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<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400">Dan Brooks writes essays and fiction from Missoula, Montana.</span></i></p>


Dan Brooks

U.S. Vice President JD Vance (L) shoots with U.S. Marines at a gun range during a visit to Marine Corps Base Quantico

Politics

American Freedom

Tom Ley

Ja Morant (R #12 of the Memphis Grizzlies reacts with teammate Scotty Pippen Jr. #1 during the third quarter against the Miami Heat at Kaseya Center on April 03, 2025 in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.

Ja Morant Will Not Stop Doing His Little Gun Thing

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Drew Magary

Arts And Culture

Gun Assembly Required

Lauren Theisen

Gays Against Guns contingent at the pride march.

Don’t Buy A Gun, Even If It Comes In Rainbow

Justin Ellis

Red crime scene tape marking off an area outside the Trump International Golf Club sign in West Palm Beach, Florida, as law enforcement investigate an apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump.

Cope Is A Terrible Way Not To Die

Dave McKenna

Viewer discretion warning at the start of FBI PSA

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Run, Hide, Fight, Die

<p>Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.</p>


Nicholas Russell

Keanu Reeves as John Wick, holding a handgun, with the text "Check Out the JW Collection" and a "shop now" button

The Gunplay Of ‘John Wick’ Is A Bit Too Real For Comfort

Michigan State University students evacuate to a safe area

Michigan State Students Learned Who They Can Count On

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HUNTINGTON BEACH CA - FEBRUARY 4 : A SWAT team member enacts defense against school violence . SWAT teams from many Police forces throughout America and Canada participate in a realistic training exercises at various High Schools throughout America to help combat the rise in shooting and violence on Campus. April 19, 2001 Huntington Beach High School, Huntington Beach California (Photo By Paul Harris/Getty Images)