Obama Talks Earnestly of Simple Laws that Could Have Prevented Oregon Shooting, Names None
How can we know simple gun safety laws would help when we know nothing about circumstances of how the killer got the gun?
How can we know simple gun safety laws would help when we know nothing about circumstances of how the killer got the gun?
A psychiatrist argues that "a vast majority of these tragedies" could be prevented by more aggressive mental health interventions.
One criminologist's reaction: "This report should calm the fears that many people have that these numbers are out of control."
The dragnet would ensnare many harmless people without having a significant impact on gun violence.
The urge to "do something" after the Charleston church attack inspires half-baked proposals.
Why "common-sense gun safety reforms" would not have "prevented what happened in Charleston."
On what appears to be his website: "We have no skinheads, no real KKK, no one doing anything but talking on the internet."
Comments cater to religious conservatives without supporting a federal role in solutions.
Why the Charleston church massacre isn't likely to lead to stricter gun laws
Why do the numbers appear to be going up? Because previous shootings have been underreported.
A new bottle for some old data
Decoding a new crime study
A criminologist criticizes a popular school security measure.
And why people think mass shootings are more common than they actually are
A year later, Newtown's legislative legacy is far less dramatic than it might have been.
Making sense of the competing statistics
The social construction of a mass shooting epidemic
There's no guarantee new regulations will prevent another tragedy.
Zero tolerance for 1990s television.
Rounding up the usual suspects: certain firearms, mental illness, and video games
Making sense of the data
Looking back at the baseless speculation and scapegoating that followed a tragedy.
The urge to find a cure is powerful. As a rule, though, those that emerge are sugar pills.