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Guns

  • Gun Safety: The Importance of Technology, the Legacy of Slavery

    For an index of the two-dozen previous items in the post-Parkland gun-safety series, please see the bottom of this post…

    • James Fallows
    • Mar 25, 2018
    • Notes
  • As Students 'March for Our Lives,' What Are the Feasible Aims for Gun Control?

    The gun massacre in Parkland, Florida, was nearly six weeks ago. In those weeks, thousands more Americans have died from…

    • James Fallows
    • Mar 25, 2018
    • Notes
  • Why Stop With the AR-15?

    Here are two pro-gun arguments, from people who are not bots and who don’t go in for the “you libtard…

    • James Fallows
    • Mar 5, 2018
    • Notes
  • Tanks vs. AK-47s, and Other Aspects of the Gun Debate

    Previously in this series: “A Gun Holdup Victim on Whether He Wishes He Had Been Armed” …

    • James Fallows
    • Mar 3, 2018
    • Notes
  • 'White Male Privilege' and Other Themes of Gun Culture

    Previously in this series: “A Case Against Gun Control” “The Cultural Roots of a Gun-Massacre…

    • James Fallows
    • Feb 25, 2018
    • Notes
  • A Case Against Gun Control

    Previously in this series: “The Cultural Roots of a Gun-Massacre Society” “A Veteran on the…

    • James Fallows
    • Feb 24, 2018
    • Notes
  • Why the AR-15 Was Never Meant to be in Civilians' Hands

    Decades ago I wrote in the Atlantic about the creation of the AR-15, which was the predecessor of the military’s…

    • James Fallows
    • Nov 10, 2017
    • Notes
  • MPR Interview on Chessmaster vs. Pawn

    Yesterday morning I had an interesting (from my POV) talk with Kerri Miller of Minnesota Public Radio, on the by-definition…

    • James Fallows
    • Jan 5, 2016
    • Notes
  • If You Didn't See Obama’s Gun Violence Statement Live, You Should Watch It Here

    Below you see the YouTube version of the official White House feed from earlier today. I’ve set it to begin…

    • James Fallows
    • Jan 5, 2016
    • Notes
  • If You Have More Than 10 Guns, Does That Make You a Gun Nut?

    In an item after the Oregon shootings, I quoted a reader from Florida saying that if you owned more than…

    • James Fallows
    • Oct 3, 2015
    • Notes
  • Strategies for Dealing With Mass Shootings

    Are we doomed to the ritual of “our thoughts and prayers go to the families” after whatever is the latest…

    • James Fallows
    • Oct 2, 2015
    • Notes
  • The Numbing Toll of 'Daily Gun Deaths'; Plus, 'Obama Overreach'?

    The same familiar question: Is Obama chessmaster? Or pawn?

    • James Fallows
    • Jan 18, 2013
  • Back to Guns: Kant vs. Saint Augustine

    When violent means are and are not justified

    • James Fallows
    • Jan 4, 2013
  • The Surprisingly Tangled Politics of 'Gun Safety,' Starring Wikipedia

    Rectification of names comes to 'gun safety.'

    • James Fallows
    • Dec 26, 2012
  • A Powerful Article on the Gun Problem We Don't Talk About

    The episodic massacres are horrifying; the routine, daily toll may be worse.

    • James Fallows
    • Dec 22, 2012
  • 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.

    • James Fallows
    • Dec 21, 2012
  • Joe Manchin, Trayvon Martin, and Barney Fife: Implications for Gun Safety

    A robustly pro-gun senator sends a promising sign.

    • James Fallows
    • Dec 17, 2012
  • The Atlantic and the 'More Guns' Solution

    Would more guns make us safer? Maybe not.

    • James Fallows
    • Dec 16, 2012
  • 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

    • James Fallows
    • Dec 15, 2012
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