This piece in the New York Times explores why Wyoming consistently rates among the highest-suicide-rate states. The answer, the author says, is simple and common among red states: easy access to guns, social and physical isolation, and a culture that treats people seeking help for mental illness as weak or “liberal.” The writer mentions the
A fascinating article on gun smuggling from the U.S. into Canada highlights the importance of gun tracing as a tool to fight gun crimes. The story follows a gun found at a crime scene with its serial number ground off. It was eventually traced to a purchase made in Keene, New Hampshire. The buyer was
Image by ChatGPT. Irony by Colorado Ceasefire. An absolutely harrowing story in Mother Jones last week—this one is really scary. It details the case of Phoenix Ikner, who killed two people and injured six in an April 2025 shooting at Florida State University. In the hours before the shooting, Ikner asked ChatGPT questions about guns,
Gary Walker Jones/Unsplash The Colorado Bureau of Investigation set a new record last month, receiving 59,452 background check requests—nearly triple the number of applications compared with the same period last July, when it processed 20,172 gun background checks. The Bureau, which expected the rush, said it was in anticipation of Senate Bill 3, passed in
