Gun Control
Slate Publishes Gun-Control Fiction
Bump stocks aren’t machine guns, and good luck trying to fire an AR-style rifle 800 times in a minute.
Our Best Stuff on the War in Gaza and the Maine Shooter
Plus, Election Day is coming.
Everybody Knows
The military, law enforcement, family members, and mental health professionals all knew the Maine killer was dangerous.
‘The Chosen’ Is ‘Message’ Entertainment Done Right
Plus: The New Mexico’s governor’s shameful whiff on fighting crime.
Hunter Biden Has It Coming
On America’s gun laws, housing prices, the country between Pakistan and Bangladesh, attorneys general, Texas, and 9/11.
To Address Shootings, Do the Work
The government has tools to fight violent crime involving firearms.
Democrats Urge New Gun Laws Amid Spate of Shootings
Plus: Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy begin new debt ceiling talks.
Under the Black Flag
Making the AR-15 the powerful cultural symbol it is today has been a collaborative effort by those who love them and those who detest them.
The Committee to Pillory Carol Siemon
A prosecutor could have put the Michigan State shooter in prison years ago.
Can Members of Congress Pack Heat?
Lawmakers renew a clash over carrying firearms: A Dispatch Explainer.
‘Gun Safety’ Isn’t the Issue
What Nicholas Kristof doesn’t understand about our national firearms debate.
Are We Prosecuting Straw Buyers?
Illinois works to introduce new legislation while it remains unclear whether current laws are being enforced.
