Local officials face four kinds of threats. And they’re escalating. Alexandra Filindra - November 7, 2022 Officials from both parties are being threatened and even assaulted. That’s hurting democracy.
Some activists lean on ‘motherhood’ for authority in gun law debates Kaylin Bourdon - June 30, 2022 But they can come to opposite conclusions about whether mothers want more gun regulation or more guns
The ‘massacre generation’ believes government can prevent mass shootings Alexandra Middlewood and Abigail Vegter - June 7, 2022 Our research found a sharp shift in young people’s attitudes from 2012 onward
Three reasons Congress is still unlikely to pass new gun laws Sarah Binder - May 26, 2022 Here’s why even the deadliest school shooting in a decade probably won’t prompt much change
Rep. Boebert labels Rep. Omar a jihadist. Why don’t GOP leaders condemn the slur? Maneesh Arora - December 6, 2021 Many Republican voters endorse anti-Muslim sentiments, my research finds
Supreme Court justices sounded suspicious of New York’s gun law. Here’s what might come next. Jacob D. Charles - November 4, 2021 Will the court listen to empirical evidence about safety, or just strike down any regulations that didn’t exist in the 18th century?
Three reasons the U.S. hasn’t passed more gun regulations (and one reason this time might be different). Eulalie Laschever and David Meyer - May 6, 2021 The NRA is in free fall.
The Supreme Court just agreed to hear a Second Amendment case. That’s bad news for gun regulation advocates. Amanda Hollis-Brusky - April 27, 2021 But if its decision goes too far, the Supreme Court might be handing ammunition to liberals who want to overhaul the court.
For racially biased conservative Whites, owning a gun is just part of being a good citizen Beyza Buyuker and Alexandra Filindra - March 28, 2021 They see gun regulations as attacks on their patriotism and moral superiority
Democratic presidents have traditionally hurt their parties. Joe Biden may be different. Josh Vincent and Daniel Galvin - January 20, 2021 Will he invest in building up a strong Democratic Party?