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Camp by camp · Updated October 18, 2026

Guns, crime & policing

How 9 of the ten camps framed it, in their own words, then everyone on the record beneath that — April 3, 2026 to October 18, 2026. Each camp section is that camp's own outlets writing. The people below are grouped by who spoke, not by camp: an outlet can quote anyone, so the outlet it ran in tells you who carried the words, never whose politics they are.

9/10 camps on the record
the record here 83 camp reads 178 quotes 69 people 7 checkable claims 1 running story
Who leaned in hardest Bars scale by reads per outlet, so a big roster never out-shouts a small one.

Communist / Far-Left 3 reads · 2 outlets

"Despite the barbarous attempts at repressing the student protests," Counterfire wrote, the movement keeps growing, and it praised La France Insoumise for "playing an excellent role." The camp split on that point: the WSWS accused Mélenchon of channeling the revolt toward 2027 and wrote that "A European mass movement is colliding with the police state," while In Defense of Marxism called the unions' Nov. 5 strike date "nothing short of sabotage."

Counterfire Oct 8 that day's brief ›

also cited World Socialist Web SiteIn Defense of MarxismIn Defense of Marxism

"violence plays an increasing role in American politics" is the far left's read, and it is the only camp that placed the fairground on an industrial map, noting that Canfield "is only a 20-minute drive from the shuttered General Motors assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio" and 50 miles from Butler, Pennsylvania. It is also the only camp that reported the alleged attacker's brother as a Republican donor and campaign volunteer, and that treated the two campaigns' statements as evidence, observing that both "made no reference to the social conditions or political climate in which the attack took place."

World Socialist Web Site Sep 8 that day's brief ›

"This was a state-sponsored extrajudicial murder." WSWS runs the only two pieces in any camp on the killing today, and it is the only outlet to report that the three witnesses remain imprisoned at the ICE detention center in Conroe and have been threatened with deportation. Its second piece is as hostile to the protest's organizers as to ICE, attacking the Party for Socialism and Liberation and the Democrats for directing anger "at the ballot box."

World Socialist Web Site Jul 13 that day's brief ›

also cited World Socialist Web Site

Democratic Socialist 6 reads · 4 outlets

Novara led with the injured teenager "amid mounting reports of violence by officers," citing Amnesty International. Truthout's report said the movement widened "amid a violent crackdown by French police," and all three outlets in the lens made police force the headline.

Novara Media Oct 7 that day's brief ›

also cited Novara MediaTruthout

"nobody even expects the president of the United States of America to come out and condemn a right wing terrorist trying to attack a democratic politician" is how the socialist left's loudest voice on the story framed the silence from the White House. Kyle Kulinski read the local news account in full and then argued the attacker "just chickened out at the last minute," a claim no other camp made and no police account supports.

YouTube: Secular Talk Sep 8 that day's brief ›

"The fox is guarding the hen house." Truthout centers the reported FBI pullback and the concern that it grants "pure impunity for ICE to do horrible things," noting agents would then investigate their own violent encounters.

Truthout Jul 21 that day's brief ›

The Intercept's read is that the pattern is the story: officers had cameras that weren't recording, and Democrats have shown "lackluster energy" compared with their response to the killings of two white U.S. citizens earlier this year. No covered camp on the right engaged Brouillette's record today.

The Intercept Jul 18 that day's brief ›

also cited The Intercept

"Since the cameras don't work they just leave the cover on." The Intercept's scoop directly contradicts DHS's account, reporting that officers wore Motorola devices with cameras that ICE chose not to activate. Truthdig frames the killings as a pattern where "the government fired the shot" and "must produce the evidence," noting seven of thirteen ICE prosecutions have been dismissed.

The Intercept Jul 17 that day's brief ›

also cited TruthdigCounterPunch.org

"this narrative is a lie." Truthout's read is that the agency's story is the pattern, not the exception: it reports that DHS made the same "weaponized his vehicle" claim after the Houston killing and that three witnesses who were inside that car say no officers were ever in front of it. It is the only outlet to publish the detail of the child on the scene, in Bluey pajamas.

Truthout Jul 14 that day's brief ›

Liberal Mainstream 16 reads · 7 outlets

"Another school turned into a crime scene; a violation of the sanctity of childhood," CNN wrote, building its piece around picture day and parents waiting at a church. NPR noted that the district's sign-in vestibules and buzz-in systems were in place, "but none of these measures stopped the gunman," and the National Catholic Reporter carried the Oregon bishops' prayers.

