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    In rural America, guns are a fact of life. But even conservatives agree that properly locking them up is crucial in preventing deathsI have six guns in my house.The first was a vintage Winchester 12-gauge. It was the winter of 1990, and my husband and I had just moved from an urban block in north-west Philadelphia to a 100-year-old farmhouse in Appalachian Virginia, where my family goes back seven generations. Continue reading...
     

I own six guns. Here’s how to talk to conservatives about firearms

3 septembre 2026 à 09:30

In rural America, guns are a fact of life. But even conservatives agree that properly locking them up is crucial in preventing deaths

I have six guns in my house.

The first was a vintage Winchester 12-gauge. It was the winter of 1990, and my husband and I had just moved from an urban block in north-west Philadelphia to a 100-year-old farmhouse in Appalachian Virginia, where my family goes back seven generations.

Continue reading...

© Illustration: Antoine Maillard/The Guardian

© Illustration: Antoine Maillard/The Guardian

© Illustration: Antoine Maillard/The Guardian

Do Active Shooter Drills Help? Two Asian Nations Grapple With Gun Violence.

2 septembre 2026 à 05:03
After school shootings, Thailand and the Philippines are taking different approaches to the drills, which are common practice in the United States.

© Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters

Active shooter drills, like this one at a school in Bangkok last month, have become sought after in Thailand.

Push for Online Gun Sales Meets a Surprising Opponent: Small Gun Dealers

21 août 2026 à 10:07
The Trump administration wants average Americans to be able to buy guns online and have them shipped to their doors. Small gun stores warn it could upend the industry and risk public safety.

© Zack Wittman for The New York Times

Colin Overbey, the manager for Dunn’s Attic in Ormond Beach, Fla., is one of hundreds of people lobbying the A.T.F. to halt proposals that could alter the gun industry.
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