Over the weekend, two Atlanta residents — 18-year-old Deshawn Johnson and Offenders Alumni Association leader Aaron Hines — were among five who were killed in gun violence incidents in the city. Both previously worked with the community-based Rocket Foundation, founded by the rapper Quavo in 2022 following the death of …
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Should U.S. gun manufacturers who flood weapons dealers in border states with the guns that drive cartel violence in Mexico be held liable in court? The Supreme Court heard arguments last week about whether a case brought by the Mexican government can go to trial. The gun industry is armed …
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On Saturday night, actor and Donald Trump Hollywood “ambassador” Mel Gibson sat next to FBI Director Kash Patel at a UFC event in Las Vegas. The pair fist bumped and posed together for photographs. Just a day before the encounter, a Justice Department pardon attorney was summarily fired after refusing …
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This story was published in partnership with The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence. Subscribe to its newsletters. Toward the end of 2024, federal law enforcement officials were celebrating a banner year in their fight against homemade, untraceable “ghost guns.” In cities across the country, the number of ghost …
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This story was originally published by The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence. Subscribe to its newsletters. For decades, weapons manufacturing has been the domain of arms industry heavyweights: Glock, Sig Sauer, Remington, Sturm, Ruger & Co. Making a gun from scratch at home required thousands of dollars of …
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My generation has grown up during one of the most complex and unprecedented times in American history. We’ve witnessed war, genocide, historic climate disasters, a raging gun violence epidemic, an insurrection, an economy that doesn’t work for us, and the lowest levels of trust in government — paired with an …
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This story was published in partnership with The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence. Subscribe to its newsletters In Natrona County, Wyoming, the Platte River runs alongside Casper Mountain, with its thick forests and astonishing vistas, and every year the local coroner assembles data into a package called the …
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Guitarist Jake E. Lee told a friend he was “one lucky mother fucker” after being shot multiple times in Las Vegas earlier this week. On Wednesday, former Guns N’ Roses and Sixx:A.M. guitarist D.J. Ashba shared a screen grab of a text message exchange between him and Lee on Instagram …
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Ozzy Osbourne has commented on the shooting of his former guitarist Jake E. Lee, calling the incident “another senseless act of gun violence.” On Tuesday, it was revealed that Lee was shot multiple times in Las Vegas early that morning. “Lee is fully conscious and doing well in an intensive …
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The Supreme Court announced last week that it is taking up a contentious gun case in which the government of Mexico is suing U.S. gun manufacturers. Mexico alleges the companies are raking in hundreds of millions in profits by “knowingly” flooding that country with military-grade assault weapons and other guns …
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