gun control
What you need to know about the rise in U.S. mass shootings
July 26, 2022Under one of the most conservative definitions of “mass shootings,” in which a gunman slaughters four or more strangers in a public place, the number of these crimes has indeed been climbing in the last few...
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Resisting Supreme Court, New York State safeguards gun safety and abortion rights
July 11, 2022The state legislature takes concrete moves in face of the High Court’s right-wing rampage.
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Highland Park MAGA murders spur Illinois gun action, spotlight Republican intransigence
July 11, 2022The applicant’s past offenses drew attention to Illinois’ “red flag” law and raised questions about the effectiveness of existing regulations.
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Federal ‘hot spot’ crime strategy in Detroit: More of the same?
June 27, 2022The initiative will bring federal prosecutions to neighborhoods where violent crimes are highest. Topping the charts are the neighborhoods on Detroit’s West and East Sides.
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Uvalde school shooting prompts Congress to OK some limited gun controls
June 24, 2022It took a massacre in Uvalde, Texas, to force the recalcitrant U.S. Senate to listen to U.S. parents and teachers and not the nation’s gun fanatics.
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