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  1. power
    Dianne Feinstein, the InstitutionalistShe fought for gun control, civil rights, and abortion access for half a century. Where did it all go wrong?
    By Rebecca Traister
  2. the inside game
    How 4 Senators Finally Got Bipartisan Gun Control Done“I’m so sick of thoughts and prayers.”
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  3. gun control
    Could the Senate Gun Bill Have Stopped Past Mass Shootings?Some measures in the Senate gun-deal framework could have potentially stopped violent young gunmen from carrying out past attacks.
    By Matt Stieb
  4. the national interest
    Why Biden Is Getting More Bipartisan Laws Than Anyone ExpectedI was skeptical he could get Republican to support anything. I was wrong.
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. early and often
    10 GOP Senators Endorse Bipartisan Framework for New Gun-Safety ReformsThe measures are modest but would still represent the most meaningful reforms in decades — and it looks like they might really happen.
    By Chas Danner
  6. early and often
    Watch: Matthew McConaughey Delivers Searing White House Speech on GunsAs his wife held the shoes that belonged to a little girl murdered in Uvalde, he made a passionate case for Congress to act.
    By Benjamin Hart
  7. texas school shooting
    What the Senate Gun Bill Could Actually DoExperts weigh in on whether watered-down reforms would make much of a dent in the gun-violence epidemic.
    By Matt Stieb
  8. gun control
    A Case for (Likely Foolish) Optimism About Gun ReformAfter a quarter-century of disappointment from Congress on the issue, it feels like this time could be different. (Possibly.)
    By Benjamin Hart
  9. politics
    New York to Raise the Age for Semi-Automatic Rifles to 21Ten bills that would bar civilians from buying body armor and strengthen the state’s red-flag law to strip guns from some people.
    By Nia Prater
  10. gun control
    Newsom Calls for Assault-Weapons Ban Modeled After Texas Abortion LawThe California governor said the law would allow private citizens to sue assault-weapon manufacturers, distributors, and sellers.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  11. crime
    Michigan School Shooter’s Parents Apprehended Following Rare ChargesJames and Jennifer Crumbley pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges on Saturday, days after their son allegedly killed four classmates.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  12. politics
    Biden Unveils Gun-Control Measures, Tells Congress ‘Time for Some Action’Biden tightened rules on “ghost guns” and pushed red-flag laws, but said Congress must make broader moves to end the epidemic of gun violence.
    By Nia Prater
  13. politics
    The Six Rationalizations for Doing Nothing About GunsEvery time there’s another massacre, the same old excuses and evasions parade through Washington.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. mass shootings
    Boulder’s Assault Weapons Ban Was Blocked Days Before ShootingTen days before Monday’s deadly shooting, a judge ruled that the city could not enforce its bans on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines.
    By Nia Prater
  15. politics
    Could the Atlanta Spa Shootings Break Congress’s Gun-Control Impasse?The Georgia killings add fresh urgency to two gun bills that just passed in the House, but the GOP Senate filibuster still stands in the way.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. early and often
    ‘Self-Defense Is Self-Care’: How Liberal Gun Owners See the Election“The tree can’t be harmed if the Lorax is armed.”
    By Eve Peyser
  17. protests
    What We Know About the Austin BLM Protest ShootingGarrett Foster was shot and killed on Saturday night in an altercation with a motorist who had turned into an intersection full of protesters.
    By Chas Danner
  18. gun control
    Canada Bans Assault WeaponsIn a popular measure after a recent gun massacre in Nova Scotia, Canada’s Liberal Party moved quickly, using emergency powers.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. democrats
    Virginia Shows That Centrist Democrats Can Move a State LeftNobody thinks of suburban-dependent Virginia Democrats as all that progressive. But they are putting together a record that Joe Biden might emulate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. gun control
    Virginia’s Assault Weapons Ban FailsIt was the most controversial bill in a package of gun control legislation advanced by Gov. Ralph Northam.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  21. the far-right
    Virginia Gov. Declares State of Emergency Before Pro-Gun Rally in RichmondTaking no chances after Charlottesville, Gov. Northam declared a state of emergency ahead of Lobby Day, which has attracted far-right demonstrators.
    By Matt Stieb
  22. gun control
    Congress to Fund Gun-Violence Research for First Time in DecadesDemocrats will secure $25 million in funding for gun-violence research at the CDC and NIH after over two decades of GOP stonewalling on the issue.
    By Matt Stieb
  23. vision 2020
    Failed Candidate De Blasio Slams Bloomberg’s CandidacyIf Bloomberg runs, he’ll do better than BDB did without trying very hard.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. gun control
    Ivanka and Don Jr. Are Pulling Trump in Opposite Directions on GunsIvanka Trump wants more restrictive gun laws. Donald Trump Jr. thinks not. Which child will the president side with?
