Gun Control

In an article about the Nashville school shooting, a crowd of protesters holding up signs face a large, stately-looking tan building with many large columns and carved details.

Following Nashville Shooting, Anti-Trans Rhetoric Distracts From Reform

The issue is not transgender people, it’s firearm violence.…

May 1, 2023

A drawing shows a person 3D printing a gun while drinking soda.

Just How Easy Is It To Make Weapons With 3D Printing?

After the recent assassination in Japan, this method of gun creation has become a more real (and dangerous) possibility.…

July 23, 2022

The U.S. Government Needs To Be More Responsive to Cries for Gun Control

Michael Boland, DePaul University

Mass shootings have seriously increased in recent years. It's time that our politicians do something.…

May 27, 2021

Texas’ Lenient Gun Laws Come With Casualties

Abby Webb, Rice University

Texas staunchly defends its citizens’ Second Amendment rights, but its laws help enable mass shootings.…

September 13, 2019

First El Paso, Then Dayton: When Will Mass Shootings in the U.S. End?

Claudia Ng, University of Texas at Austin

The increase of mass shootings is changing Americans' behaviors. Their deep-rooted fears are a cry for help to lawmakers to address their concerns.…

August 20, 2019

3D-Printed, Plastic, Untraceable Guns Might Be a Thing Soon

Cameron Andersen, New York University

They're called ghost guns, and they might be the worst idea of all time.…

August 1, 2018

According to the Polls, the LGBTQ Community Is Newly Adamant About Gun Control

Rebecca Crosby, American University

Like many Americans, the queer community has gun rights in their crosshairs.…

June 20, 2018

Anthony Bourdain’s Death Means It’s Time to Talk Prevention

Karena Landler, Georgetown University

Since 1999, suicide rates have risen nearly 30 percent.…

June 8, 2018

Off-Duty FBI Agent Accidentally Shoots Bystander While Break-Dancing

Jamie Lovley, University of Maine

If this can happen to an FBI agent, it could easily happen to anyone.…

June 5, 2018

Gun Control and the Social Stigma of Mental Illnesses

Kayla Morosco, Chatham University

Recent school shootings have rekindled the conversation about gun control, but supporters seem to forget their propositions' impacts on mentally ill people.…

April 11, 2018

Gun Violence Isn’t Just a Mental Health Issue

Rebecca Crosby, American University

President Trump is notoriously known for using gun violence to draw attention away from the lack of gun control in America.…

April 5, 2018

A Message from The March for Our Lives in New York

Elise Bortz, New York University

The March for Our Lives in New York is a reminder of how urgently we need social changes.…

March 28, 2018

Everything You Need to Know About Student Gun Control Protests

Camelia Juarez, Texas State University

With the pervasive reality of gun violence in the United States, students need to have their voices heard on an issue that directly affects them…

March 15, 2018

5 Ways to Support the March for Our Lives if You Can’t Be There

Rebecca Crosby, American University

You might not be able to make it on March 24, but don't worry; you can still promote the movement from your dorm room.…

March 15, 2018

Is Arming Teachers a Sign of Reassurance or A Nightmare?

Kayla Lichtman, Middlebury College

In response to the gun control protests at Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump proposed arming teachers. But would arming teachers change anything?…

March 15, 2018

Activists Strew Capitol Hill with 14,000 Shoes to Protest Gun Violence

Gabriella Evans, Northern Arizona University

Each pair of shoes represents the life of a child taken by gun violence since the 2012 Newton shooting.…

March 14, 2018

New Florida Gun Laws Compromise Between NRA and Parkland Survivors

Gabriella Evans, Northern Arizona University

The laws grant both sides some of their requests, but leave no party completely happy.…

March 13, 2018

Bumble Continues to Pioneer in Social Activism by Banning Gun Photos

Sarah Marchan, University of Texas at San Antonio

While the government won’t address the issues of gun laws, Bumble’s CEO, Whitney Wolfe, will.…

March 7, 2018

Social Media Has Revolutionized How Americans Talk About Gun Violence

Tabitha Prisinzano, Columbia College of Missouri

Is social media a new form of activism?…

March 2, 2018

To Promote Gun Control, Florida Students Are Organizing a ‘March for Our Lives’

Gabriella Evans, Northern Arizona University

To call attention to their demands for updated gun control laws, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students have called for a nationwide protest on March 24.…

February 20, 2018