Arms and the Right
Daniel Lazare : Non-Fiction
Two books dissect the contentious, confusing debate over gun control and the frequently misinterpreted Second Amendment.

Daniel Lazare : Non-Fiction
Two books dissect the contentious, confusing debate over gun control and the frequently misinterpreted Second Amendment.
Bruce Shapiro : Youth Violence
The Virginia Tech shootings should prompt us to rethink our approach toward guns, the media and mental health.
The desire to impose a narrative on chaotic events leaves the meaning of the Virginia Tech shootings up for grabs.
Congress has decided to grant the gun lobby its most fervent and irresponsible wish: blanket immunity from civil lawsuits.
As Brazilians vote on a historic measure to ban the sale of guns and ammunition, foes of gun control have received help from a neighbor to the north: the NRA.
Sasha Abramsky : Democratic Party
The West, the future and the political price of gun control.
Jake Bergman & Julia Reynolds : Florida
Law enforcement officials describe the US as a one-stop shop for the guns sought by international terrorists.



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