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George Frey / Reuters Gun Safety: The Importance of Technology, the Legacy of Slavery
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Bob Strong / Reuters As Students 'March for Our Lives,' What Are the Feasible Aims for Gun Control?
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USA Today Sports Why Stop With the AR-15?
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters Tanks vs. AK-47s, and Other Aspects of the Gun Debate
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George Frey / Reuters 'White Male Privilege' and Other Themes of Gun Culture
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters A Case Against Gun Control
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Why the AR-15 Was Never Meant to be in Civilians' Hands
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MPR Interview on Chessmaster vs. Pawn
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If You Didn't See Obama’s Gun Violence Statement Live, You Should Watch It Here
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If You Have More Than 10 Guns, Does That Make You a Gun Nut?
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Strategies for Dealing With Mass Shootings
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The Numbing Toll of 'Daily Gun Deaths'; Plus, 'Obama Overreach'?
The same familiar question: Is Obama chessmaster? Or pawn?
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Back to Guns: Kant vs. Saint Augustine
When violent means are and are not justified
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The Surprisingly Tangled Politics of 'Gun Safety,' Starring Wikipedia
Rectification of names comes to 'gun safety.'
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A Powerful Article on the Gun Problem We Don't Talk About
The episodic massacres are horrifying; the routine, daily toll may be worse.
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Readers on Guns: The Lynching Parallel
A century ago, America had an 'unsolvable' lynching problem. The problem was in fact solved. Possible lessons for the 'unsolvable' problem of gun violence.
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Joe Manchin, Trayvon Martin, and Barney Fife: Implications for Gun Safety
A robustly pro-gun senator sends a promising sign.
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The Atlantic and the 'More Guns' Solution
Would more guns make us safer? Maybe not.
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From the Archives: 'The Story of a Gun'
How guns and bullets made their way from manufacturer to school yard. A story that is 20 years old and brand new
