Guns
Bulletproof Book Bags, Keeping Sandy Hook Closed Aren’t Solutions
Cutting through the distortions and hype, here are facts about the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting. None of the guns of the Newtown shooter were automatic […]
Philadelphia Gun Culture vs. Kansas Gun Culture
Here’s a big problem with the Second Amendment—or, at least, the way we interpret it these days: It presumes that guns are always and everywhere […]
The Difference Between Nutter and Rendell, in Four Words
In the hours since NRA VP Wayne LaPierre unleashed a looong tirade against his critics this morning (in the form of statement on the Newtown […]
NRA VP Statement: More Guns and Police in Schools
Earlier this year National Rifle Association Executive Vice-President Wayne LaPierre accused Barack Obama of giving “first term lip service to gun owners” to “deceive voters and […]
Gun Sales Higher in PA After Sandy Hook Shooting
Mirroring a national trend, several gun stores in the Philly area saw spikes in gun sales since the school shooting in Connecticut last week. While […]
Bob Casey Now Pro-Gun Control
Bob Casey has come out forcefully in favor of a ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazine clips, marking a staggering shift for the […]
New Jersey Residents Giving Up Their Guns in Record Fashion
This weekend, gun owners (or ex-gun owners) in Camden County sold their weapons to New Jersey through a state-sponsored buyback program at an astounding […]
UPDATE: Charles Ramsey to Sit on Obama Gun Task Force
A day after signaling his support for a ban on assault weapons and for closing the “gun show loophole,” President Obama will announce the formation […]
Why We Need to Understand Adam Lanza
Here are a few things that we know about Adam Lanza that we didn’t in the first, furious hours after last week’s Newtown massacre: We […]
NRA Issues Statement (Sort of) on Sandy Hook Tragedy
After last Friday’s events in Newtown, Connecticut, the National Rifle Association took down its Facebook page and went silent on Twitter. This afternoon, the NRA […]
Two Early Signs of Post-Shooting Political Action Today
Four days after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, we’re already seeing indications that seemingly intractable political barriers to gun control are being lowered. […]
How to Buy an Assault Rifle in Pennsylvania
Walk into a gun shop (say, Clayton’s Hunting and Fishing in Horsham), display a driver’s license, fill out a 16-question form to verify you’re not […]
A Quick Timeline of the NRA’s Descent Into Madness
To many Americans—particularly those who have little interest in guns—the NRA is a shadowy monolith, a faceless network of right-leaning, pistol-toting Charlton Hestons fighting for […]
“Dad, Why Do People Own Guns?”
Days after the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting, I am still shaken as a parent and disheartened as a human being. I walked into […]
NRA Gives Toomey an A, Casey a Fake B+
Don’t get your hopes up for Pennsylvania’s senators to lead the fight for increased gun control. Pat Toomey, no surprise, got an “A” when he […]