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Sep 23, 2021 7:00 PM
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Sep 17, 2021
This high-tech gunsight could allow soldiers to shoot around corners, Matrix-style
The system includes an AR display, and it's designed to attach to a traditional rifle, like an M4 carbine.
Aug 19, 2021
The Taliban have seized crucial US military equipment, including data on Afghans
It's not the first time it's happened.
Dec 19, 2019
Congress is putting money toward gun violence research for the first time in decades
But it’s not nearly enough money to make up for lost time.
May 14, 2019
A third of youth firearm deaths could be prevented without taking away a single gun
Locking up guns keeps kids safer.
Jan 15, 2019
How we turned guns and opioids into epidemics
America’s latest public health contagions by the numbers.
Dec 20, 2018
We’re creeping back up to mid ‘90s-level gun death rates
Nearly 40,000 people died in 2017 from firearms.
Nov 10, 2018
Gunshot wound first aid can save a life. Here’s what to do.
There are life-saving measures any bystander can take.
Oct 30, 2018
As states scramble to find execution drugs, experts say it’s time to let lethal injection die
It isn't more humane than antiquated methods—it’s just easier to watch.
Sep 11, 2018
Of course semi-automatic guns are deadlier. Here’s why scientists took so long to say so.
We desperately need research on firearms—but the federal government can't fund it.
