--- description: TIME Magazine’s issue on Guns in America focuses on 245 people from across the country who share their views on guns. title: TIME Magazine: Guns in America image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0e887cd233de1111/69893d5db21a9c1fa34ff4be/time-jr-featured-longform.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- # TIME Magazine: Guns in America Oct 25, 2018 12:25 PM CUT  by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 25, 2018 12:25 PM CUT ## [Guns in America](http://time.com/guns-in-america/ "undefined") TIME Magazine’s issue on Guns in America features 245 people who share their views and describe their experiences, plus essays from six prominent writers on finding common ground ## [Guns Have Divided America. Here’s What Happened When 245 People Try to Meet in the Middle](http://time.com/5433987/guns-common-ground/ "undefined") _By_ [_Abigail Abrams,_](http://time.com/author/abigail-abrams/ "undefined")[_Melissa Chan_](http://time.com/author/melissa-chan/ "undefined") _and_ [_Karl Vick_](http://time.com/author/karl-vick/ "undefined")  Tasha Van Zandt ## [Why TIME Devoted an Issue to Guns in America](http://time.com/5433986/why-time-made-guns-in-america/ "undefined") _By_ [_Edward Felsenthal_](http://time.com/author/edward-felsenthal/ "undefined") ## Essays  Patriot Prayer, a right-wing group, held a rally in Portland, Ore., where they were met by anti-fascist counter-protesters, on Aug. 4, 2018. Mark Peterson—Redux ## [Public Rage Won’t Solve Any of Our Problems](http://time.com/5434373/phil-klay-american-public-rage/ "undefined") _By_ [_Phil Klay_](http://time.com/author/phil-klay/ "undefined")  An American flag hangs outside of a home in Clarksburg, WV on Aug. 22, 2018, a state still struggling with endemic poverty and opioid abuse. Spencer Platt—Getty Images ## [Why Anger Is a Wasted Emotion](http://time.com/5434378/david-french-drug-addiction-crisis/ "undefined") _By_ [_David French_](http://time.com/author/david-french/ "undefined")  Activists for the LGBTQ community protest the Trump administration Oct. 22, 2018 in Washington, D.C. Brendan Smialowski—AFP/Getty Images ## [There’s Nothing Virtuous About Finding Common Ground](http://time.com/5434381/tayari-jones-moral-middle-myth/ "undefined") _By_ [_Tayari Jones_](http://time.com/author/tayari-jones/ "undefined")  Supporters of President Donald Trump during a campaign rally for Sen. Ted Cruz in Houston, Oct. 22, 2018. Doug Mills—The New York Times/Redux ## [America Is Polarized. It’s Why We Have to Start Listening to Each Other](http://time.com/5434390/margaret-hoover-polarized-america/ "undefined") _By_ [_Margaret Hoover_](http://time.com/author/margaret-hoover/ "undefined")  President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minn. on Oct. 4, 2018. Mandel Ngan—AFP/Getty Images ## [How to Talk to Each Other When There’s Little Common Ground](http://time.com/5434396/tommy-orange-novels-conversations/ "undefined") _By_ [_Tommy Orange_](http://time.com/author/tommy-orange/ "undefined")  Voters cast their ballots in a polling station in Lexington, Ky., on May 22, 2018. Christian Tyler Randolph—The New York Times/Redux ## [Vote Like It Matters. 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