Jan 11, 2016 | Current Events
The Daily Beast A novel approach to curbing gun crimes in Seattle looks to sidestep legal battles with the NRA. With a new national push to combat gun violence, the city of Seattle has begun to tax firearms and ammunition in an audaciously creative way to get around...
Oct 26, 2015 | Current Events
The Daily Beast What if a gun could only be fired by its owner? Now they can—and that doesn’t please the gun lobby. This month, a 6-year-old playing “cops and robbers” shot his 3-year-old brother in the face with a gun that his father kept wrapped in pajamas on top of...
Oct 22, 2015 | Current Events
The Washington Post After vehement protests helped block the nation’s first smart gun from entering the marketplace, proponents of the technology are gearing up for another fight, intent on capitalizing on renewed interest in gun safety following a spate of...
Oct 22, 2015 | Current Events
Seattle Times Smart guns that can be activated only by an authorized user can reduce suicides, particularly among youth, homicides and accidental deaths, gun-safety advocates said Thursday at a Seattle symposium. Read...
Jul 12, 2015 | Current Events
The Hill The president has been on quite a roll recently, with favorable rulings from the Supreme Court on gay marriage and ObamaCare, congressional passage of his Asian trade pact, and a memorable, racially healing speech after the Charleston tragedy. But the one...
Jul 11, 2015 | Current Events
KCRW From South Carolina this week, America got another reminder: the US has more guns — and more gun violence — than any other developed country. Mass shootings in the United States are on the increase—from one every 200 days two years ago to one every 64 days now....
