Gun violence
Republicans refuse to act on gun violence, blame trans people instead
April 3, 2023The right wing’s latest anti-trans tactic is scapegoating trans people for mass shootings.
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Why were there no mass shootings in the now-defunct (East) German Democratic Republic?
January 25, 2023People who loved hunting did it as often as they could but never feared being gunned down on the streets.
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Faulty Shotspotter gun crime surveillance system doesn’t meet needs of Detroit’s people
October 5, 2022Detroit City Council is considering spending over $7 million on a crime tech surveillance product that has proven a failure in other cities.
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What you need to know about the rise in U.S. mass shootings
July 26, 2022Under one of the most conservative definitions of “mass shootings,” in which a gunman slaughters four or more strangers in a public place, the number of these crimes has indeed been climbing in the last few...
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Day after mass demonstrations, senators approve “framework” on gun safety
June 13, 2022The rare bipartisan deal on narrow set of gun safety measures signifies a break in decades-long congressional impasse.
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