Tag: gun laws
In 2 landmark decisions, the Supreme Court expands gun rights for...
Morgan Marietta, University of Tennessee
Two Supreme Court rulings in June 2026 reinforced the trend toward broad gun rights...
Georgia high school shooting shows how hard it can be to...
James Densley, Metropolitan State University and Jillian Peterson, Hamline University
Most school shootings don’t just happen out of nowhere...
‘Stand your ground’ laws empower armed citizens to defend property with...
Caroline Light, Harvard University
In one key respect, Ralph Yarl was fortunate. The wounds the 16-year-old suffered after being...
Red flag laws and the Colorado LGBTQ club shooting – questions...
Alex McCourt, Johns Hopkins University
The killing of five patrons in a Colorado LGBTQ bar on Nov. 19, 2022,...
After mass shootings like Uvalde, national gun control fails – but...
Christopher Poliquin, University of California, Los Angeles
Calls for new gun legislation that previously failed to pass Congress are...
More mass shootings are happening at grocery stores – 13% of...
Jillian Peterson, Hamline University and James Densley, Metropolitan State University
An apparently racially motivated attack at a supermarket in...
Why $73 million Sandy Hook settlement is unlikely to unleash a...
Timothy D. Lytton, Georgia State University
Families of the victims of the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School...
School shootings are at a record high this year – but...
James Densley, Metropolitan State University and Jillian Peterson, Hamline University
Whenever a school shooting takes place like the one...



















