First-time gun owners at high risk of suicide: new study

Men were eight times as likely to kill themselves by gunshot than non-owners. Women were 35 times as likely. The NYTimes reported: The study, posted by The…

Gun and ammo sales way up because of COVID and civil unrest

Gun dealers say the interest among buys right now is focused more on pistols than long-guns signaling buyers are interested in personal protection more than, say,…

NRA’s infighting and legal troubles cost $100 million

National Public Radio got its hands on a recording from an NRA meeting that spells out the size of the group’s internal legal battles.  It’s ugly.

Pro-gun groups behind mass protests about COVID-19 stay-at-home order

The rallies that popped up in Wisconsin and beyond have something in common.  They are organized by the same far-right gun backers. See story from Washington…

When the 1st and 2nd Amendments Connect

From The Washington Post: At two different schools in Wisconsin, administrators ordered the students — two high school sophomores and a middle-schooler — to cover up…

UPDATE: Assault Weapons Rights Battle in Virginia

The Washington Post reports: A Virginia Senate committee killed a bill on Monday that would have banned the sale of assault-style weapons and possession of high-capacity…

The World of Ghost Guns

It is fairly easy, as the New York Times reports, to buy the parts needed to assemble your own weapon and bypass the reporting laws that…

Celebratory Gunfire Dangers

Why I do not agree with a ban on naming mass shooters in news coverage

Many well-intentioned people are pushing journalists not to publish or broadcast the names of mass killers.  The notion is that not naming them reduces the notoriety…

Practical and useful ways to improve news reporting about gun violence

A recent conference in Philadelphia had a singular goal to help journalists find more effective ways to report on gun violence.  This is a summary of…