CNN Oct 17 that day's brief ›

also cited CNNMSNBCNPRNational Catholic Reporter

"Swarms of police officers and ambulances racing to the grounds of a school ravaged by gunfire has become a familiar scene," CNN wrote, counting Silver Rail as the 36th shooting on K-12 grounds this year. MSNBC closed on a statement from Moms Demand Action, and USA Today devoted much of its piece to the evening vigil in Drake Park. All three outlets treated the event as a chapter in a national pattern rather than a local crime.

CNN Oct 16 that day's brief ›

also cited MSNBCUSA Today

"After a heavy-handed response to the student protests sweeping France, the government has changed tack," CNN wrote, centering Lecornu's listening sessions and the grenade ban. The National Catholic Reporter set the unrest against the papal visit, writing that "scenes of unrest have replaced the atmosphere of unity and peace that marked the papal trip."

CNN Oct 8 that day's brief ›

also cited National Catholic Reporter

"under intense scrutiny over what information the school shared with prosecutors," CNN wrote of Cornell and the DA's office, and tracked how Cornell revised its own statement about what it handed over. It led with Hochul's anger and gave space to students who called for officials to resign.

CNN Oct 3 that day's brief ›

CNN wrote that the case was "refocusing attention on a longstanding issue: sexual assault on college campus," and set it in a line of cases from Emma Sulkowicz to Chanel Miller. NPR gave the airtime to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who called the allegations "extremely serious and horrific" and pushed her campus safety bill.

CNN Sep 30 that day's brief ›

also cited NPR

The race "has become extraordinarily toxic," the mainstream left wrote, filing the attack as the endpoint of a campaign rather than as an isolated crime. NBC did the shoe-leather work, quoting three witnesses including former Rep. John Boccieri, who said he stood "within arm's length" of Acton, and volunteer Lindsay Yaggi, who wrote that "Amy immediately went into action and gave care." All four mainstream pieces led on Acton's own response rather than the suspect.

Washington Post Sep 8 that day's brief ›

also cited NBC NewsMSNBCNBC News

"was the first fully state-supported four-year college for Black Americans" is the detail the mainstream left added to the same wire facts, and this camp filed the shooting against the school's history and its move-in weekend. USA Today reached a freshman from Ohio who said "all you could hear was a whole bunch of bullets," and it is the only outlet in this camp that reported a Texas nonprofit offering up to $5,000 for information.

CNN Aug 16 that day's brief ›

also cited MSNBCUSA TodayUSA Today

The mainstream left ran the numbers straight and then printed the one line in the report that cuts the other way, that assaults on officers rose 13.8% to a 10-year high of 90,178. ABC gave the most space to the experts' caution, quoting Gelb that "the consistency across the map should make us cautious about handing credit to any one leader, party, policy, or program before the evidence catches up." Both pieces carried Trump's claim without endorsing it.

NBC News Aug 15 that day's brief ›

also cited ABC News

8 more reads from this camp, in the daily briefs.

Center / Nonpartisan 15 reads · 5 outlets

"gun violence rate in the state is near the national average," the BBC wrote, after noting that Everytown ranks Oregon 12th on the strength of its gun laws. It was the only outlet on the story to set the state's gun laws beside its death rate. PBS ran the shooting as the lead breaking item of its news wrap before casualty figures were confirmed.

BBC News Oct 16 that day's brief ›

also cited PBS NewsHour

"Efforts to rally round Jane Doe gathered pace after a political commentator vowed to unmask her," the BBC wrote, in one of four pieces it ran in a day. The BBC alone reported both sides of the online pile-on: women posting "I am Jane Doe" and a Marine with the same name as one accused man being wrongly served. PBS ran the appointment in its news wrap.

BBC News Oct 3 that day's brief ›

also cited BBC NewsBBC NewsBBC NewsPBS NewsHour

The wire tier ran the audio and one line of context, printing the juror saying "the majority of people, it doesn't matter what side they were on, were very firm in their stance and their belief from the beginning." It is the only outlet in this set that framed the interview as being about the deliberations rather than about the holdout.

BBC News Sep 10 that day's brief ›

"the latest political violence to roil the United States" is the wire tier's placement, and AP alone built a decade-long list around it, naming the 2017 congressional baseball shooting, the 2022 hammer attack on Paul Pelosi, two attempts on Trump and last year's killings of a Minnesota state lawmaker and of Charlie Kirk. AP is also the only camp that put a dollar figure on the trend, reporting $40 million in committee security spending last cycle.

