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Gun Fan Lauren Boebert Introduces Bill to Ax the ATF

WHAT COULD GO WRONG?

The Republican congresswoman has said gun-free zones are the most dangerous places in the country.

Janna Brancolini | Published Jan 07, 2025

Alito Debates Omelets as SCOTUS Weighs Biden Ghost Gun Rules

EGGS-PERT

The high court heard oral arguments from plaintiffs challenging the Justice Department’s attempt to regulate “ghost gun” manufacturers.

Zachary Folk | Published Oct 08, 2024

‘Rust’ Armorer’s Lawyer Opens by Laying Blame on Baldwin

‘SCAPEGOAT’

“Mr. Baldwin... violated some of the most basic gun safety rules you can ever learn,” Jason Bowles, one of Gutierrez-Reed’s lawyers, told the jury.

Helen Holmes | Published Feb 22, 2024

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GOP Rep Who Flashed Gun at Teens Calls Them ‘Indoctrinated’

NON-APOLOGY

“I fear for, and pity those that are being indoctrinated to fear that which is their best means of self defense,” Indiana state Rep. Jim Lucas wrote.

Amanda Yen | Published Feb 01, 2024

Gun-Waving St. Louis Lawyer Now Wants His Record Wiped Clean

PEW PEW

Mark McCloskey, one half of the St. Louis gun couple who drew on BLM protesters, wants his misdemeanor scrubbed.

Amanda Yen | Published Jan 26, 2024
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A Bullet in a GOP Office, a Psych Patient and a Gun Loophole

‘DANGEROUS GAP’

Andrew Sprecher was institutionalized for allegedly threatening a mass shooting. He still passed a background check to legally buy a Glock.

Justin Rohrlich | Published Jan 05, 2024
opinion

Centrist Senators Blew an Easy Opportunity for Gun Safety

PROFILES IN COWARDICE

Republicans got help from three Democrats and two independents to prevent mentally incompetent veterans from being automatically reported for gun background checks.

Eleanor Clift | Published Nov 01, 2023

Maine Pol Has Stunning Apology After ‘Sniper Rifle’ Rampage

‘TAKE RESPONSIBILITY’

Rep. Jared Golden, whose hometown was torn apart by a mass shooter on Wednesday, conceded he was wrong to have “opposed efforts to ban deadly weapons of war.”

Kelly Weill, Rachel Olding | Published Oct 26, 2023
opinion

Are Mass Shootings Just the Cost of Living in America?

WE CAN DO BETTER

The double massacre in Maine is an opportunity for the left and right to work toward realistic, achievable goals to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill.

Matt Lewis | Published Oct 26, 2023

Dianne Feinstein Blazed a Path From City Hall to Senate

R.I.P.

The former San Francisco mayor served five terms in the U.S. Senate, where she fought for gun control and against torture, and always knew how to cross the aisle.

Eleanor Clift | Published Sep 29, 2023

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