Everything You Need to Know About the Fight Over Gun Control

Do good guys with guns really stop bad guys with guns? Does the Second Amendment really protect an individual’s right to bear arms? Should gunmakers be liable for the lives their guns destroy? Which legislators take the most money from the NRA? And what would a radical movement for gun control look like? We’ve collected our best recent pieces on the fight for gun control below. Take a look!

corbyn rose

The British Ruling Class Is in Full Panic Mode The British Ruling Class Is in Full Panic Mode

Paul Mason on Jeremy Corbyn’s triumph in the UK elections.

Jun 16, 2017 / Audio / Jon Wiener

Donald Trump Iowa Campaign Stop

How Donald Trump’s Words Create Emergencies How Donald Trump’s Words Create Emergencies

A linguistic political analysis.

May 18, 2017 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Call the Top 20 Recipients of NRA Cash in Congress

Call the Top 20 Recipients of NRA Cash in Congress Call the Top 20 Recipients of NRA Cash in Congress

They might be able to prevent the next Orlando—if they get out of the way of gun-control legislation.

Jun 15, 2016 / no-paywall / Alex Lubben and Jessica Corbett

We Need a Radical Movement for Gun Control

We Need a Radical Movement for Gun Control We Need a Radical Movement for Gun Control

When the normal political system fails, it’s time to act up!

Jun 15, 2016 / Editorial / The Editors

Chicago gun violence

What Black Americans Say About ‘Black-on-Black’ Gun Violence What Black Americans Say About ‘Black-on-Black’ Gun Violence

We understand that police violence and gun crimes are two parts of the same systemic problem. If only news media saw that, too.

Jun 1, 2016 / Spencer Overton

Who Is Behind the Lie That More Guns Makes Us Safe?

Who Is Behind the Lie That More Guns Makes Us Safe? Who Is Behind the Lie That More Guns Makes Us Safe?

The NRA doesn’t need just cash to bully legislators—it needs bad information too.

Apr 20, 2016 / Ari Rabin-Havt

The Newtown Families Just Won a Big Victory in Their Fight Against Remington Guns

The Newtown Families Just Won a Big Victory in Their Fight Against Remington Guns The Newtown Families Just Won a Big Victory in Their Fight Against Remington Guns

Will the gunmaker have to pay the price for the Sandy Hook mass shooting?

Apr 14, 2016 / George Zornick

2015 NRA convention

America Is Fine With Mass Shootings—as Long as They’re Not Perpetrated by Muslims America Is Fine With Mass Shootings—as Long as They’re Not Perpetrated by Muslims

We don’t yet know what set off this latest bloodbath, but we know a lot about gun violence in America.

Dec 3, 2015 / Joshua Holland

2015 NRA convention

Tactical Experts Destroy the NRA’s Heroic Gunslinger Fantasy Tactical Experts Destroy the NRA’s Heroic Gunslinger Fantasy

The last thing a chaotic crime scene needs is more untrained civilians carrying guns.

Oct 5, 2015 / Joshua Holland

The Second Amendment Was Never Meant to Protect an Individual’s Right to a Gun

The Second Amendment Was Never Meant to Protect an Individual’s Right to a Gun The Second Amendment Was Never Meant to Protect an Individual’s Right to a Gun

How the Supreme Court upended the well-established meaning of the Second Amendment.

Sep 23, 2015 / Feature / Dorothy Samuels

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