Associated Press Sep 8 that day's brief ›

also cited BBC NewsPBS NewsHour

"the first conviction in a cold case that has intrigued hip-hop fans for nearly 30 years" is the wire tier's framing, and it is the only camp that reported the mechanism that made the prosecution possible, that Davis's book and media interviews voided the protective agreement that had blocked charges. Its second file was raw courtroom video of the verdict being read.

BBC News Sep 1 that day's brief ›

also cited BBC News

The wire tier is the only camp that reported the ages of all five people shot and that four of them were not students, and it stated plainly that "Authorities have given no information about a possible motive." Before the arrest, the BBC printed the police lieutenant's assessment that "We know there was more than one shooter, so I would say the suspects are still at large," and noted investigators were not treating any of the wounded as suspects. Both wire pieces close on a neighbor rather than on the charges.

Associated Press Aug 16 that day's brief ›

also cited BBC News

"about as clear as a glass of milk" is criminologist Adam Gelb's description of the cause, and the wire tier is the only camp that made the attribution problem the spine of the story rather than a caveat. AP printed the trend line back to 2022 and flagged the unusual step of the FBI publishing partial 2026 figures "just a few months before the midterm elections." PBS covered the same event as a political rally, noting the appearance of Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel "broke longstanding norms in which the nation's law enforcement generally tried to steer clear of participating in overtly political events."

Associated Press Aug 15 that day's brief ›

also cited PBS NewsHour

7 more reads from this camp, in the daily briefs.

Establishment / Center-Right 7 reads · 4 outlets

The 16-year-old gunman "was killed after a member of the community followed him inside the school and shot him," the Examiner reported in a short news item. It added no commentary on guns or policy.

Washington Examiner Oct 16 that day's brief ›

The Examiner wrote that "4,000 years of moral and ethical progress are disappearing" and cast the sympathy for Clancy as a return to pagan child sacrifice. It quoted the district attorney's vow to fight for the three children by name.

Washington Examiner Sep 13 that day's brief ›

"giving the Trump administration fresh data to tout as November's midterm elections approach" is the institutional right's frame, and it is the only camp that reported the White House and Justice Department were already circulating the numbers before the speech. It printed both administration statements in full, including a DOJ spokesman saying "when you hold criminals accountable, crime goes down — these numbers prove it," and included the hate crime totals the other outlets left out: 10,881 incidents and 13,026 related offenses.

Washington Examiner Aug 15 that day's brief ›

The institutional right filed it as a brief, and its longer treatment centers the company: the Washington Examiner led on the employee who was killed and on the fact that "The In-N-Out restaurant caught in the middle of the shooting just opened on July 24 as part of the California-based burger chain's expansion into Idaho." Neither piece raised the weapon or the policy.

Wall Street Journal Aug 3 that day's brief ›

also cited Washington Examiner

"Striking down the FBI's initial assessment." The populist right published the correction as straight news and printed the family's account without hedging it, reporting that Salgado Araujo had lived in Houston for roughly three decades, had applied for a work permit, and that his family believes he was frightened because the agents were not wearing clearly marked clothing.

Washington Examiner Jul 26 that day's brief ›

Libertarian 1 read · 1 outlet

"virtually meaningless." Reason quotes a Cato legal fellow that DHS's use-of-force policy is meaningless when agents "are free to violate it with impunity," and argues the real fix is legislative: pass the Bivens Act and abolish qualified immunity so agents face "real, external accountability."

Reason Jul 16 that day's brief ›

also cited Reason.com

MAGA / Populist Right 19 reads · 7 outlets

Fox reported that "gun-rights advocates say the circumstances of the attack bolster their case against new restrictions," quoting Gun Owners of America and the NRA against Wyden's call for new laws. Breitbart described a father "who carries concealed and heard gunshots as he drove by the school," and all nine camp receipts centered the armed parent. Brandon Tatum called Giamanco "an absolute hero and a legend."

Fox News Oct 17 that day's brief ›

also cited Fox NewsBreitbart NewsOne America News NetworkThe BlazeThe Blaze

Giffords "gave Oregon a grade of A- for gun control stringency," Breitbart wrote, then listed the state's red flag law and background-check rules. Three of the four MAGA pieces put the armed bystander at the center, with The Daily Wire's headline crediting a bystander who "Takes Out Gunman" and OAN calling the person "courageous." Breitbart's second piece printed Rep. Janelle Bynum's gun-control argument at length.

