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Gun Policy Is Already Changing In The Wake Of Parkland

After a shooter killed 17 people in a school in Parkland, Florida, last month, the political question dominating public discussion was whether the event would result in any policy changes that were backed by gun control advocates. In the past, outrage spurred by mass shootings has often been met by inaction in Congress and state […]

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Do You Know Where America Stands On Guns?

Intro hed: Do you know where America stands on guns after the Parkland shooting? dek: author1: Dhrumil Mehta author2: Julia Wolfe see_also.readin: [see_also.links] * [] Don’t worry about editing anything in italics & pink. Body [+content] It’s seems almost routine. There’s a high-profile mass shooting, followed by a week or two of fierce debate around […]

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How Gun Laws Could Change Even If Republicans Don’t Embrace Restrictions

President Trump, Florida Gov. Rick Scott and other Republicans are signaling newfound support for gun control measures after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. I’m skeptical that these ideas will go far because we’ve seen Republicans propose gun restrictions after past mass shootings only to quietly drop them after media attention recedes. The reality is […]

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No Matter How You Measure Them, Mass Shooting Deaths Are Up

The mass shooting in a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, on Sunday added 26 deaths to a year of violence across the country, from a Las Vegas concert to the Fort Lauderdale, Florida, airport. According to data from multiple sources, shootings like these are claiming more lives than they have at any point in the […]

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Gun Laws Stop At State Lines, But Guns Don’t

Graphics by Rachael Dottle Soon after the tragic mass shooting in Las Vegas, the White House batted down the idea of enacting more gun control with the argument that many cities with strict gun laws have high murder rates. The White House specifically pointed to Chicago and Baltimore as “some of America’s cities with the […]

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