Guns and Gun Control

Jared Loughner’s Glock: Weapon of Mass Destruction

Jared Loughner’s Glock: Weapon of Mass Destruction Jared Loughner’s Glock: Weapon of Mass Destruction

Has it really come to this: an uphill battle to ban a gun that has no purpose except to kill thirty-three people before anyone can stop you?

Jan 13, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Eric Alterman Reacts to the Arizona Shooting and Discusses ‘Kabuki Democracy’ Eric Alterman Reacts to the Arizona Shooting and Discusses ‘Kabuki Democracy’

Eric Alterman, columnist for The Nation, and the author of the new book Kabuki Democracy: The System vs. Barack Obama, appeared on WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show to comment on the shoo...

Jan 11, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

The Horror in Arizona

The Horror in Arizona The Horror in Arizona

The attack on Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson was an assault on democracy.

Jan 11, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Arizona Faces ‘Lethal Combination’ of Guns and Hate Speech Arizona Faces ‘Lethal Combination’ of Guns and Hate Speech

Jeff Biggers appears on Democracy Now! to talk about the assassination attempt on Congresswoman Giffords in Arizona, what it was like to grow up in a "gun state,"&...

Jan 11, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Arizona Faces ‘Lethal Combination’ of Guns and Hate Speech Arizona Faces ‘Lethal Combination’ of Guns and Hate Speech

Jeff Biggers appears on Democracy Now! to talk about the assassination attempt on Congresswoman Giffords in Arizona, what it was like to grow up in a "gun state,"&nb...

Jan 10, 2011 / Video / Democracy Now!

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 / The Notion / 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 / Audio / 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 / The Notion / 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 / Editorial / 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

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