Breitbart News Oct 16 that day's brief ›

also cited Breitbart NewsThe Daily WireOne America News Network

"everything to do with yet another failure of an institution run exclusively by leftists and Democrats," Breitbart wrote, pointing to Democratic officials at every level. The Federalist argued the accuser's account is being hyped by "a national news media heavily invested in convictions."

Breitbart News Oct 8 that day's brief ›

also cited The Federalist

"Everything AOC said was a lie," the Daily Wire wrote of the congresswoman's account, while calling the men's conduct evil and the case against them unproven. A second Daily Wire piece turned the story on Greek life, and Jason Whitlock at the Blaze read it as an indictment of feminism. Brandon Tatum's video argued the lack of a forensic exam would sink any criminal case.

The Daily Wire Oct 3 that day's brief ›

also cited The Daily WireThe BlazeYouTube: The Officer Tatum

"They are legalizing murder, particularly the murder of children and anyone else they find inconvenient," the Daily Wire wrote, calling for prison terms under Massachusetts' juror-retaliation law. The Federalist argued "Social change is not part of the charge the judge gives a jury" and blamed soft-on-crime politics for the other jurors.

The Daily Wire Sep 15 that day's brief ›

also cited The Federalist

"his own confessions in his memoirs and on tape" is what the populist right emphasized, and it is the only camp that quoted the memoir's own language about Shakur's entourage having "crossed the line," and that reported prosecutors' decision to lean on the recorded police interview rather than the book.

Breitbart News Sep 1 that day's brief ›

also cited One America News Network

"witnesses repeatedly said that Anthony had been asked to leave the tent up to 15 times, adding that he instigated the deadly conflict with Metcalf" is the populist right's version of the record, and this camp reran the trial rather than the hearing, printing Anthony's confession to police and his question about whether Metcalf would be all right. On video, the camp went the other way: the Officer Tatum channel opened with Metcalf's own disciplinary record and said flatly, "Austin Metcalf was wrong."

Breitbart News Aug 23 that day's brief ›

also cited YouTube: The Officer Tatum

11 more reads from this camp, in the daily briefs.

Religious Right 5 reads · 2 outlets

"But police say the attack could have been even worse if not for a community member who followed the shooter inside," CBN wrote, and it led with Trump's praise.

CBN News Oct 17 that day's brief ›

CBN ran the Associated Press account under a headline that opened with a call to prayer. Its body text reported a pump-action shotgun bought by the shooter's mother, citing a law enforcement official, and quoted Gov. Tina Kotek's thanks to the civilian.

CBN News Oct 16 that day's brief ›

The Christian Post led on Jane Doe being "scared after police go to her home with guns drawn," reporting her lawyer's account of a swatting call. It also printed the leaked texts that defense lawyers cite.

The Christian Post Oct 10 that day's brief ›

The Christian Post led on Trump calling it a "state situation" and noted "The Clancy case has emerged as a source of division in the U.S." It quoted Abby Johnson calling sympathy for Clancy misguided compassion.

The Christian Post Sep 15 that day's brief ›

"Reject racial proxies" is the explicit thesis. The Christian Post frames the verdict as biblical justice working as designed, citing Leviticus and Deuteronomy on impartiality, and rebukes both the left's grievance scripts and any demand for racial jury quotas. It mourns both families as "image-bearers of God" and refuses the oppressor-oppressed frame.

The Christian Post Jun 11 that day's brief ›

Identity 11 reads · 6 outlets

"The shooting is the 28th mass killing in the US this year," Al Jazeera wrote, adding Gun Violence Archive and Everytown counts and explaining that Oregon law lets minors hold a shotgun with a parent's consent.

Al Jazeera Oct 17 that day's brief ›

"A community vigil brought residents together to mourn the victims," Al Jazeera wrote in a short video item that led with the bystander. It offered no gun-policy framing.

Al Jazeera Oct 16 that day's brief ›

TheGrio placed the attack in national figures, writing that "there have been more than 400 mass shootings in the US in 2026." Its early account said the suspect "may have been shot by a bystander," reflecting police uncertainty at the time.

TheGrio Oct 16 that day's brief ›

The 19th explained the drug named in the lawsuit, noting "It has been used to facilitate sexual assault," and how it combines with alcohol to raise the risk of unconsciousness.

The 19th Oct 10 that day's brief ›

"There is no evidence at this time that Havas attacked Acton because she is Jewish, and authorities have not publicly identified an antisemitic motive," the Jewish press wrote, and it is the only outlet in any camp that stated the absence of evidence out loud before going on to the pattern. It reported that Acton would be Ohio's first Jewish governor and set the incident beside an Anti-Defamation League finding that several prominent Jewish candidates this cycle have faced threats tied to their identity.

