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Guns
First Christmas Without Lexi: A Uvalde Mother Mourns Her Daughter
By Jasmine Aguilera
Colorado Springs Didn't Happen in a Vacuum
By Philip Elliott
Gun Violence Costs U.S. $557 Billion a Year
By Madison Muller / Bloomberg
A Judge Paused a Local Assault-Weapons Ban
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I'm a Student in Texas. My Teachers and I Shouldn't Be Responsible for Stopping a Mass Shooting
On May 24, 19 students and two teachers were shot and killed at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas—the deadliest mass shooting in our state’s history. I remember staring at my phone as the gut-wrenching headlines...
By Zoe Yu
July 23, 2022
How the Uvalde Schools Police Chief Went From Public Servant to Pariah
How Pete Arredondo forced a reckoning over police in Uvalde.
By Janell Ross and Jasmine Aguilera
July 22, 2022
The Back Booth: After Highland Park, a Liberal and a Conservative Talk Guns
Welcome to The Back Booth, a weekend edition of The D.C. Brief in which we host a conversation between political professionals on the right and the left.
By Philip Elliott
July 9, 2022
What a 4-Year-Old Saw at the Highland Park Mass Shooting
At school on Friday, July 1, 4 1/2-year-old Liora drew four white crayon figures on black paper, smiling beneath a neon firework display. This was a picture of her family—Liora, her mother, her father, and...
By Julia Fine
July 7, 2022
We Need to Talk About Animal Cruelty and Mass Shooters
Amid arguments over whether the recent massacres in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, New York should lead policymakers to focus more on gun control or mental illness, there is an elephant in the room. One trait...
By Marc Levin
June 29, 2022
House Sends First Major Gun Safety Bill in Decades to Biden, Who Intends to Sign it
The bill would enhance background checks for younger buyers and fund a flurry of new mental health programs.
By Nik Popli
June 24, 2022
Senate Passes Gun Safety Bill, Breaking Decades of Gridlock
The bill passed by a vote of 65 to 33, garnering support from the entire Democratic caucus and 15 Republicans
By Nik Popli
June 23, 2022
How Gunmakers May Benefit From Mass Shootings
Studies show that mass shootings are often good for gunmakers' bottom lines.
By Belinda Luscombe
June 14, 2022
The Education of David Hogg
A lot has changed since I first met David Hogg in 2018. He has a beard now, and a girlfriend. He's about to be a senior at Harvard, studying the history of conservative political movements....
By Charlotte Alter
June 13, 2022
CEOs Make the Business Case for Gun Control in Letter Calling for 'Urgent Action'
The CEOs of more than 250 companies including Levi Strauss & Co., Dick's Sporting Goods, Patagonia and Unilever have cosigned a letter urging the U.S. Senate to take immediate action to address what they called...
By Ayesha Javed
June 10, 2022
'I Don't Want It to Happen Again.' Brave 11-Year-Old Who Survived Uvalde Shooting Testifies Before Congress
"He told my teacher 'Goodnight' and shot her in the head," Miah Cerrillo told lawmakers. "Then he shot some of my classmates."
By Josiah Bates
June 8, 2022
Gabby Giffords Optimistic That U.S. Can Fix Gun Violence
“It will be a long, hard haul, but I’m optimistic," Giffords said at the TIME100 Summit
By Julia Zorthian
June 7, 2022
Matthew McConaughey, a Uvalde Native, Delivers an Emotional Speech at the White House
McConaughey’s eyes welled up as he described receiving text messages from Uvalde the day of the shooting.
By Brian Bennett
June 7, 2022
The Steps We Can Take to Reduce Mass Shootings
On October 1, 2015, after a gunman shot and killed his professor and eight students at Umpqua Community College in Oregon, President Barack Obama, who three years earlier, following the massacre at Sandy Hook elementary...
By James Densley and Jillian Peterson
June 7, 2022
Gun Rights Groups Work to Defeat Gun Control Proposals
Gun rights groups are likely to take legal action if needed.
