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Published on December 30, 2018 in Gun Violence/U.S. by Robyn Hunt

By Robyn Hunt. There were 94 school shootings in 2018, the worst year on record.

Published on December 23, 2018 in Gun Violence/Opinion by Loren Moreno

By Loren Moreno. A novice friar asks how to love a mass shooter.

Published on December 9, 2018 in Gun Violence/U.S. by Kayla Berkey

By Kayla Berkey. What is white, grips a monopoly on grief, and is read all over?

Published on November 9, 2018 in Gun Violence by Alexandra Donovan

By Alexandra Donovan. With gun violence the question is no longer if but when.

Published on November 1, 2018 in Gun Violence by Yvonne Daley

By Yvonne Daley. In remembrance of the 11 Jews killed at the Tree of Life synagogue.

Published on October 31, 2018 in Gun Violence by Tasha Graff

By Tasha Graff. How to tell a 97-year-old Holocaust survivor news of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting?

Published on September 6, 2018 in Gun Violence by Joel Allegretti

By Joel Allegretti. Toward an etymology of gun culture.

Published on July 3, 2018 in Gun Violence/Obituaries by Alexandra Donovan

By Alexandra Donovan. A shooting at the offices of the Capital Gazette left five dead, including journalist Wendi Winters.

Published on June 1, 2018 in Gun Violence by Megan Merchant

By Megan Merchant. “The sermon will grow loud at times, generic as a hot dish brought to grief’s door.”

Published on May 19, 2018 in Gun Violence/U.S. by Nicole Callihan

By Nicole Callihan. After another school shooting, every intimate space is rattled by bullets.