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6 days ago · Why America fell for guns. Megan Kang in Aeon: From the viewpoint of today, it is difficult to imagine a world in which guns were less central to US life. But a gun-filled country was neither innate nor inevitable. The evidence points to a key turning point in US gun culture around the mid- 20th century, shortly before the state of gun politics ...
4 days ago · According to the U.S. military’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, better known as DARPA, anti-tank weaponry has come a long way. In the late 1990s, after a period of sustained research ...
5 days ago · This is up from 46% in 2019 and 42% in 2013. Households with a gun in them now include 66% of Republicans, 45% of independents and 41% of Democrats. Perhaps even more surprising is the fact that ...
4 days ago · According to Pew Research, 38 percent of White Americans own a gun, compared to smaller shares of Blacks (24 percent), Hispanics (20 percent), and Asians (10 percent). About 72 percent of gun owners say protection is a reason they own a gun.
2 days ago · The engagement would take about 30 minutes and require at least 6 howitzers and 34 soldiers. Firing Excalibur, that same artillery unit would have a 95% probability of destroying that platoon by firing just 3 rounds (324 lbs.) from one gun, requiring 5 soldiers. The operational and logistical impacts of this improved capability can be enormous.
1 day ago · An article published Sunday in The Atlantic magazine suggests the rosary has become a symbol of violent, right-wing extremism in the United States. The article set off a frenzy of reactions among Catholics, ranging from amusement to grave concern over what some see as anti-Catholic sentiment.
4 days ago · Physician releases photo book to spotlight gun violence in America. Dr. Greg Gulbransen, a physician and photographer, sits down with NBC News' Vicky Nguyen to speak about his book, "Say Less...
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