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View of demonstrators, many with signs, as they participate in the March For Our Lives rally against gun violence, near Columbus Circle, New York, New York, March 24, 2018. Among the visible signs are ones that read 'Who Would Have to Die from Gun Violence Before You Would Support Gun Control?' and 'No More Silence End Gun Violence.' (Barbara Alper/Getty Images)

Can electoral politics save us?

Amanda Marcotte
President Donald Trump; Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (Getty/Salon)

White House drops gun bill, blames Dems

Igor Derysh
US Attorney General William Barr testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on "The Justice Department's Investigation of Russian Interference with the 2016 Presidential Election" on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 1,2019. (Getty/Nicholas Kamm)

Barr: Execute mass shooters

Igor Derysh
Donald Trump and Wayne LaPierre (Getty Images/Salon)

Trump backs away on background checks

Igor Derysh
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Donald Trump Jr. (AP/Matt York)

"Gun expert" Donald Trump Jr. sways dad

Igor Derysh
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Who's afraid of the NRA?

Sarah K. Burris - Raw Story
Guns stand for sale at a gun show on November 24, 2018 in Naples, Florida. (Getty/Spencer Platt)

Bipartisan plan could block gun sales

Glenn Daigon - WhoWhatWhy
President Donald Trump speaks at the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action Leadership Forum in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Friday, April 26, 2019. (AP/Michael Conroy)

Trump blasts N.Y. AG over NRA probe

Shira Tarlo
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Walmart accused of racial discrimination

Rebecca Burns - In These Times
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Why background checks aren't enough

Ladd Everitt
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Can online gun sales be stopped?

Amanda Marcotte
David Hogg, a student survivor from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. (AP/Rich Schultz)

Hogg to Ryan: Background checks vote now

Nicole Karlis
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Dana Loesch; Cory Gardner (Getty/Alex Wong/AP/Alex Brandon/Salon)

Is GOP killing its own gun bill?

Amanda Marcotte
National Rifle Association spokeswoman Dana Loesch speaks during CPAC 2018. (Getty/Alex Wong)

The NRA is lying to us, as usual

Amanda Marcotte
Juan Cuba (Facebook/Juan Cuba)

Florida GOP wants to weaken gun control

Matthew Rozsa
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Matthew Rozsa
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FILE - In this July 22, 2010, file photo, various guns are displayed at the Chicago FBI office. A new poll shows most young adults across racial and ethnic groups support tighter gun polices including background checks, stricter penalties for gun law violations, and banning semi-automatic weapons. In the new GenForward poll, about 9 in 10 young adults say they support criminal background checks for all gun sales, a level of support that remains consistent across racial and ethnic groups.(AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File) (AP)

Bindu Kalesan, Sandro Galea - The Conversation
Republican Senate leaders Tom Barrasso, John Thune, Mitch McConnell and John Cornyn. (Reuters/Gary Cameron)

Senate's 5 dumbest measures

Michael Garofalo
FILE - In this March 23, 2016, file photo, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Trying to win over conservatives, House Republicans are sweetening their budget proposal by putting several programs on the chopping block, including President Barack Obama’s health care law and tax credits for children of immigrants living in the country illegally. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) (AP)

The GOP's Weak On Defense

Amanda Marcotte
(Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)

The speech Bernie must give

Luke Brinker
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Tallahassee police chief Michael Deleo, center, talks with his officers as they investigate a shooting on the Florida State University campus in Tallahassee, Fla. Nov 20, 2014. (AP/Mark Wallheiser)

Again

Luke Brinker
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My day at the gun nuts' confab

Alexander Zaitchik
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Vince Beiser - Pacific Standard
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Natasha Lennard
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