By Abby Vesoulis
June 3, 2022
Mass Shootings Are Only 1% of Child Gun Deaths in the U.S.
Every year, more than 3,500 children and teens—defined as infants through age 19—are shot and killed in the U.S. About 35 children die as result of mass shootings each year.
By Josiah Bates
June 3, 2022
After Uvalde, a Warning From a Sandy Hook Mother
In the years since my son hid in his classroom, 948 school shootings have occurred.
By Nicole Hockley
June 3, 2022
After Uvalde, Biden Fears Another Cycle of Inaction on Guns
A bipartisan group of senators are exploring whether any gun control measures could draw the necessary 60 votes.
By Brian Bennett
June 1, 2022
The 'Good Guys With Guns' Keep Failing to Stop Mass Shootings
“Good guys with guns don’t always win gunfights."
By Sanya Mansoor
May 31, 2022
'Something Has to Be Done'
Uvalde residents reckon with gun violence in their community.
By Jasmine Aguilera/Uvalde, Texas
May 27, 2022
Gov. Abbott Focused on Praising Police After Uvalde Shooting
Notably absent from Abbott's press conference: Praise for the educators who shielded their students and died beside them
By Katie Reilly
May 26, 2022
The Story Behind TIME's New 'Enough' Mass Shootings Cover
The gavel shape formed by the word "Enough" on our new cover is meant to signify the need for action
By Edward Felsenthal
May 26, 2022
'We Won’t Let These Babies Be Forgotten'
Close-knit Uvalde grieves after 19 children were killed in a school shooting
By Jasmine Aguilera/Uvalde, Texas
May 25, 2022
The NRA's Power is Waning. Opposition to New Gun Laws Isn't.
For years, proponents of tougher gun restrictions have placed much of the blame for America's crisis of gun death on the National Rifle Association. So it was no surprise that in the aftermath of the...
By Charlotte Alter and Vera Bergengruen
May 25, 2022
Democrats Vent as Congress Remains Gridlocked on Guns After Uvalde
The sense of frustration and impotence among Democrats in the Capitol was palpable.
By Abby Vesoulis
May 25, 2022
Senate Hearing for Biden's ATF Nominee Displays Rigid Partisan Divide on Guns
Less than 24 hours after a shooter killed 19 children and two teachers in a Texas elementary school, lawmakers grilled President Joe Biden’s pick to become the nation’s chief regulator of guns. Frustrations over the...
By Eric Cortellessa
May 25, 2022
Texas' Gun Laws Have Become Looser in Recent Years. The Uvalde School Shooting Likely Won't Change That
Texas' gun laws—among the most permissive in the country—have come under heightened scrutiny after an 18-year-old gunman shot and killed at least 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday. Six mass shootings...
By Madeleine Carlisle
May 25, 2022
Beto O'Rourke Confronts Greg Abbott During Uvalde Press Conference
O’Rourke is challenging Abbott in a long-shot bid for the Texas governor's mansion
By Josiah Bates
May 25, 2022
What the Buffalo Shooting Says About Black America’s Fraught Relationship With Guns
The Buffalo community in upstate New York is still mourning the senseless massacre that occurred on May 15, when a gunman entered a local grocery store and killed 10 people in a racially motivated attack....
By Josiah Bates
May 18, 2022
White Supremacy Is Deadly. Guns Make It Deadlier
Here we are again. A white man radicalized by racist rhetoric carrying an assault rifle just massacred Black people going about their daily lives, causing lifelong trauma and suffering. And, once again, so-called pro-life pundits...
By Shannon Watts and Angela Ferrell-Zabala
May 17, 2022
How the ‘Great Replacement Theory' Has Fueled Racist Violence
The man who opened fire in a Buffalo grocery store on Saturday, killing 10 people, appears to have been motivated by a white nationalist ideology known on dark corners of the web as the “great...
