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Philadelphia
In West Philadelphia, a teacher willing to broach a heavy subject is helping his students make sense of the shootings that shape their world.
Philadelphia students translate their experiences with violence into poetry.
Community Violence
Another 30 were shot but survived. In most cases, someone in their own family pulled the trigger.
Campus Carry
Nathan Deal of Georgia and Bill Haslam of Tennessee have bills on their desks. How they decide on guns on campus will shape the movement’s momentum.
Election 2016
Pennsylvania’s Pat Toomey sponsored what would have been the toughest new national gun restrictions in 20 years.
Law
Even in states where marijuana is legal, users aren’t allowed to buy firearms.
Gun Policy
Even after a series of deadly base shootings, senior commanders can't ask basic questions that would help determine the number of private guns brought on post.
Two prominent local athletes discuss what it feels like to know both slain NFL star Will Smith and his alleged killer, Cardell Hayes.
With 17 people shot and killed so far this year, the city's gun death total for 2016 just passed the toll from last December's mass shooting.
New voter models show that in the Democratic primary, the issue resonates most where electoral prizes are biggest.
