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Why Gun Control Groups Have Moved Away from an Assault Weapons Ban
Sep. 9, 1:16 p.m.
A decade after the ban expired, gun control groups say that focusing on other policies will save more American lives.The Hidden Cost of Gun Violence: Meet a Mother and Her 7-Year-Old With PTSD
Sep. 5, 10:59 a.m.
Thousands of Americans in high-violence neighborhoods have developed post-traumatic stress. 24-year-old Aireana and her children are among the few who've been able to get treatment.Six Days in Ferguson: Voices from the Protests
Aug. 15, 1:07 p.m.
A day-by-day chronology of what happened in Ferguson, drawn from the best reporting by journalists and witnesses on the ground.The Best Reporting on Children with Post-Traumatic Stress
June 24, 2:17 p.m.
What happens to children and teenagers exposed to violence in their own neighborhoods.Everything We Know About What Data Brokers Know About You
June 13, 1:59 p.m.
The companies that sell information about how much money you make — and whether you’re pregnant, divorced, or trying to lose weight — are facing new scrutiny.Myth vs. Fact: Violence and Mental Health
June 10, 3:30 p.m.
A Q&A with an expert who studies the relationship between mental illness and violence.The Best Reporting on Guns in America
May 28, 4:17 p.m.
In the wake of last week’s shooting, we’ve laid out the most revealing reporting about guns.Democrats Push to Restart CDC Funding for Gun Violence Research
May 21, 10:26 a.m.
New legislation would increase CDC funding for gun violence research from zero dollars to $10 million. The NRA calls the push “unethical” and an “abuse of taxpayer funds.”Why Don’t We Know How Many People Are Shot Each Year in America?
May 14, 3:07 p.m.
Has nonfatal gun violence increased or decreased over the past 10 years? No one really knows.Meet the Doctor Who Gave $1 Million of His Own Money to Keep His Gun Research Going
April 22, 12:13 p.m.
Since Congress pressured the CDC to stop funding research on gun violence, Dr. Garen Wintemute has donated more than $1.1 million of his own money to keep his research going.Republicans Say No to CDC Gun Violence Research
April 21, 2:50 p.m.
Giving the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention money for gun violence research is a “request to fund propaganda,” a Georgia congressman says.Chart: Trauma Hospitals Fail to Screen for Civilian PTSD
March 4, 12:05 p.m.
We asked 21 top-level trauma centers in cities with the nation's highest murder rates whether they screen injured patients for signs of PTSD.Why Hospitals Are Failing Civilians Who Get PTSD
March 4, 11:26 a.m.
More than 20 percent of civilians with traumatic injuries may develop PTSD. Trauma surgeons explain why many hospitals aren’t doing anything about it.The PTSD Crisis That’s Being Ignored: Americans Wounded in Their Own Neighborhoods
Feb. 3, 3:21 p.m.
Americans in violent neighborhoods are developing PTSD at rates similar to combat veterans. Why aren’t hospitals screening them? It costs money.Now, You Can’t Ban Guns at the Public Pool
June 3, 2013, 8:45 a.m.
In a decades-long campaign to deny cities the power to regulate guns, even the smallest local rules are now coming under attack.Kansas Gov. Insists it’s OK to Ignore Federal Gun Laws
May 3, 2013, 3:20 p.m.
Gov. Brownback tells Attorney General Holder to respect the “sovereign will” of Kansas, which passed a law that makes enforcing federal gun laws a crime.Nullification: How States Are Making It a Felony to Enforce Federal Gun Laws
May 2, 2013, 2:01 p.m.
The NRA has remained quiet while legislation to nullify federal gun laws has been introduced in dozens of states.Senator Pushes for Investigation of ‘False Statements’ by Dark Money Groups
April 10, 2013, 12:15 p.m.
If the IRS is not well-suited to investigate these “plain vanilla criminal cases,” the U.S. Department of Justice should, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse said.Voter Information Wars: Will the GOP Team Up With Wal-Mart’s Data Specialist?
April 9, 2013, 7 a.m.
The 2012 Obama campaign set the bar for the use of voter data. The Republicans aren't interested in being beaten again.America’s Most Outrageous Teacher Cheating Scandals
April 1, 2013, 11:13 a.m.
Many states still fail to follow up on evidence of teacher cheating. Here’s our rundown of the long history of such cheating.Safeguard the public interest.
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