says he believes he and most of the nation's governors would have rushed in, even without a weapon, to aid students during the massacre at Stoneman Douglas High. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Study Shows Why Americans Loathe Congress

LAURIE KELLMAN and EMILY SWANSON / The Associated Press Feb 26, 2018 From coast to coast, Americans of every political stripe say the nation's lawmakers are listening to all the wrong people. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Students Resolute as They Re-enter School Massacre Site

TERRY SPENCER / The Associated Press Feb 26, 2018 Several thousand people return to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School for the first time since a gunman took 17 lives 12 days earlier. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Guns and Liberty

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Feb 25, 2018 American gun owners find a false sense of political power in their firearms, and the controlling elites are more than happy to let them keep their destructive illusions. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

National Companies Cut Ties With NRA

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Feb 24, 2018 The nation's largest privately owned bank, a major security software company and three rental car companies have all ended their relationships with the gun lobby. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Young Courage vs. White Male Rage

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Feb 22, 2018 It’s important to acknowledge that Americans place tremendous significance on gun ownership and how this fact intersects with issues of race and gender. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Highlights of CNN’s Gun Control Town Hall (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Feb 22, 2018 Sen. Marco Rubio, Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel and NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch struggle to answer students and parents in the wake of last week's school shooting in Parkland, Fla. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Electoral Gunsights (Video)

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Feb 22, 2018 After the horrific school shooting in Florida there may some be glimmers of hope. When bright, media-savvy high schoolers become politically active en masse, there is reason to hope. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

All Smiles

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Florida Sheriff: Deputies to Carry Rifles at Schools

The Associated Press Feb 21, 2018 Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and their supporters enter a firearm-friendly political climate in Tallahassee. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Stoneman Douglas Student: ‘I Am Not a Crisis Actor’ (Video)

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Feb 21, 2018 David Hogg, a 17-year-old senior whose fellow students died in the Parkland, Fla., massacre, defends himself against conspiracy theories. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

As Parkland Survivors Head to State Capitol, Lawmakers Reject Motion for Gun Control Bill

Emily Wells / Truthdig Feb 20, 2018 Republicans in the Florida Legislature say they would consider more modest proposals, such as raising the minimum age to buy assault rifles. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )