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Culture
What goes up must come down.
Road rage incidents involving firearms have more than doubled since 2014, our analysis shows.
For former soldier Alex Flynn, the sounds and sights of the Knob Creek Range stirred dark memories — and some new fears.
Keith Maitland’s film weaves together archival footage and animation to show how the University of Texas sniper attack of August 1, 1966 unfolded, in real time.
Gary Younge profiled 10 'achingly normal' young people shot to death on the same day.
Some are collectors with elaborately curated selections of historical firearms, while others are "just accumulators." They say it is surprisingly easy to get to 17.
As violent crime rates drop, fear, savvy marketing, and NRA-backed laws have given pistols an extreme makeover.
An Arizona artist's provocative images bring Civil War-era technology to the range.
After my daddy died, I wanted nothing to do with his guns. Years later, they’ve revealed a connection that we never had the chance to enjoy in life.
City Limits
Striking images show how gun culture is celebrated, and mourned.
After the assassination of three American icons, a group of mad men launched a no-holds-barred campaign in support of a landmark gun control bill.
Backers of a Mississippi bill extending Stand Your Ground to houses of worship are the latest gun-owning Christians to claim the support of scripture, but their views may have more earthly origins.
When falling holiday bullets end lives.
Armed With Reason
Research and personal experience show that guns are unlikely to be a deterrent to theft — and may even encourage it.
So far this academic year, at least 77 students — some as young as 4 years old — have been caught with firearms.
