What to know about the new Texas laws on abortion, guns, race education and voting
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Black women seeing guns as protection from rising crime
In this Aug. 21, 2021, image taken from video, firearms instructor Wayne Thomas instructs women the proper stance in firearms...
More security, difficult talks: North Texas arts groups prepare for new gun law
In addition to signage banning guns (shown here on Aug. 31) in downtown Dallas' AT&T Performing Arts Center, guests are...
Lethal means safety: ‘Just have the conversation’
When Matt Wetenkamp gets a phone call about a friend or colleague who may be in crisis, one thought immediately...
Black women seeing guns as protection from rising crime
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Lt. Gov: Cooper’s veto of pistol permit repeal leaves a Jim Crow-era law in place
Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill Aug. 30, 2021 that would have changed a N.C. gun purchasing law. He vetoed...
Missouri judge declines to rule on new gun law’s legality
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge on Friday declined to weigh in on the constitutionality of a new state...
Black women seeing guns as protection from rising crime
In this Aug. 21, 2021, image taken from video, Valerie Rupert is instructed on the proper way of using a...
Nearly 8.5M in U.S. Bought First Gun in 2020, Including 58 Percent Rise for Black Americans
Nearly 8.5 million people in the United States purchased their first gun in 2020, a year that featured intense public...
More Criminalization Isn’t the Answer to Gun Violence
Partially machined Sig Sauer P226 pistol frames. (Flickr) In July, the Black Attorneys of Legal Aid and nine public defenders’...
