gun control
Why It’s So Difficult to Sue Gun Manufacturers
A 2005 law allows the gun industry to avoid accountability.
By Rep. Adam Schiff, Sofia Ongele, Sam Shlafstein, Sam Schmir, and Jack Petocz
Congress Is Finally Taking Action on Gun Violence
Young activists say years of work is paying off.
By Davis Giangiulio
These Teachers Want to Put an End to School Shootings
“We’re teachers. We get stuff done.”
By Fortesa Latifi
My Cousin Died in a School Shooting While Visiting the U.S.
Sabika was an exchange student from Pakistan. I helped recover her body.
By Shaheera Jalil Albasit
Justice Sonia Sotomayor Is Speaking to the People
Her powerful dissents leave bread crumbs to right the wrongs of the current court.
By Mackenzie Long
Uvalde Shooting
Ted Cruz Has Taken More Money From Gun Groups Than Any Other Politician
Unsurprisingly, the Texas Republican also claims gun control measures don't "prevent crime."
By Eric Lutz
Beto O’Rourke Was Right to Confront Governor Abbott Over the Texas Shooting
“The time to stop the next shooting is now, and you are doing nothing.”
By Emma Specter
Four Years Post-Parkland, Survivors Put Pressure on Biden
“It’s time for the President to deliver for us.”
By Lex McMenamin
The Supreme Court May Undermine Gun Control Laws
“As young people, we have the most to lose."
By Lex McMenamin
What It’s Like to Live Under Electronic Monitoring
It isn’t really an alternative to incarceration; it’s an alternate route to it.
By Cathryn Crawford
The Racist Origins of the Senate Filibuster
The filibuster explains why the modern U.S. government is so dysfunctional.
By Sophie Hayssen
Emma González: Vote as If Your Life Depends on It — Because It Does
"A vote for Donald Trump is a vote for fascism."
By Emma González
Teens Deserve a Say in Who Gets to Pick the Next SCOTUS Justice
“Amy Coney Barrett could sit on the Supreme Court for more than half my life.”
By Alanna Miller
Introducing March For Our Lives’ New Zine ‘Unquiet’
“If we don’t speak up, we risk losing our future.”
By Emma González
The Best Reason to Vote in 2020? Protecting the Supreme Court
Trump has already installed two extremely conservative justices.
By Molly Coleman and Emma Janger
Viral Video of a Coach Hugging a Potential School Shooter Is Anything But Heartwarming
Educators shouldn't have to put their lives on the line.
By Victoria Gagliardo-Silver
The Cameron Boyce Foundation’s First Campaign Challenges Others to Wield Peace Instead of Guns
“Together we are stronger, and together we can create change.”
By De Elizabeth
These 7 Young Activists Are Taking Elected Officials to Task Ahead of 2020
A new generation of activists is holding elected officials accountable for crises that they’ve helped create.
By Rachel Janfaza
The Second Amendment Has Always Been a Tool of White Supremacy
The U.S. has a long political tradition of marrying gun control legislation with racism.
By Joshua Manson
There Were 2 Mass Shootings in a Day. Gun Control Is the Only Answer.
"Our lawmakers have the power to stop this. It’s our job to make them."
By De Elizabeth