Gun control really works — here's the science to prove it

Policies that seem to reduce rates of gun violence include stricter background checks, limiting access to dangerous weapons, and prohibiting domestic abusers from owning weapons. Read more

Gun-related homicides, suicides kill more people than war, study says

Mass shootings and acts of terrorism may dominate headlines, but it's the homicides and, to a lesser extent, the suicides that happen out of the spotlight that make up the bulk... Read more

Read These 3 Books About Gun Violence in Chicago

Two of these books explain some of the factors that have bred this violence, while a young adult novel gets inside the mind of a teenager caught in its cross hairs. Read more

Man Charged Despite Florida ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws After Fatally Shooting Unarmed Man

All your questions about 3D guns answered

Not long ago, it was the stuff of science fiction, but now US officials and lawmakers are grappling with a new reality -- citizens having the ability to print firearms... Read more

Judge's order backfires as activists rush to share 3D gun designs

A judge’s attempt to halt the spread of blueprints for 3D-printed guns backfired Wednesday as the plans spread across the internet, posted and shared by people who said they were... Read more

No Longer Gun Shy

CANDIDATES USED TO BE able to rely on two axioms: young people don't vote, and gun control is not a winning issue for Democrats in competitive races. But a surge of... Read more

Lucy McBath, Gun Control Activist, Wins Democratic Primary for Georgia Congressional Seat

Lucy McBath, an anti-gun violence activist, won the Democratic primary runoff for the Sixth Congressional District in Georgia on Tuesday. She will face Representative Karen Handel, a Republican, in the... Read more

Kavanaugh Could Tip Supreme Court Against Gun Control Laws

In the battle over the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, the usual suspects are lining up in support and opposition. At the grass roots, however, there is one new... Read more

Great Mills students rally against gun violence, meet with Hogan, Jealous

Jaxon O’Mara wishes she didn’t have to do this. The 17-year-old Great Mills High School student wishes life could go back to the way it was before, when her friend Jaelynn... Read more