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A militia group stands in front of the governor’s office after protesters occupied the state capitol building during a vote to approve the extension of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus outbreak, in Lansing, Michigan, April 30, 2020.

Guns in Michigan Capitol: Defense of Liberty or Intimidation?

May 4, 2020 via The Christian Science Monitor – Michigan is one of the few states that allows guns in its capitol building. Hardline demonstrators protesting the…

Research on gun violence shouldn’t be about politics. It’s about public health.

December 20, 2019 via U.S. Department of State – Scientific research on gun violence isn’t about being for or against gun ownership. The goal is making legal…

So many guns, so little data: An economist on US gun violence

August 16, 2019 via The Christian Science Monitor – From President Donald Trump to presidential candidates, the air is thick with policy proposals to prevent the next…

Hard Data

FiveThirtyEight – This interactive graphic is part of our project exploring the more than 33,000 annual gun deaths in America and what it would taketo bring that…

What Congress Might Do on Gun Control

August 9, 2019 via National Review – Since last weekend’s massacres in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio left 31 people dead, a growing number of Republicans…

Lindsey Graham’s Dishonest Defense of ‘Red Flag’ Laws

August 14, 2019 via Reason – Sen. Lindsey Graham (R–S.C.), who plans to introduce a bill that would provide grants to encourage the passage and enforcement of…

The Law in Your State

Gifford Law Center – Find out if your state has a red flag law and exactly what it does.

Americans of both parties overwhelmingly support ‘red flag’ laws, expanded background checks for gun buyers, Washington Post-ABC News poll finds

September 9, 2019 via The Washington Post – Americans across party and demographic lines overwhelmingly support expanded background checks for gun buyers and allowing law enforcement to temporarily…

To fix our gun crisis, we should revert to ’60s gun laws

September 1, 2019 via The Washington Post – As a hunter who has owned firearms since adolescence without breaking any laws or feeling under-gunned, I think I…
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