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These Women Are the NRA's Worst Nightmare

Can Moms Demand Action do to gun extremists what MADD did to drunk drivers?

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His Murder Conviction Was Tossed Over Bad Police Work. Now He's the NRA's Top Lawyer.

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How Does a 9-Year-Old Come to Shoot a Fully Automatic Weapon?

The Uzi tragedy in Arizona, explained.

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How the NRA Degrades and Objectifies Women

Assault rifles are like "hot women," colleges are overreacting to sexual assault, and real moms sport kitchen aprons and feather dusters.

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These Women Are the NRA's Worst Nightmare

Can Moms Demand Action do to gun extremists what MADD did to drunk drivers?

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His Murder Conviction Was Tossed Over Bad Police Work. Now He's the NRA's Top Lawyer.

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How Does a 9-Year-Old Come to Shoot a Fully Automatic Weapon?

The Uzi tragedy in Arizona, explained.

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How the NRA Degrades and Objectifies Women

Assault rifles are like "hot women," colleges are overreacting to sexual assault, and real moms sport kitchen aprons and feather dusters.

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Fearing Rising Backlash, NRA Urges Gun Activists to Stand Down

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How a Pro-Gun, Anti-Gay "Political Terrorist" Could Help Keep Colorado Democrats in Power

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NRA Victory Means It's Still Perfectly Legal to Cook Dogs and Cats in Pennsylvania

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The NRA Comes Out in Support of Warrior Cops

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Another Day, Another School Shooting

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Kevin Vickers, Canada's Badass National Hero, Is a Portrait of Humility

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Students at a Nebraska High School Can Now Pose With Guns in Their Senior Portraits

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Here's What's Happening With the Shooting at the Canadian Parliament

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Yes, Mass Shootings Are Occurring More Often

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Rate of Mass Shootings Has Tripled Since 2011, Harvard Research Shows

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By Amy P. Cohen, Deborah Azrael, and Matthew Miller

George Zimmerman's Family Describes Living in a Paranoid World of Color-Coded Threats

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If It Weren’t For the Dashcam, Would This White Cop Be Punished for Shooting An Unarmed Black Man?

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How the NRA Degrades and Objectifies Women

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Why Gun Control Groups Have Moved Away From an Assault Weapons Ban

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Pentagon and Other Agencies Slammed for Police Militarization at Senate Hearing

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These Women Are the NRA's Worst Nightmare

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Photos: Inside Urban Shield, the Convention for Warrior Cops

Active Shooter Drills Don't Really Prepare People, But They Do Make Them Cry

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Idaho Professor Accidentally Shoots Himself While Teaching Class

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Top Gun Rights Group Backs White Supremacist's Supreme Court Case

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How Does a 9-Year-Old Come to Shoot a Fully Automatic Weapon?

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In Wake of Arizona Uzi Killing, NRA Tweets About Kids Having Fun With Guns

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Can This Democrat Win on a No More "Trayvon Martin Tragedies" Platform?

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Compton to District Security Guards: Go Ahead, Bring Your AR-15s to School

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What Militarization Has Done to Our Police Departments

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By Hanqing Chen, ProPublica

Meet the St. Louis Alderman Who's Keeping an Eye on Ferguson's Cops

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A Guide to Mass Shootings in America

At Least 194 Children Have Been Shot to Death Since Newtown

10 Pro-Gun Myths, Shot Down

His Murder Conviction Was Tossed Over Bad Police Work. Now He's the NRA's Top Lawyer.

WATCH: Newtown Parents Speak Out

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Rate of Mass Shootings Has Tripled Since 2011, Harvard Research Shows

Many Women Are Shot by Their Abusers. Kentucky's Response? Arm Them.

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If It Weren’t For the Dashcam, Would This White Cop Be Punished for Shooting An Unarmed Black Man?

Obama Goes Off on Mass Shootings

interactives

More Than Half of Americans Now Have Tougher Gun Laws

Data from Mother Jones' Investigation: Children Killed by Guns Since Newtown

photo essays

The Week in 15 Photos: Santa Barbara, Maya Angelou, and a Transgender Army Vet's Big Win

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Map: Most Americans Support Background Checks for All Gun Buyers

The NRA Surge: 99 Laws Rolling Back Gun Restrictions

longreads

These Women Are the NRA's Worst Nightmare

His Murder Conviction Was Tossed Over Bad Police Work. Now He's the NRA's Top Lawyer.

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Images of Protest: Rallying for Trayvon Martin Across the US

This Collection of NRA Ads Reveals Its Descent Into Crazy