Gun

Dueling demonstrations in Irving, Texas: Residents supporting their local mosque hold placards critical of armed men who are intimidating those who attend the Islamic center.

A Texas town stands divided, after armed men in camouflage menace worshipers at a local mosque

Conflict

How a “fairly normal” Texas suburb became an international focus of Islamophobia.

Four year old Portia Walton runs toward Abdul Haji during the Westgate Mall massacre. Her mom and others shelter under the black and white table in the middle. The terrorists are holed up and firing from the supermarket beyond the table.

Meet the Kenyan hero who fought terrorists and rescued dozens

Conflict & Justice

As push for gun reform wanes, financial costs continuing to build

Global Politics

How the Rest of the World Views Gun Violence in America

Conflict & Justice

‘Gun Guys’ Challenges the Stereotypes about Firearms and Those Who Love Them

What It Means to Be a Woman with a Gun

For decades, firearm manufacturers have capitalized on associating guns with masculinity. The gunmaker Bushmaster recently came under criticism for a macho ad campaign that equates gun ownership with earning one’s “Man Card.” But a recent Gallop poll proves that it’s not just men who are buying guns. Gun ownership among women is at an all […]

A Liberal’s Case for Guns

Whenever there is a mass shooting in America, whether in a school, a mall, or a temple, the debate over gun rights and gun control heats up.   Author Craig Whitney  is the author of “Living with Guns: A Liberal’s Case for the Second Amendment.”  Craig considers himself a political liberal, but his beliefs concerning the right to […]

Gun Violence: Virtually a Thing of the Past in Japan

Arts, Culture & Media

Authorities in Japan have made it very difficult for most of the country’s citizens to own guns. As a result, they’ve virtually eliminated shooting deaths.

The World

Guns in southern Philippines

Orlando de Guzman reports from the Sulu Archipelago, a dangerous region in the southern Philippines where rebels with suspected links to al Qaeda are active, and so are US-backed government troops trying to hunt the rebels down