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America’s addiction to gun violence caused Florida QB Anthony Richardson to drop his ‘AR-15’ nicknameCertain types of quarterbacks used to be referred to as “gunslingers.” That moniker isn’t cool anymore. ...

Chipper Jones Says There's No Reason For Civilians To Have AR-15sChipper Jones loves guns. Loves ‘em. He says he’s got five, including a shotgun and a rifle. (Though he says he prefers hunting with a bow because “it’s safer and more sporty.”) But even Jones says regular American civilians have no business being able to own assault weapons, like the AR-15 used to ...

Steve Kerr Says Teens Demanding Gun Control Are "Heroic"Reporters have quickly learned that it’s worth asking Warriors head coach Steve Kerr about politics, because he’s usually got something to say, and when he does it’s almost always worth hearing. Last week Kerr was blunt in blaming the government for inactivity on gun control that inevitably leads to...

Dallas Sportscaster On School Shooting: “Since It’s Almost Always A White Kid, There’s Just Nothing We Can Do”

Dale Hansen is a WFAA sportscaster whose “Extra Point” segments sometimes go viral; we’ve featured his work here multiple times. Yesterday, he turned his attention to the school shooting in Florida, one of eight already this year. An excerpt:...

I Walked The Halls Of The School That Got Shot Up, And Yet I Feel Almost Nothing

What struck me was not that I was shocked, but rather that it felt as if it were my turn. It was my turn to hear there was a school shooting—17 dead, more than a dozen wounded—and find out it was a school whose hallways I had walked myself. I grew up in Coral Springs, in the northeast corner of Flor...

Saints Head Coach Sean Payton On Guns: "That's Some Silly Stuff We're Hanging Onto"

New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton, who coached defensive end Will Smith for six years, has spoken publicly for the first time since Smith was shot to death in New Orleans on Saturday night. In a phone interview with USA Today, Payton said, “I hate guns,” and American gun culture in general....

Chris Paul, Steph Curry, Carmelo Anthony, And Joakim Noah Star In Anti-Gun Violence Ads

Everytown for Gun Safety, an advocacy group that seeks to end gun violence in America through stricter gun control laws, has cut a series of ads with NBA stars Chris Paul, Steph Curry, Carmelo Anthony, and Joakim Noah. ...