gun violence Defend America. No more dead children. No more grieving parents. Xeni Jardin

guns Gun manufacturer pitches the "JR-15", a rifle for kids styled on the AR-15 Thom Dunn

guns Sales of "Bulletproof" Backpacks are on the rise even though they don't protect from AR-15s Thom Dunn

security theater Teachers are suing police departments for traumatizing active shooter drills Thom Dunn

News Trump revokes global arms treaty in NRA convention rant, someone tosses object at him on stage Xeni Jardin

los angeles An LA gallery is selling "Molotov cocktails" from a vending machine Rusty Blazenhoff

books Book review: Melancholy Accidents Mark Dery

politics Billionaire charter-school advocate and political donor calls Betsy DeVos "unprepared and unqualified" Cory Doctorow