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The Second Amendment Was Never Meant for Everyone
After the killing of Alex Pretti, white America is realizing what Black gun owners have always known: Rights are conditional.
Alain Stephens
Alain Stephens is an investigative reporter covering gun violence, arms trafficking, and federal law enforcement. A two-branch military vet and former law enforcement officer, Stephens has earned national recognition as a Livingston Award finalist, and recipient of the First Amendment Coalition’s Free Speech & Open Government Award. His podcast The Gun Machine, tracking the history of America’s arms industry, won a national Edward R. Murrow Award. Stephens’s reporting has been the catalyst for multiple federal, congressional, and legal policy actions to public safety.
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Trump Is Making an Enemy of the Gun Lobby
With Minneapolis, the Trump administration is creating an existential threat for legal gun owners and Second Amendment advocates.
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Americans Are Sick and Tired of Pointless Wars
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The “Warrior Dividend” Is Trump’s Latest PR Stunt to Act Like He Cares About the Troops
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War in Venezuela, Brought to You By the Same People Who Lied Us Into Iraq
Washington is making big claims to make the case for U.S. intervention. We’ve heard all these arguments before.
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Epstein Is the Only Thing That Could Turn Trump’s Base Against Him
Americans were already seething about the shutdown and the economy. Then they saw Epstein write that Trump “knew about the girls.”
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The President Is Perfectly Fine If You Starve
The message behind the government shutdown is loud and clear: Hunger is acceptable collateral damage in service of Trump’s agenda.
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Inside the World of Leftist Gun Nuts
Graham Platner’s firearms trainings are only the most public example of the left’s efforts to arm themselves.