Gun Control

U.S. Stores Are Asking Customers To Stop Openly Carrying Weapons—But Can They Actually Enforce a Restriction on Guns?

Supermarket and pharmacy chains across the U.S. have begun asking customers to not openly carry firearms in their stores, including in states where open carry is legal. It's a trend that appears to have been...

By Mahita Gajanan September 6, 2019

In Fundraiser Email, State GOP Chief Says She Wants to Stop Arizona Senate Candidate 'Dead in His Tracks'

The stark wording was directed at Mark Kelly, whose wife is former Rep. and mass shooting survivor Gabby Giffords

By Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg September 6, 2019

Kroger Joins Walmart in Asking Customers to Stop Openly Carrying Guns in Stores After Mass Shootings

The store acknowledged those "no longer comfortable with the status quo" on guns

By Katie Reilly September 4, 2019

What It’s Like to Attend an Active-Shooter Training After the El Paso and Dayton Attacks

The succession of tragedies has prompted more and more Americans to take special precautions, for themselves as well as their children.

By Abby Vesoulis / Lynchburg, Va. August 19, 2019

Background Checks Won't Stop Shootings, But Are Needed

Many public health experts agree background checks are a crucial part of efforts to limit gun deaths

By Tara Law August 10, 2019

Picking Twitter Fights

Just a few hours after President Donald Trump visited with first-responders and people wounded in a shooting that claimed nine lives in Dayton, Ohio, he lashed out at the city’s mayor and Ohio Sen. Sherrod...

By Tara Law August 7, 2019

'May I Give You a Hug?'

Yvonne Loya sat against a metal railing on a curb overlooking the Walmart. She held her head in her hands as her kids worked on a poster with colored markers on the concrete in front...

By Lissandra Villa / El Paso, Texas August 6, 2019

Dayton Mayor Criticizes Trump Ahead of Presidential Visit

Trump confirmed that he intends to visit both El Paso and Dayton on Wednesday

By Tara Law August 6, 2019

Obama Responds to El Paso, Dayton Shootings

'No other developed nation tolerates the levels of gun violence that we do'

By Josiah Bates August 5, 2019

Trump Blames Everything But Guns

"Mental illness and hatred pulls the trigger, not the gun."

By Tessa Berenson August 5, 2019

Our Republican Colleagues in the Senate Must Act to Break the Cycle of Gun Deaths

Another week, another community ripped apart by a mass shooting. Most recently it was Virginia Beach, where a shooter on May 31 killed 12 people in a municipal building. In early May it was a...

By Chris Murphy and Dianne Feinstein June 14, 2019

A Quick Guide to the Big Ideas in the Democratic Primary

The 2020 Democratic presidential primary is centered on some big ideas. While some of the 20 candidates for the nomination have stayed away from specifics so far, a handful have shared some dramatic and detailed...

By Ryan Teague Beckwith May 2, 2019

Trump Un-Signs Gun Treaty

With Democrats in Congress reluctant to work with him on legislative proposals, President Donald Trump has been casting about for actions he can take on his own. When it comes to guns, he has long...

By Brian Bennett April 26, 2019

What Gun Control Advocates Should Learn from the NRA

Activist and author Igor Volsky argues for taking lessons from the gun lobby's success

By Joey Lautrup April 19, 2019

School Shootings Are Becoming the New Normal

It has become a waking national nightmare, a recurring horror that we can't explain or defend but that we are condemned to repeat. We know it will happen again. We seem helpless to stop it....

By Haley Sweetland Edwards May 22, 2018

Justice Stevens Wants to Repeal the Second Amendment. Here’s Why That’s So Hard

Gun control groups won't go near the idea

By Alana Abramson March 27, 2018

Jared Kushner's Brother Was At the March For Our Lives in Washington, D.C.

With his girlfriend, Karlie Kloss

By Jamie Ducharme March 25, 2018

Former Sen. Rick Santorum Said Kids Should Be Learning CPR Instead of Protesting Gun Violence

"Phony gun laws don't solve the problem"

By Jamie Ducharme March 25, 2018

These Photos Show How Big the March For Our Lives Crowds Were Across The Country

Americans showed up to march from coast to coast

By Alix Langone March 25, 2018

Here Are the Most Powerful Speeches From March For Our Lives in Washington

"We hereby promise to fix the broken system we’ve been forced into and create a better world for the generations to come"

By Lisa Marie Segarra March 24, 2018

Here Are Some of the Best March For Our Lives Signs

Hundreds of thousands showed up to over 800 March For Our Lives protests

By Lisa Marie Segarra March 24, 2018

'One of My Best Friends Was Killed in Gun Violence.' Paul McCartney Honors John Lennon at March For Our Lives

"One of my best friends was killed in gun violence"

By Jennifer Calfas March 24, 2018

Republican Donor Launches Gun Control Advocacy Group During the March For Our Lives

"If they don’t do this, my guess is that they will lose big in November"

By Alana Abramson March 24, 2018

Taylor Swift Just Shared Her Support for Gun Control Activism

"No one should have to go to school in fear of gun violence."

