Although the District of Columbiahas had a ban on handgun sale and possession since 1976, Washingtonresidents are held hostage by the lax gun laws of…

- Josh Sugarmann

Handguns are a public-health problem.

- Josh Sugarmann

Today's N.R.A. is, in reality, nothing more than a gun industry trade association masquerading as a shooting sports foundation. The organization's ag…

- Josh Sugarmann

One tenet of the National Rifle Association's faith has always been that handgun controls do little to stop criminals from obtaining handguns. For on…

- Josh Sugarmann

Fear, physical pain, and death are just part of the price Americans pay for the easy access of handguns. It is estimated that the total costs to Amer…

- Josh Sugarmann

The word 'hate' is a very carefully chosen word. There's got to be a real sense of revulsion and disgust. People are looking for someone to blame, so…

- Josh Sugarmann

You can't get around the image of people shooting at people toprotect their stores and it working. This is damaging to the [guncontrol] movement.

- Josh Sugarmann

... immediately call on Congress to pass far-reaching industry regulation like the Firearms Safety and Consumer Protection Act ... [which] would give…

- Josh Sugarmann

Assault weapons—just like armor-piercing bullets, machine guns, and plastic firearms—are a new topic. The weapons' menacing looks, coupled with the p…

- Josh Sugarmann