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US staggers into 2025 buffeted by week of attacks and looming political violence

Just eight weeks ago, the country had heaved a sigh of relied after the presidential election went peaceably

The Guardian - US · Jan 4, 2025

California can share gun owners' personal information with researchers, appeals court rules

A state appeals court has ruled that California can share personal information of gun owners with researchers to study gun violence

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2023

How a divided America, including the 15% who are 'MAGA Republicans,' splits on QAnon, racism and armed patrols at polling places

There is much talk about political violence in America these days. Garen Wintemute, a University of California, Davis, scholar who researches firearm violence, has recently led a nationwide survey research project on political violence. The Conversation U.S. asked him for a portrait of what Americans think about political violence as…

The Conversation · Nov 7, 2022

California just banned gun shows on state property. Will other states follow?

Last month, California became the first state to prohibit the sale of firearms and ammunition on state property, a move that will put an end to gun shows on county fairgrounds, where they are often held. Gun safety activists have long argued that the shows perpetuate gun violence and lead…

Tribune News Service · Aug 21, 2022

US political violence is surging, but talk of a civil war is exaggerated – isn’t it?

The FBI’s search of Mar-a-Lago unleashed the latest barrage of threats of violence, on top of a wave of threats against election workers and rising weapons sales

The Guardian - US · Aug 20, 2022

Survey finds 'alarming' trend toward political violence among American population

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — One in five Americans believes that political violence is at least sometimes justifiable, and over half believe that the country is headed toward civil war.

Tribune News Service · Jul 22, 2022

Steve Lopez: He surveyed 8,600 Americans about political violence. The results are beyond scary

When UC Davis violence researcher Dr. Garen Wintemute queried Americans on political violence, race and threats to democracy, he didn't know exactly how scary the results would be.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 22, 2022

George Skelton: The Senate gun safety deal may seem like small potatoes — but it's not

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Politicizing is paying off. And hopefully we're headed for the slippery slope that gun lobbies long have dreaded.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 17, 2022

Michael Hiltzik: The pathetic Senate gun deal is better than nothing — barely

Twenty U.S. senators spent much of Sunday and Monday praising themselves for reaching what they called "a commonsense, bipartisan proposal" on federal gun legislation.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 16, 2022

Michael Hiltzik: California's tough gun laws have made the state safer than the rest of the country

The most predictable response by the gun lobby and its political mouthpieces to calls for stricter gun laws in the wake of mass shootings is that tough laws don't work.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 3, 2022