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Nick Buttrick receives funding from the National Science Foundation and the Wisconsin Department of Justice. Gun ownership in the United States is widespread and cuts across all sorts of cultural ...

This story first appeared in NPR's live blog of the presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. See how the night unfolded. Vice President Harris cited the fact she is a gun owner in ...

In a nation where firearm ownership is a deeply ingrained part of the culture, a new map sheds light on the most gun-loving states, showing intriguing patterns and regional differences. Given its ...

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Earlier this week, the U.S. surgeon general declared gun violence a public health crisis, issuing a 39 page advisory on initiatives to prevent firearm deaths. The advisory said the rate of ...

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Tuesday issued an advisory declaring that gun violence is a public health crisis. His announcement comes as dozens of people were left wounded and several people ...

Correction: This headline has been updated to remove an incorrect location for Biden’s speech — he is speaking in Washington, D.C. We regret the error. ATLANTA ...

The federal government has stepped up its scrutiny of gun stores that sell guns used in crimes, with the number of stores singled out more than doubling in the past four years. Which gun stores sell ...

Jonathan M. Metzl, MD, PhD, directs the Department of Medicine, Health, and Society at Vanderbilt University and is author, most recently, of What We’ve Become: Living and Dying in a Country of Arms ...