The Algemeiner Sep 8 that day's brief ›

"the first conviction in a hip-hop cold case that took on a life of its own over the last 30 years" is how the Black press placed it, and it is the only outlet that named the overlapping rivalries as rivalries rather than as background, listing the Death Row and Bad Boy feud alongside the South Side Compton Crips and Mob Piru. It also noted that under Nevada law a person who helps another commit a murder can be convicted of it.

theGrio Sep 1 that day's brief ›

"one of the US's most notorious cold cases, prompting endless debate among music fans over who did it and why" is the Arab press's frame, and it is the only outlet in this set to give Shakur's political inheritance a line, noting that he was the son of a Black Panther and became "the epitome of California hip-hop."

Al Jazeera Sep 1 that day's brief ›

also cited Al Jazeera

"The Virginia State University community is reeling Saturday morning" is the Black press's opening, and it is the only outlet that placed the shooting inside the school's growth rather than inside a crime blotter. TheGrio reported that "VSU has continued to grow in enrollment in recent years, buoyed by increased interest in historically Black colleges and universities," and quoted the university's promise to keep an increased police presence on campus.

TheGrio Aug 16 that day's brief ›

3 more reads from this camp, in the daily briefs.

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One camp has published no framing we could verify on this issue. Absence is part of the record, so it is printed here rather than left out.

Tech / AI

The stories behind it

Claims on the books

Open Justice Department Oct 18

“Our attorneys and law enforcement partners complied with all court orders and legal obligations, as they always do”

Open World Socialist Web Site Oct 7

“On Monday, a 15-year-old in Lens lost his hand when a police grenade was thrown at him in front of Auguste Béhal high school.”

Open Lt James R Lamb Aug 16

“We know there was more than one shooter, so I would say the suspects are still at large.”

Contradicted Trump Jun 23

“We have a 290-, 300-foot slit right through it, probably a box-cutter or a knife of some kind.”

Contradicted Donald Trump Jun 22

“They took some form of knife or blade, and put a 250 foot long gash into the beautiful facade of what took so much work, competence, and money to build and complete”

Contradicted Donald Trump Jun 22

“They also poured corrosive and destructive chemicals into the Pool.”

Borne out Trump Jun 21

“The United States Park Police have arrested multiple individuals for vandalizing our Nations magnificent Reflecting Poll”

The whole claim ledger ›

On the record

Grouped by who said it. The outlet named under each quote is who carried the words.

Thomas Massie U.S. Representative, R-Ky. 11 on this issue

“Gun free zones are deadly. “Only 25 of the 197 school districts in Oregon ban staff from carrying guns, and the attack occurred in one of those 25 school districts.” “The suspect… was shot and killed by a bystander, law enforcement sources said.””

Oct 16 on @RepThomasMassie

“No one should have to beg the government to exercise a constitutionally protected right anywhere in the country. Thank you @CongressmanGT for cosponsoring HR 645, the National Constitutional Carry Act.”

Oct 13 on @RepThomasMassie

“Will televising the execution of a radical who considers himself to be a martyr encourage or discourage more deranged individuals to “die for their cause”?”

Oct 10 on @RepThomasMassie

8 more on their file ›

Donald Trump US President 9 on this issue

“It's a terrible thing, but thank goodness for a man that had a gun and knew how to use it,”

on the armed bystander who stopped a teen gunman at an Oregon elementary school

Oct 17 via CBN News

“Hours later, President Donald Trump said he "absolutely" approved of the livestream plan but said the Pentagon was still "making a determination" on it.”

Oct 10 via BBC News

“an essential tool for deterring and punishing those who would commit the most heinous crimes and acts of lethal violence against American citizens”

on the administration's case for capital punishment, as Fort Hood shooter faces firing squad

Oct 6 via BBC News

6 more on their file ›

Jessica Tisch NYPD Police Commissioner 9 on this issue

“And to those who idolize Luigi Mangione, I say this: Violence is not a cause. Murder is not a message. And a killer is certainly not a hero.”

on Luigi Mangione pleading guilty to federal stalking charges

Aug 15 via USA Today

“Jacob was an innocent bystander on his bike when he was taken from his family yesterday in an act of senseless gun violence,”

on the fatal shooting of 12-year-old Jacob outside a NYC bodega

Jul 27 via USA Today

“At this time there is no known link between Morales and either of the victims, nor between the victims and each other,”

on the investigation into the NYC stabbing suspect Morales and the victims

Jul 25 via CNN

6 more on their file ›

Todd Blanche Attorney General 8 on this issue

“The violent crime rates in this country have gone way way down, and that’s not all the federal government, but we are certainly a big part of that success”

Aug 15 via MSNBC

“When you look at the D.C. U.S. Attorney’s body of work over the past year and a half and where we are in this city compared to where we were, they are doing a phenomenal job,”

Aug 6 via Associated Press

“Will you commit to continue information sharing between federal and state investigators in these cases, as well as with regard to the recent shootings in Texas and Maine?”