    By Adam K. Raymond
  25. gun control
    Trump, and Some Democrats, Blame Beto for Making Gun Legislation Less LikelyAny excuse not to act.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  26. gun control
    Senate Republicans Won’t Act on Guns Unless Trump Lets ThemMitch McConnell is ceding the Senate’s power to the White House.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  27. mass shootings
    The Trump Administration Thinks the Death Penalty Can Stop Mass ShootingsThe death penalty doesn’t deter violence. But it’s Trump’s preferred solution.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  28. gun reform
    Trump Is Already Backing Away From Doing Anything About GunsAfter a brief window during which he seemed interested in doing something serious to curb mass shootings, he has retreated to NRA talking points.
    By Benjamin Hart
  29. mass shootings
    In Trump’s Hands, the Second Amendment Is a Threat to Our Civil LibertiesWhen the government is unwilling to significantly restrict access to firearms, it responds to gun violence by curtailing more basic freedoms.
    By Eric Levitz
  30. mass shootings
    Trump’s Plan for Stopping Anti-Hispanic Terrorism: Fewer HispanicsBefore abandoning mention of gun control altogether, Trump suggested he’d consider it — as long as Democrats supported the GOP’s immigration agenda.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  31. vision 2020
    Swalwell Quits Presidential Race for House Reelection BidThe California congressman got out before his bid became embarrassing. Others may, and definitely should, follow.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. nra
    NRA Directed Money to Board Members As Executives Spent Lavishly: ReportAlready in hot water for top executives’ profligate spending, a new report states that the NRA has signed lucrative contracts with its board members.
    By Matt Stieb
  33. racism
    NRA Head Says Lucy McBath Only Won House Seat Because She Is ‘a Minority Female’NRA president Carolyn Meadows said it was Lucy McBath’s race and gender, not her appealing gun-control message, that won her a House seat in November.
    By Matt Stieb
  34. just asking questions
    Eric Swalwell on Running As the ‘Guns and Russia’ CandidateThe 2020 candidate on why Robert Mueller should testify, Twitter fights, and still having $100,000 in student debt.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  35. gun control
    Memo Refutes Betsy DeVos’s Claim She Couldn’t Ban Schools From Buying GunsAn Education Department internal memo proves Betsy DeVos could have blocked schools from using federal funds to buy firearms, contrary to her claims.
    By Matt Stieb
  36. vision 2020
    White Working-Class Yoga Devotee Tim Ryan Joins Crowded 2020 FieldRyan’s unconventional and sometimes conservative record makes him a hard sell, but if Democrats get obsessed with the heartland, he’ll get a listen.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. gun control
    Bump Stocks Are Now Illegal, Thanks to NRA Favorite Donald TrumpOwning one of the gun accessories could land you in jail for ten years.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  38. gun control
    Trump to Announce Bump-Stock Ban, a Largely Meaningless GestureBanning bump stocks will do almost nothing to reduce mass-shooting casualties in the U.S.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  39. gun control
    NRA Sues to Stop Gun Control Measures Approved by Washington VotersThe ballot initiative raises the minimum purchase age for semiautomatic rifles to 21, among other things.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  40. school shootings
    School-Shooting Survivors Bare Their Scars and Bear WitnessThis year saw two of the U.S.’s worst school shootings. In the midterms, the subject is often missing. A half-century of survivors tell their stories.
    As told to Jared Soule and Amelia Schonbek
  41. Bloomberg to Spend $80 Million to Help Democrats in the MidtermsProperly concentrated, Bloomberg’s big bucks could make a big difference in suburban swing districts in November.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. Democratic Wave May Depend on Millennials Becoming Unusually Motivated to VoteMidterm elections usually show a major dropoff in turnout from young voters. If that happens this fall, the Democratic “wave” could be minimized.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. New Jersey Will Issue Reports on Out-of-State GunsThe unusual move comes amid the prospect of major gun legislation.
    By Benjamin Hart
  44. Gun Giant Remington Declares BankruptcyThough the company has long experienced financial problems, its decline points to something bigger.
    By Benjamin Hart
  45. march for our lives
    People Are Sharing Fake Photos of Emma González Tearing Up the ConstitutionIt’s not the first time false propaganda has been spread about the outspoken Parkland survivors.
    By Chas Danner
  46. march for our lives
    Scenes From the March for Our Lives Rallies Across AmericaA gallery of images and videos from Saturday’s big protests against gun violence from every corner of the country.
    By Chas Danner
  47. gun control
    Justice Department to Create New Rule Banning Bump StocksThe Trump administration is going to try to ban the devices without Congress, but may ultimately lose in court.
    By Chas Danner
  48. Citigroup Issues Gun-Control Rules for Its Clients and Business PartnersCEO Michael Corbat wrote in a memo that the company is trying to “do our part.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  49. select all
    YouTube Bans Firearms Demos and Instructional VideosA popular subgenre on the video site could be in trouble.
    By Brian Feldman
  50. The House’s Post-Parkland School Safety Bill Ignores GunsLawmakers respond to the massacre with a bill to buy more metal detectors.
    By Adam K. Raymond
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