Guns and Gun Control

Tom Tomorrow toon

Close All the Mosques! Close All the Mosques!

And other practical solutions to gun violence.

Dec 8, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

The New York ‘Daily News’ Takes On the NRA

The New York ‘Daily News’ Takes On the NRA The New York ‘Daily News’ Takes On the NRA

Its “God Isn’t Fixing This” headline was part of a classic front-page challenge to powerful interests and political cowards.

Dec 6, 2015 / John Nichols

Syed Farook’s Arsenal Is As American as Apple Pie

Syed Farook’s Arsenal Is As American as Apple Pie Syed Farook’s Arsenal Is As American as Apple Pie

Several million Americans own the same guns the San Bernardino shooter used—and likely possess ammo in similar quantities.

Dec 4, 2015 / Jon Wiener

Please Let the Shooter Be on the Other Guy’s Team!

Please Let the Shooter Be on the Other Guy’s Team! Please Let the Shooter Be on the Other Guy’s Team!

We can't help but think that—but only one team gets top-notch fear mileage.

Dec 4, 2015 / Leslie Savan

The Fraternal Order of Police Wants Off-Duty Cops to Be Armed Inside a Stadium Near You

The Fraternal Order of Police Wants Off-Duty Cops to Be Armed Inside a Stadium Near You The Fraternal Order of Police Wants Off-Duty Cops to Be Armed Inside a Stadium Near You

Using Paris as a pretext and sports as backdrop, the FOP wants to be armed on NFL Sunday, which will make all of us less safe.

Dec 3, 2015 / Dave Zirin

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

Guns Save Life rally

The Real Reason We Can’t Have Gun Control The Real Reason We Can’t Have Gun Control

The paranoid right-wing fringe believes it needs guns to overthrow the government—and even so-called GOP moderates are pandering to them.

Dec 3, 2015 / Joan Walsh

The Colorado Shooting Comes Amid an ‘Alarming’ Escalation of Anti-Abortion Violence

The Colorado Shooting Comes Amid an ‘Alarming’ Escalation of Anti-Abortion Violence The Colorado Shooting Comes Amid an ‘Alarming’ Escalation of Anti-Abortion Violence

Threats and attacks on clinics and abortion providers have risen dramatically since an undercover video sting aimed at Planned Parenthood.

Nov 28, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

The Deafening Silence of the Republican Field in the Wake of the Planned Parenthood Shooting

The Deafening Silence of the Republican Field in the Wake of the Planned Parenthood Shooting The Deafening Silence of the Republican Field in the Wake of the Planned Parenthood Shooting

Republican contenders who have had so very much to say against Planned Parenthood were largely mum after Friday’s deadly violence.

Nov 28, 2015 / John Nichols

Tom Tomorrow toon

In the Wake of Paris, Republicans Want You to Remember American Values In the Wake of Paris, Republicans Want You to Remember American Values

Like sending away orphaned toddlers and administering religious tests at the border.

Nov 24, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

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