Red Flag Laws May Have Helped Prevent Dozens of Mass Shootings, New Research Shows
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.After high-profile mass shootings, Republican officials and gun lobbyists always point to mental illness as the cause and call for keeping firearms away from dangerous people. “We as a society need to…
Why Red States Will Rebel Against the Gun Bill’s Most Important Measure
Two family members of one of the victims killed in the shooting at Robb Elementary School comfort each other during a prayer vigil in Uvalde, Texas, on May 25.Jae C. Hong/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.The 18-year-old gunman who shot…
What to Really Look for With the Senate Deal on Guns
A demonstrator near the Capitol, June 8Allison Bailey/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.On Sunday, a bipartisan group of 20 US senators announced a “commonsense” proposal for making progress on gun safety, including enhanced background checks for gun buyers under 21,…
Gun Violence Protests Draw Thousands Across the Country
People participate in the second March for Our Lives rally on June 11 in Washington. Gemunu Amarasinghe)Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Thousands of people joined hundreds of protests across the country on Saturday to demand that lawmakers take action…
The Most Shocking New Statistic on Mass Shootings
Visitors at a memorial at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TexasEric Gay/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.With the recent spate of mass shootings, a wave of public opinion polling has reaffirmed Americans’ well-known views on gun violence. Foremost, those include…
The GOP’s Interest in Mental Health Care Is a Familiar Deflection After a Mass Shooting
Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y. Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP Images Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.One week after the mass shooting tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), the House Republican Conference chair, reiterated her opposition to…