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May 25, 2022
Timothy Noah
My Letter to the Victims of the Next School Shooting
I’d like to save your lives, whoever you are, but I can’t. A reactionary electoral minority is blocking the way.
November 3, 2021
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court Isn’t Gun-Shy Anymore
The court’s first Second Amendment case in over a decade could unwind gun regulations across the country.
October 1, 2021
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court’s Next Big Gun Rights Case Has Allies Trading Fire
Two liberal interest groups—the ACLU and a coalition of public defenders—have waded into the high court’s upcoming concealed-carry decision, but on opposite sides.
April 26, 2021
Matt Ford
Will the Supreme Court Let Americans Carry Guns for Any Reason?
After a decade of silence on the Second Amendment, the justices are taking up a New York concealed-carry case. The ruling could bring seismic changes to America.
November 20, 2020
Alex Yablon
Why Police Back Gun Guys
A new book shows how the NRA forged an alliance between cops and civilian gun owners.
September 26, 2020
Matt Ford
Amy Coney Barrett Wants Felons to Have Guns, but Not Votes
A little-regarded dissent written by Donald Trump’s new Supreme Court nominee could have a huge impact on voting rights.
August 14, 2019
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court’s First Major Gun Case in a Decade
Guns rights advocates want more than just a victory. They want this newly emboldened conservative court to wield maximal power.
July 17, 2019
Matt Ford
When John Paul Stevens Eviscerated Antonin Scalia
The late justice dismantled originalism in his dissent in District of Columbia v. Heller, the landmark gun-rights case.
March 27, 2018
Matt Ford
Retired Supreme Court justice calls for a repeal of the Second Amendment.
March 13, 2018
Matt Ford
Can the NRA Defeat Florida’s Gun Law?
The organization says it's unconstitutional to prohibit people under 21 from buying guns, but the courts have consistently upheld age restrictions.
February 26, 2018
Matt Ford
The Gun Control Movement’s Silent Ally: The Supreme Court
The justices haven't taken a Second Amendment case in almost a decade, to the benefit of states—like Florida—that want to tighten gun laws.
December 11, 2017
Patrick Blanchfield
The Brutal Origins of Gun Rights
A new history argues that the Second Amendment was intended to perpetuate white settlers' violence toward Native Americans.
August 11, 2016
Eric Kleefeld
Turns out Trump’s campaign really is full of “Second Amendment people.”
August 10, 2016
Eric Kleefeld
Rudy Giuliani explains that Trump’s usual angry and vicious mob was remarkably calm this time.
August 10, 2016
Eric Kleefeld
Team Trump’s defense of his Second Amendment remarks continues to make no sense.
August 9, 2016
Brian Beutler
Trump’s “joke” about a violent coup-slash-assassination is fine due to the possibility of tax cuts, apparently.
June 15, 2016
Alex Shephard
Does Donald Trump want to take your guns?
September 25, 2014
Brian Beutler
Gabby Giffords's Gun-Control Ads Are Being Criticized Because They're Working
August 7, 2013
Nora Caplan-Bricker
This Man Is the Scariest Police Chief in America
And he's waging war to keep his job in a small Pennsylvania town
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