Pro-gun states like Florida insist that tragedies like Sandy Hook are a mental health issue, yet they hypocritically spend the least on those services.
Gun Control
Obama’s Proposals
A TIME Graphic of Obama’s executive orders and proposed laws to curb gun violence. Also, a brief history of federal gun laws.
TIME Graphic: States Take Action on Gun Control
A TIME Graphic of each state’s laws effecting gun ownership.
Your Brain in a Shootout: Guns, Fear and Flawed Instincts
A third of U.S. public schools have armed guards. After Newtown, more may get them. But do they make kids safer? The answer will surprise you.
America’s New Gunfight: Inside the Campaign to Avert Mass Shootings
Will a new campaign for gun laws quell the mass shootings that are routine in America?
A History of Violence: Gun Control in the Pages of TIME
Explore TIME’s coverage of gun violence in America from 1968 to today.
NRA’s New Ad: Obama a “Hypocritical Elitist”
The National Rifle Association asks, “Are the President’s children more important than yours?” UPDATE: WH calls the ad “repugnant and cowardly.”
House Republican Open To Gun Restrictions
Tea Party-backed congressman Phil Gingrey becomes perhaps the most conservative member of Congress to open the door to specific limitations on guns.
Biden Newtown Task Force Aims Big on Guns
After historic Biden-NRA meeting, the VP is expected to make three recommendations: extended background checks, limited access to high capacity magazines, and federal authority to track gun sales and crime weapons.
Ammunition Sales Surge As Gun Control Debate Looms
In the wake of the Newtown, Conn., shooting, an ammo scramble is taking place across the country: lawmakers in Washington are preparing for an extended debate over new gun-related legislation, and gun owners are stocking up on …
The NRA Responds to Newtown: America Needs More ‘Good Guys’ with Guns
A week after a gunman killed 20 students and 6 adults at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., National Rifle Association executive vice president Wayne LaPierre responded to those demanding more gun control by calling for more guns.
Obama Takes a First Step on Gun Control After Sandy Hook
President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that the White House would submit new gun-control proposals to Congress next month and pledged to “use all the powers of this office” to identify and promote new polices to address the …
A Tragedy Like Newtown Should Be Politicized, But Changing Anything Will Take Different Politicians
I haven’t read any stories about the innocent children and teachers whose lives were cut short because they went to school at Sandy Hook Elementary on Friday. I couldn’t read about the innocent victims who died because they …