Fear of Mass Shootings Strains America’s Psyche, Survey Finds
Reading Time: 3 minutes Mass shootings do not just affect the victims and their loved ones. They are a major strain on the psyche of most Americans, a new poll finds.
Discussing Gun Control Without Killing Each Other
Reading Time: 5 minutes Contrary to what we see online, on cable news, or in Congress, there are ways Americans can have a non-hostile, even productive, conversation about gun control.
Inside the Mind of the American Mass Shooter
Reading Time: 4 minutes Latest research reveals how suicidal thoughts, personal crisis, and desperation are often the dark subtext to mass shootings.
FL Dems Call for Gun Control Session Following El Paso Shooting
Reading Time: 5 minutes In Florida, Democrats hope that — in response to the El Paso massacre — people will be fed up with mass shootings and demand gun control.
El Paso: Trump Didn’t Pull the Trigger, But…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Over the past three years, the president’s rhetoric has created a toxic climate that encourages hate speech, and even worse, acts of hate.
In ‘2nd Amendment Sanctuaries,’ Officials Refuse to Enforce New Gun Laws
Reading Time: 7 minutes The tactic, called nullification, is picking up steam in rural, mainly Republican areas of states run by Democrats.
Musings of a Mass Shooting Survivor
Reading Time: 6 minutes WhoWhatWhy editor Toni Johnson shares her experience of being a mass shooting survivor, and decries the failure to have an honest conversation about gun violence in America.
Why the March for Our Lives Might Be a March for the Ages
Reading Time: 5 minutes Last Saturday, hundreds of thousands of people participated in the March for Our Lives, calling for gun restrictions. Where will this lead?
What Gun Background Checks Can’t Detect: Stupidity
Reading Time: 5 minutes Raised age requirements and background checks for gun purchases won’t fix absent-mindedness. Or stupidity.
Here’s Who Takes Big Money from the Gun Lobby
Reading Time: 2 minutes Single-issue voters could make the difference in the 2018 midterms. Will that issue be guns?