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Capitol Crimes (Guns and Gun Control, Society)

If only Columbine High School had posted the Ten Commandments next to its football trophies, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold would never have killed anyone.

The Editors
Post-Littleton Gun Vote in the Senate (Guns and Gun Control, Society)

When guns became the issue of the day,
Republicans, as is their custom, put
Their party right behind the NRA,
And shot themselves quite badly in the foot.

Calvin Trillin
The Guns of Littleton (Guns and Gun Control, Youth Violence, Society)

Dylan Klebold "is intelligent enough to make any dream a reality," a juvenile court counselor wrote last year.

Bruce Shapiro
Going for the Gunmakers (Guns and Gun Control, Society)

A short walk from my home in New Haven stands the farm of that prototypical Connecticut Yankee, Eli Whitney. In 1798 Whitney hit on a bold new scheme: interchangeable parts for muskets.

Bruce Shapiro

Blogs

Lessons to Learn From Arizona's New Gun Laws
Mychal Denzel Smith

The state’s recent legislation turns its gun-buyback program into a recycling initiative and underscores the necessity for federal action. 

May 2, 2013
On MoDo
Eric Alterman

The New York Times columnist chastises President Obama for his failure to deal with other pols, ignoring the huge flaws of a system based on silent filibusters and fundraisers.

April 25, 2013
Boston, West, Newtown: For Whom the Bells Toll, For Whom the Alarms Ring
Richard Kim

There ought to be a response to violence besides callous indifference and total social warfare.

April 21, 2013
This Week in Nation History: The NRA and the Politics of Fear
Katrina vanden Heuvel

The defeat of President Obama’s gun-control package indicates that lessons from history have been insufficiently learned.

April 20, 2013
How to Beat the Gun Lobby
Katrina vanden Heuvel

 The Senate's rejection of universal background checks should be the start of a popular movement to hold our leaders accountable.

April 18, 2013
Shame on the Senate: Gun Control Is Dead, For Now
George Zornick

A proposal backed by 90 percent of the American people and a majority of Senators won't become law. Why?

April 17, 2013
Gun Control Package Nears the Tipping Point
George Zornick

Changes in language and poison pill amendments could throw gun control off the tracks. 

April 16, 2013
A Tale of Two Joes: Biden Praises Scarborough on Gun Control
Leslie Savan

In a blast of blarney, Biden gives Scarborough an ego boost and a possible campaign ad.

April 12, 2013
Here Comes the Gun Bill: What’s In It?
George Zornick

Everything you need to know about the gun control package being debated this week, including what might get weakened. 

April 9, 2013
More Bullets Than Seconds: New Details from Tucson and Newtown
George Zornick

Police respond very quickly to mass shootings, and bigger magazines means more deaths. 

March 28, 2013