By Raisa Bruner March 23, 2018

Your Complete Guide to March for Our Lives Rallies

Including meetup locations and times

By Sarah Gray March 22, 2018

The Young and the Relentless

Adults have failed to stop school shootings. Now it's the kids' turn to try

By Charlotte Alter / Parkland, Fla. March 22, 2018

Teachers Are Overwhelmingly Opposed to Carrying Guns in Schools, Says Survey

But seven in 10 think it would in effective in stopping the next mass shooting

By Alana Abramson March 16, 2018

Why Donald Trump Blinked on Guns

The climbdown was striking

By Philip Elliott March 12, 2018

A Top GOP Donor Is Pushing Congress to Pass Gun Control

Al Hoffman Jr. wants lawmakers to pass gun legislation this year

By Alana Abramson March 12, 2018

Why Walmart’s New Gun Rules Won’t Actually Reduce Homicides

Walmart is restricting gun sales for those under 21

By Chris Wilson March 7, 2018

Black Children Will Be the Victims of Armed Teachers

Even though few school shooters have been of color

By Sherrilyn Ifill March 5, 2018

Membership in Gun Groups Is Spiking After the Florida Shooting

"The NRA better be 15 million strong soon, or this is only going to get worse"

By Alana Abramson March 2, 2018

Kroger Will No Longer Sell Guns to People Under 21

Kroger joins Walmart with a change at its Fred Meyer locations

By Mahita Gajanan March 1, 2018

Inside the Republican Party's New Direction on Gun Restrictions

Nothing gooses sales like the threat of new gun-control measures

By Philip Elliott and W.J. Hennigan March 1, 2018

Walmart is the Latest Example of a Company Doing What Politicians Won't on Gun Control

Dick’s Sporting Goods and Walmart both raised the minimum age for gun purchases

By Katie Reilly February 28, 2018

Gun Control Support Has Surged to Its Highest Level in 25 Years

A new poll from Politico/Morning Consult shows support for gun control is up to 68%.

By Sarah Gray February 28, 2018

The Gun Loophole Congress Isn't Talking About Put 4,170 Guns In Wrong Hands in 2016

In 2016, 4,170 guns were sold to people with criminal records, mental illnesses and other circumstances which should have prevented them from being able to buy a firearm. The reason? The FBI failed to complete...

By David Johnson February 27, 2018

I Am a School Shooting Survivor. This Is the First Time I’ve Had Hope in 25 Years

Students are standing up to the gun lobby, the NRA and politicians

By Devorah Heitner February 27, 2018

In the Fight for Gun Control, Children Are the Real Grown-Ups

We have forced our kids to take it upon themselves to save us all. It goes without saying that every child deserves to be safe in school. That we haven’t achieved this is evidence of...

By Jennifer Siebel Newsom February 22, 2018

Here’s a Timeline of the Major Gun Control Laws in America

A rundown of the most important events influencing Federal gun policy

By Sarah Gray February 21, 2018

'We Just Had a Gun to Our Heads.' The Florida Shooting Survivors Are Transforming America’s Gun Debate

The massive youth uprising is a shift from the typical gun violence debates

By Charlotte Alter February 21, 2018

These Hollywood Celebrities Are Donating to 'March of Our Lives'

"I am joining forces with you"

By Alana Abramson February 20, 2018

Becoming Numb to School Shootings Won’t Save Anyone

After yesterday’s shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, which killed at least 17 people and injured 14 others, many of us are again outraged. But where was our collective outrage at...

By Joan Cook February 15, 2018

Donald Trump Blamed the Florida School Shooting on Mental Illness. Here's What He's Done on the Issue

President Donald Trump appeared to blame the Florida school shooting Wednesday on mental illness and promised to take action, although he did not give specifics. In remarks from the White House, Trump said that he...

By Justin Worland February 15, 2018

How Much the NRA Has Given to Florida Lawmakers

The NRA donated over $800,000 to Florida lawmakers in the 2016 election

By Alana Abramson February 15, 2018

'It's Almost About Anything But the Guns': Sandy Hook and the Original Meaning of the Second Amendment

An expert on the Second Amendment offers perspective on the fifth anniversary of the tragedy

By Olivia B. Waxman December 14, 2017

Gun Control

Senate Sits on Gun Reform

Father of Parkland Shooting Victim Escorted From State of the Union After Protest

21 States File Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Over 'Dangerous' Changes to Federal Firearm Regulations

These Businesses Say They've Got What You Need to Survive a Mass Shooting