Arms Makers Target Kids to Boost Sales
With gun ownership declining in the United States, manufacturers and industry lobbyists like the NRA are deliberately marketing to children.
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Hey Hey, NRA, How Many Kids Did You Kill Today?
Hundreds of anti-gun violence protestors took over Discovery Green Park in Houston yesterday.
Will Uvalde Be Enough?
The body count linked to Texas’ lax gun laws continues to mount—this time in an elementary school.
Everyday Gun Ownership Set the Stage for the Uvalde Massacre
The public discourse on firearms is so warped, even liberals fear stating the obvious: We need to ban them.
Texas Is Considering a Violence Prevention Effort Outside of Law Enforcement—Without Challenging Gun Rights Head On
A new bill would establish a statewide office that would be the first of its kind in the South, and among the first in the country.
After the Midland-Odessa Shooting, Texas Republicans Double Down on God and Guns Doctrine
After the second Texas mass shooting in a month, Democrats call for action while Republicans promise to protect the “God given rights” of gun ownership.
Year in Review: Loon Star State in 2018
The year in political cartoons from the strangest state in the union.
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Botham Jean’s Death Could Lead to an Overhaul of Police Oversight in Dallas
The outrageous shooting of a man in his own apartment has triggered calls to reform Dallas’ toothless, decades-old system of police oversight.
‘Go Back to Islam’
When hatred collides with Texas’ Stand Your Ground law, the result is fatal.
Here Are 21 Texas Mass Shootings ‘Good Guys’ with Guns Didn’t Stop in 2015
Nearly four dozen people, including at least six children, have been killed (so far) in Texas mass shooting incidents this year.