Mark Follman

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Mark Follman is national affairs editor for Mother Jones.

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Yesterday's attack on a Republican baseball practice was one of 155 shootings involving four or more people since the first of this year. That's almost one such incident every day.

Gun violence strikes Congress: How will lawmakers respond?

Yesterday's attack on a Republican baseball practice was one of 155 shootings involving four or more people since the first of this year. That's almost one such incident every day.

from To the Point

The massacre of 20 children at Sandy Hook Elementary failed to generate the political will for some form of gun regulation in 2012.

Will the Body Count in Orlando Make a Difference on Capitol Hill?

The massacre of 20 children at Sandy Hook Elementary failed to generate the political will for some form of gun regulation in 2012.

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For the first time since Al Gore lost to George W. Bush, Democrats are pushing for gun control in a presidential campaign.

Gun Control and the Race to the White House

For the first time since Al Gore lost to George W. Bush, Democrats are pushing for gun control in a presidential campaign.

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