In the past week, there were three mass shootings across the United States: at a festival in Gilroy, California, at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, and outside a bar in Dayton, Ohio. In each case, the killer was a young man, aged 24 or younger (both the Gilroy and the El Paso shooter were 19 years old). After tragic events such as these, there is often a rush to figure out why this has happened, and for good reason. If we can determine a cause, perhaps we can put an end to thi

Last week, the Supreme Court upheld a federal law that sought to ensure that anyone convicted of a crime of domestic violence assault — including a misdemeanor — would be barred from owning guns. The law was enacted in 1996 to close a loophole that allowed people convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence offenses to own guns. Two men from Maine were prosecuted under this law for possessing firearms after being convicted of domestic violence misdemeanors. They argued that

In the wake of the Orlando mass shooting, the focus has turned to what motivated the shooter to commit this heinous hate crime. Some sources claim that he pledged allegiance to ISIS during the shooting, while others claim that he was gay himself, and desperate to hide his sexuality while simultaneously lashing out at those who he believe rejected him. Amidst all of this speculation, an important component of his background has largely been overlooked: his significant history