By Nik Popli
May 16, 2022
Buffalo Shooting: Biden Faces Pressure on Gun Control
Joe Biden campaigned on a pledge to “end” America’s gun violence epidemic. The racially-motivated shooting that killed 10 people and injured three at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York on Saturday highlights how far...
By Brian Bennett
May 16, 2022
The Growing Racial Gap in Childhood Exposure to Gun Violence
A study from Boston University reveals that the disparity among kids exposed to gun violence widened during the pandemic
By Josiah Bates
April 1, 2022
How the Sandy Hook Case Showed That Gun Makers Aren't Invincible
Remington's agreement to pay a $73 million settlement to Sandy Hook families shattered the perception that gun makers are untouchable in court, but several factors made this case unusual
By Melissa Chan
February 18, 2022
The Relentless Trauma of Violence Prevention Work
Chronic stress, trauma exposure, frequent threats of violence and the relentless grind of gun crimes' impact: A recently-released report from the University of Illinois Chicago reveals in stark terms the strain and struggles that many...
By Josiah Bates
February 17, 2022
Remington to Pay Sandy Hook Families to Settle Landmark Suit
An attorney for the families says the settlement is a historic victory that could lead to more lawsuits against gun makers whose products are used to commit crimes
By Melissa Chan
February 15, 2022
Biden Pledges Progress in Fight Against Gun Violence
During a Thursday meeting with New York City Mayor Eric Adams, President Joe Biden announced actions for investing in policing and community intervention programs in response to the surge in gun violence in recent years...
By Josiah Bates
February 3, 2022
Community Leaders Fear Eric Adams’ Plan to End Gun Violence Is Leaving the Public Out of ‘Public Safety’
Eric Adams, the new mayor of New York City, announced on Jan. 24 a detailed plan aiming to end gun violence in his city. Adams, a former police officer and Brooklyn borough president, made public...
By Josiah Bates
January 27, 2022
Amid a Continuing Wave of Gun Violence, This U.S. City is Bucking the Trend
Homicides as a result of gun violence have remained consistently high across the U.S. in 2021, after a steep increase last year during the first waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. Broadly, the year-on-year increase in...
By Josiah Bates
December 29, 2021
Parents of School Shooters Rarely Face Charges. This Case Is Different
James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of Ethan Crumbley, face multiple charges related to the fatal shooting of four teenagers at their son's high school in Oxford, Michigan
By Melissa Chan
December 8, 2021
How the Rittenhouse Verdict Affects the Work of Activists
On the surface, the jury's Nov. 19 verdict in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse was all too simple. His defense team successfully pled the case that Rittenhouse was acting in self-defense when he shot and...
By Josiah Bates
November 23, 2021
Supreme Court Justices Appear Open to Expanding Gun Rights
The newly conservative court is considering a case that would overturn a New York state law that limits the carrying of concealed weapons outside of the home
By Melissa Chan and Madeleine Carlisle
November 3, 2021
Charleston Massacre Victims' Families Settle With the DOJ
The families of the nine victims killed in a 2015 racist attack on a South Carolina church reached an $88 million settlement with the DOJ
By Sanya Mansoor
October 28, 2021
The Complex Dynamic Between 'Violence Interrupters' and Police
Just off a stretch of Eastern Parkway, the highway-like street that goes through many of Brooklyn, New York’s most disenfranchised neighborhoods, is a small office in Crown Heights. What fills this small space is vital...
By Josiah Bates
October 15, 2021
More People Than Ever Are Trying to Carry Guns Onto Planes
So far in 2021, the Transportation Security Administration has seized nearly 4,500 guns at airport security checkpoints, compared with about 4,400 in all of 2019 and 976 in 2009, despite the drop in air travel caused by the pandemic
By Melissa Chan
October 14, 2021
Racism in Medical Care Fuels Black Doubts in the System
Only about 5% of practicing doctors in the U.S. are Black, and more than 56% are white, a situation that enables racism in hospital care and fuels Black mistrust of the system as COVID-19 and gun violence take a disproportionate toll on communities of color
By Melissa Chan
October 13, 2021
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