Children’s health report ignores the greatest threats facing young people today: gun violence, smoking, and global warming.
gun violence
Posted inMagazine
Gun Without a Trace
I spent years trying to track the weapon that killed a 13-year-old Milwaukee girl. What I found is a travesty of a law that, if overturned, could put a real dent in urban violence.
Posted inNewsletter
The Truth About the “Horrible” Crime in Milwaukee
A new Washington Monthly investigation shines a light on the Republican policies that make curtailing gun violence so difficult, in the June 18, 2024 newsletter.
Posted inPolitics
The Myth of the Responsible Gun Owner: An American Nightmare (Part II)
A stunning number of gun owners don’t have adequate training, fail to report stolen guns, and leave their arms unsecured, leading to suicides, accidents, and mass shootings.
Posted inPolitics
The Myth of the Responsible Gun Owner: An American Nightmare (Part I)
While plenty of gun owners are responsible, a shocking number are not—the data doesn’t lie, from leaving unsecured arms near children to failing to report stolen guns to shooting while intoxicated. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court keeps abetting their recklessness.
Posted inPolitics
It’s Time for a National Gun Buyback
The feds buying guns off the street isn’t an easy sell. But it can pass through reconciliation and survive judicial muster.
Posted inPolitics
Two Cheers for the Senate Gun Deal
The compromise won’t solve the gun problem, but it’s a step toward a better understanding of it.
Posted inPolitics
On Guns and Inflation, Republicans Ignore the Rest of the World
Republicans’ dopiest claims are disproved by other countries. No wonder they look away.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Supreme Court and the Originalist Fallacy
As the Court’s conservative majority readies opinions on abortion and guns, they cling to the idea that we can know what the Founders meant. It’s not that simple.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
The Rittenhouse Verdict Shows the Ridiculousness of American Gun Laws and Self-Defense
How legal technicalities and a culture of guns make it possible for (mostly white) men to get away with murder.
