New Year, same American violence
The US’s acceptance of deadly crime and political bloodshed goes far deeper than its addiction to guns.
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I’m a British woman in America. Do I need to buy a gun?
After visiting gun shops out of curiosity, obtaining a firearm was surprisingly tempting – and very straightforward.
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Lorrie Moore’s Q&A: “US gun regulation should be a public health policy”
The author and critic on epidemiology, the joy of wine and coffee, and the soul of Abraham Lincoln.
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The myth of America’s love affair with guns
In Bloodbath Nation Paul Auster says fixing the firearms crisis requires deep cultural change. What it really needs is political…
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Has cartel violence come to the UK?
The Euston shooting suggests the drug trafficking netherworld is no longer confined to the Americas.
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Britain needs a new approach to extremist violence
One year on from the Plymouth shooting, policy is still struggling to keep up with new types of terrorist threat.
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The assassination of Abe Shinzo
Japan’s former prime minister will be remembered as its most consequential modern leader.
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Shinzo Abe: The political legacy of Japan’s longest-serving prime minister
On 8 July, Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot during a campaign speech at an event in the…
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Republicans put US shootings down to anything but guns
Lone wolf theory, mental illness – there’s no end of old tropes that are preferred.
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Shooting deaths in the US reveal the deadly cost of America’s gun obsession
There were 39,682 deaths from guns in 2019, the worst rate in the developed world.
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Guns still take priority over safety, despite closure of “boyfriend loophole”
Though a bipartisan US Senate agreement has led to some action it has created new concerns, experts say.
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Lord of the Flies and lockdown drills: teaching in a time of school shootings
Teachers and students think long and hard about what they would do in a gunman situation – because they have…
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Why are Democrats still backing a congressman out of step with the party?
Henry Cuellar is well to the right of his party colleagues but is likely to keep his seat in November's…
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Why the US gun lobby has a fatal grip on American politics
The NRA funnels millions into the Republican Party, making it a powerful force against any proposed restrictions on firearms.
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American exceptionalism is an open door to fascism
Complacency over mass shootings could lead to a far darker future.
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US gun violence is not just a domestic political issue
The failure to take action is a gift to Chinese and Russian propagandists.
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The toxic emotional symbolism of guns in America
Those who feel most empowered by guns are isolated white men, afraid they will lose their place in society.
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How America leads the world in school massacres
The Texas school shooting was the tenth such massacre in the country since 1990.
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The Texas school shooting won’t change the US’s deadly gun laws
It doesn’t matter to the Republican Party and the NRA that guns are being used repeatedly to kill children.
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Now is the wrong time to give more police officers Tasers
The death of a man who fell into the Thames after being shot with a Taser brings into question police…
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