Guns in America

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Roxane Gay's got a gun: black feminism and gun ownership

Tom Hall

Professor, author and social commentator Roxane Gay discusses her latest writing about gun ownership in America.

Cassidy Hutchinson, former aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, describes the actions of former president Donald Trump as she testifies at a June 28, 2022 hearing of the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)

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Newswrap: Update on bipartisan gun reform; January 6th hearings

Tom Hall

Washington Post national political reporter Theodoric Meyer discusses the bipartisan gun bill signed by President Biden last week, and why it couldn't prevent the July 4 mass shooting in Illinois; plus, progress in the House January 6th Committee investigations.

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"Sandy Hook" author Elizabeth Williamson on the Uvalde killings

Tom Hall

The New York Times journalist and author reflects on Tuesday's Texas school shooting, and why the nation keeps reliving these tragic outbursts of gun violence.

In her new book, NY Times feature writer Elizabeth Williamson traces an extremist arc from the tragic 2012 school shooting to the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol. (credit Penguin Random House/Beowulf Sheehan)

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Elizabeth Williamson's "Sandy Hook": Extremism's war on truth

Tom Hall

The NYTimes feature writer examines how the tragic 2012 mass shooting became a nexus for gun-rights extremists and far-right conspiracy theorists.

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Pugh calls for stricter background checks after Las Vegas

Reacting to the shooting deaths in Las Vegas and marking Mental Health Awareness week, Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh called today for the strengthening…