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Does Gun Control Make Us Safer?

Statistician Aaron Brown and professor Robert Spitzer debate the efficacy of gun control.

Reason

Rome-based group opens new US museum dedicated to the Shroud of Turin

The original is kept in a bulletproof, climate-controlled case house in Italy

The Independent UK

Inside the gun absolutists’ bold plot to repeal one of America’s strongest firearms laws

Gun Owners of America, which sees the NRA as soft, has the National Firearms Act in its sights – and it’s ready for battle

The Guardian - US

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Republicans are silent on gun control a week after Trump rally shooting

Reagan’s assassination attempt led to bipartisan support for reforms. Now, the GOP will probably focus on security instead

The Guardian - US

Both sides of gun issue seek to stir up US voters as NRA influence wanes

Anti-gun control and gun-safety advocates prepare for fall elections, with National Rifle Association beset by woes

The Guardian - US

As the NRA fades, a more zealous US pro-gun group rises as a lobbying power

Gun Owners of America, formed in belief NRA was ‘too liberal’, spent $3.3m lobbying against gun control and boasts 2m members

The Guardian - US

Are forced-reset triggers illegal machine guns? ATF and gun rights advocates at odds in court fights

Another rapid-fire gun device that is worrying federal government officials is being put to the test in lawsuits in New York City and Texas

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‘Even more insidious than the NRA’: US gun lobby group gains in power

The National Shooting Sports Foundation has been aggressively pushing gun manufacturers’ interests, and is starting to eclipse its bigger rival

The Guardian - US

Second Amendment Roundup: Upholding Oregon's Magazine Ban

Plaintiffs’ experts are biased, but defendants’ are neutral.

Reason

The Fargo shooter used a binary trigger. Here's what to know about the device that's worrying police

The man who fired on police officers in North Dakota earlier this month chose to use a gun that was modified with a binary trigger

The Independent UK

Colorado protesters demand that governor issue order banning all guns

A group of nearly 1,000 protesters, mostly women, demanded a ban on all guns – a move the governor said would be unconstitutional

The Guardian - US

How America’s fatal gun attraction turned schools into war zones

Texas alone has suffered 17 mass shootings this year and now lawmakers propose ‘battlefield trauma care’ facilities in schools

The Guardian - US

US lawmakers banned assault weapons in 1994. Why can’t they now?

Calls to ban assault weapons regularly follow mass shootings but the effort remains stalled in the US Congress.

Al Jazeera

Mark Z. Barabak: I covered the California McDonald's massacre in 1984. Why does gun violence just get worse?

On a sunny July afternoon, James Oliver Huberty drove his black Mercury Marquis to a McDonald's restaurant in San Ysidro, near the border with Mexico, bearing a small arsenal and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.

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The Conversation

US tragedies from guns have often – but not always – spurred political responses

The nationwide call for stronger gun laws in the aftermath of mass shootings in Buffalo, Uvalde and the over 200 other places where such tragedies took place so far in 2022 is understandable.

Tribune News Service

After Uvalde massacre Cruz digs in on gun rights, Cornyn mulls modest changes

WASHINGTON – Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz both cast themselves as staunch Second Amendment supporters. Both enjoy A+ ratings from the NRA.

Los Angeles Times

Mark Z. Barabak: Day after day of gun violence in America. Nothing changes

"Nothing changed after moviegoers were slaughtered in Aurora. Nothing changed after children were massacred in Newtown, after worshipers were killed inside a church in Charleston, after office workers were mowed down at a holiday party in San Bernardino."

Los Angeles Times

Anita Chabria: How can we prevent shootings like the one in Sacramento? Take domestic violence seriously

The two brothers suspected of involvement in the recent deadly shooting in Sacramento, Dandrae and Smiley Martin, share something in common besides blood.

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