Red Guns, Blue Crime Red Guns, Blue Crime
A new report by Mayors Against Illegal Guns debunks the idea that more guns lead to less crime.
Oct 3, 2010 / Ari Berman
Vanden Heuvel on Guns, Jobs and Arizona Vanden Heuvel on Guns, Jobs and Arizona
Guest-host Both Sides Now, Katrina vanden Heuvel takes on former Bush/Cheney aide Mary Matalin about gun control and why she would take "porno economics" over the Republi...
Jul 12, 2010 / Both Sides Now
Justice at Last? Justice at Last?
Justice may finally be imaginable for Edna Glover and her family. The charred remains of her son Henry were discovered in the burnt hulk of a car on a levee overlooking the Mississ...
Feb 13, 2010 / Esther Kaplan
Gun-Toting Town Hall Tactics Gun-Toting Town Hall Tactics
Americans who've been bringing guns to public meetings about healthcare reform are really just responding to a media-wide casting call for crazies.
Aug 21, 2009 / Dan Bischoff
Blowback at the Border Blowback at the Border
Drug prohibition and unregulated guns gave us the Mexican drug wars.
Apr 15, 2009 / Feature / Peter Schrag
DC Voting Rights Debacle DC Voting Rights Debacle
The Democrats fail to stop a draconian gun amendment from being attached to an otherwise worthwhile bill backing representation for DC citizens.
Mar 10, 2009 / Greg Kaufmann
Arms and the Right Arms and the Right
Two books dissect the contentious, confusing debate over gun control and the frequently misinterpreted Second Amendment.
Apr 17, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Lazare
Virg. Tech: Only Connect Virg. Tech: Only Connect
The Virginia Tech shootings should prompt us to rethink our approach toward guns, the media and mental health.
Apr 26, 2007 / Bruce Shapiro
Story Lines at Virginia Tech Story Lines at Virginia Tech
The desire to impose a narrative on chaotic events leaves the meaning of the Virginia Tech shootings up for grabs.
Apr 19, 2007 / Feature / Bruce Shapiro
Gun Industry Buys Bulletproof Political Protection Gun Industry Buys Bulletproof Political Protection
Congress has decided to grant the gun lobby its most fervent and irresponsible wish: blanket immunity from civil lawsuits.
Oct 25, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer