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DOJ's possible trans gun ban is cruel, misguided, and dangerous, says a leading gun safety advocate

The gay executive director of Guns Down America says the DOJ is creating a ‘bogeyman’’ rather than real solutions, and further putting trans lives at risk.

Gay Gun Control Activist Igor Volsky Urges GOP to #SendBackTheBloodMoney

After the Vegas shooting, Volsky illuminated the hypocrisy of Republican leaders who take donations from the NRA.

To Fight Anti-Trans Violence, It's Time for Sensible Gun Laws

Legislators must listen to the American people, not the gun lobby, writes Shannon Watts of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.

This November, Reward Candidates Who Fail the NRA's Test

We've strayed so far from the Second Amendment's true intention -- and the National Rifle Association knows it.

Marjorie Taylor Greene Uses Gay Club Mass Shooting to Lie About Drugs

And, naturally, to argue against gun control.

The John Lewis Case: Gun Control Only Passes If We Come Together

The famed civil rights leader says, "We must look out for each other."

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Anderson Cooper Hosts Obama for Heated Debate on Guns

The out CNN anchor moderated a contentious meeting in which President Obama defended his executive order on gun control.

Lock and Vote: What You Can Do to Stop Gun Deaths in America

There are simple actions we all can take to prevent more carnage.

Would Proposed Gun Laws Make Us Any Safer?

Life for members of the LGBT communities is remarkably dangerous. Would proposed gun laws make us any safer?

Scary New NRA Ad Reads Like a Call to Arms Against Resistance

The commercial promotes guns as a solution to what it depicts as a dystopian society based on radical, liberal ideas.

Sit-In Organizers Call for 'Day of Action' on Gun Control Wednesday

Can the momentum built by the House sit-in travel outside of Washington?

The NRA Takes Aim at Us

The National Rifle Association's latest ad is tantamount to a declaration of war on people of color and the LGBT community.

What Happens After You Witness a Hate Crime

When Elliot Morales killed Mark Carson in New York City in 2013, he acted out of hate. But society had already failed the convicted felon, says the law student who watched the hate crime happen. 

Alabama politicians could choose not to scapegoat trans people, but that would be humane

Opinion: In a state that prides itself on embodying the love of Christ, asking political leaders to exemplify Christ-like behavior shouldn’t be a lot to ask, Darian Aaron writes.

Emma Gonzalez Is Protesting Iowa's Steve King. Here's Why

The far-right congressman is pro-NRA and anti-LGBT -- and he has a history of baiting Gonzalez.

On Gun Violence: Marches Aren’t the Problem

Gun control advocates Igor Volsky and Mark Glaze say a march against the president's policies is certainly appropriate during this year's Pride celebrations.

X González on Fighting Gun Violence and Coming Out as Nonbinary

The activist, a survivor of the Parkland, Fla., shooting, details what their work accomplished and the personal toll it took.

Come On, We Can Beat the NRA

Queer people like Parkland's Emma Gonzalez and Pride Fund to End Gun Violence's Jason Lindsay are taking on the gun lobby. We need to follow their lead.

Reading the Far Right: Antigay Theories in Wake of Vegas Tragedy

Some wingnuts are pushing the idea that the gunman was with ISIS or wanted to kill Trump supporters, or that the massacre was part of a shadowy plot.

Reactions to far-right activist Charlie Kirk’s death pour in across the political world

The far-right, anti-LGBTQ+ activist who advocated for more guns in American society was killed after being shot.

Gun Rights Absolutists Are Going Off the Rails

Marco Rubio gets jeered, while Wayne LaPierre claims gun control advocates want to take away all individual freedoms.