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How Many People Have Been Killed by Guns Since Newtown?

Slate partners with @GunDeaths for an interactive, crowdsourced tally of the toll firearms have taken since Dec. 14. READ MORE »

By and | Posted Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, at 6:00 AM ET

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    | THE XX FACTOR | Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, at 4:58 PM ET

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  • Wayne’s World

    The NRA didn’t persuade its critics. But it did trick the media into discussing its popular, gun-industry-friendly master plan.

    | POLITICS | Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, at 3:56 PM ET

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  • In Kindergarten Killer, the Video Game the NRA Blamed for School Shootings, Everyone Has a Gun

    | FUTURE TENSE | Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, at 2:47 PM ET

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  • Charlotte Allen Doubles Down on Her Demand That Men Become Kindergarten Teachers

    | THE XX FACTOR | Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, at 12:04 PM ET

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  • Adam Lanza Tried To Destroy His Hard Drive. Here’s How We Can Still Follow His Electronic Trail.

    | FUTURE TENSE | Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, at 9:03 AM ET

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  • How Many Assault Weapons Are There in America? How Much Would It Cost the Government To Buy Them Back?

    | CRIME | Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, at 4:50 PM ET

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  • Will We Ever Know What Was Wrong With Adam Lanza?

    Even if we do, it won’t help.

    | MEDICAL EXAMINER | Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, at 3:25 PM ET

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  • It’s Not Just the Second Amendment Anymore

    How the NRA is larding state constitutions with frivolous, redundant “right to hunt” amendments.

    | JURISPRUDENCE | Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, at 1:26 PM ET

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  • School Officials Cite Apocalypse "Rumors" Among Reasons for Closure. Really.

    | THE SLATEST | Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, at 1:20 PM ET

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  • Obama vs. the NRA

    Obama always promised to take on the special interests. Now he is set to square off against the strongest interest group of all. 

    | POLITICS | Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, at 7:28 PM ET

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  • How Congress Blocked Research on Gun Violence

    The ugly campaign by the NRA to shut down studies at the CDC.

    | SCIENCE | Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, at 5:38 PM ET

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  • We Should Cover Stories Like Newtown With a Press Pool

    It would be more efficient, nuanced, and sensitive. And everyone—especially those touched by tragedy—deserves better.

    | CRIME | Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, at 3:03 PM ET

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  • "We Choose Love": In Public Displays and Private Ceremonies, Newtown Remembers its Dead

    | CRIME | Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, at 2:48 PM ET

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  • The Newtown Shooting Demonstrates the Need To Outlaw DIY 3-D Printed Guns. Now.

    | FUTURE TENSE | Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, at 2:05 PM ET

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  • Biden To Lead White House Gun Control Task Force

    | THE SLATEST | Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, at 12:45 PM ET

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