“Several prominent Russians, some in President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle or high in the Russian Orthodox Church, now have been identified as having contact with National Rifle Association officials during the 2016 U.S. election campaign, according to photographs and an NRA source.” More …
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Pro-Gun Russian Bots Flood Twitter After Parkland, Florida School Shooting
“In the wake of Wednesday’s Parkland, Florida school shooting Russian bots have taken to Twitter to stoke the gun control debate.” More …
That Time Mob Violence Inspired Gun Control in America
“… The National Firearms Act of 1934 required registration and a tax of $200 (almost $3,600 in today’s dollars) on all so-called gangster weapons, a category that included the tommy gun and sawed-off shotguns. It passed inspite of profound opposition from the National Rifle Association (NRA). More …
Bump Stocks Are Back, One Month After Las Vegas Gun Massacre
“The appendage that helped mow down dozens and wound hundreds at a country music concert is for sale again.” More …
Inside the Taser, the Weapon that Transformed Policing
“In the most detailed study ever of fatalities and litigation involving police use of stun guns, Reuters finds more than 150 autopsy reports citing Tasers as a cause or contributor to deaths across America. Behind the fatalities is a sobering reality: Many who die are among society’s vulnerable – unarmed, in psychological distress and seeking help.” More …
America’s Gun Fantasy
“Three percent of the nation owns half the firearms—to prepare for an ultraviolent showdown that exists only in their imagination.” More …