From Wonkblog, from 2004 to 2014, over 2,000 terror suspects legally purchased guns in the United States. “NRA’s Sick Jihad”: The New York Daily News has called out the NRA and its “gun-loving Republican cohorts” for opposing legislation that aims to stop suspected terrorists from purchasing firearms. “Another Paris is taking place in America this very day”: Republicans don’t care about dozens killed daily by guns. Heather Parton on how Erick Erickson’s absurd “Star Wars” freakout is exactly why Right-wing gun arguments make no sense. Carrying a gun — a little extreme, don’t you think? Most Americans are wrong about whether concealed carry makes us safer. Josh Israel on how the gun industry has systematically demolished regulators and avoided the fate of cigarettes. Virginia Tech survivor Colin Goddard puts a face on the gun-violence prevention movement. After so many deaths and so much pain, should we aspire to become a gun-free society?
The San Bernardino shooting continues a disturbing trend: No week since 2013 without a mass shooting.