Jul 20 via World Socialist

5 more on their file ›

Francesca Hong gubernatorial candidate 7 on this issue

“I support defunding the police as a first step towards abolishing the police,”

on Hong's resurfaced tweet used to argue she hasn't dropped her past defund-police stance

Aug 11 via The Federalist

“We no longer can have a system that protects a power and a privilege that puts the pain and lives of armed officers over black people. We cannot protect a system that continues to rain harm and terror.”

on socialist demands to abolish police and prisons

Aug 11 via The Federalist

“How is 7 bullets in the back not excessive force. Police exist to uphold white supremacy. Defund then abolish. Reform can’t be an option. My heart breaks for the trauma the Blake family and their community continues to endure. #BlackLivesMatter”

Aug 7 via The Guardian

4 more on their file ›

Ben Shapiro Daily Wire host 6 on this issue

“This newly-emerged body camera footage of a six-year-old black child screaming at the cops after shooting a teacher is shocking, of course. But if you’re wonder who to blame, the answer is perfectly obvious: the parents.”

Oct 9 on @benshapiro

“Tennessee tried to execute a murderess…and failed. Guys, you had one job.”

on a failed attempt by Tennessee to execute a woman convicted of murder

Oct 2 on @benshapiro

“Bill Burr remains a turd. After spending a year celebrating the murder of a CEO at the hands of Luigi Mangione, he’s now criticizing CEOs for getting security. Presumably he’d rather they consider what they did to cause their own murders as they bleed out.”

Sep 25 on @benshapiro

3 more on their file ›

Tyler Robinson defendant (texting roommate Lance Twiggs) 6 on this issue

“Indeed, some of his shots completely missed the paper target,”

Aug 14 via MSNBC

“He said it was. Started crying a little bit and said he wishes he hadn’t done it.”

Jul 11 via The Federalist

“I had hoped to keep this secret till I died of old age. I am sorry to involve you,”

Jul 11 via One America News

3 more on their file ›

Vivek Ramaswamy 6 on this issue

“End sanctuary cities, back the blue, & hold activist judges accountable for releasing repeat violent offenders. Great to join the Back the Blue rally today in Delaware County.”

on his stance on sanctuary cities and judges, at a Back the Blue rally

Oct 11 on @VivekGRamaswamy

“Another night, another shooting in downtown Cincinnati. Very sad. The culture of lawlessness will end on my watch. It’s time to restore accountability & the rule of law.”

Sep 29 on @VivekGRamaswamy

“Over 30,000 law enforcement officers across Ohio put on their uniforms without knowing what they may face in the line of duty. Just this past week, in Dayton, seven officers were injured after a man suspected of homicide & carjacking stole a police cruiser before ramming it into”

Sep 11 on @VivekGRamaswamy

3 more on their file ›

Zohran Mamdani New York City Mayor 6 on this issue

“New York's mayor, Zohran Mamdani, called the shooting an outrage.”

Oct 10 via PBS NewsHour

“I’ve made very clear that I do not believe in defunding the police, that I will not be defunding the police, and that to me, delivering critical public safety also looks like working with our police department alongside many other partners,”

Aug 13 via Washington Examiner

“Our children should be able to ride their bikes on a nice summer day in their neighborhood without fear of being shot. We cannot accept this violence as normal,”

on the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old outside a NYC bodega

Jul 27 via USA Today

3 more on their file ›

Pete Hegseth Defense Secretary 5 on this issue

“because people need to understand that there’s serious consequences for these types of things”

Oct 10 via CNN

“Law and order is something all Americans deserve. Black, white, rich, poor, man or woman, from D.C. or far-flung places in this country,”

Jul 6 via Daily Wire

“The crime rate here has dropped in staggering amounts, and the media won’t want to admit it because, of course, they’d have to give credit to President Trump, and then they’d have to give credit to the Department of War or to Stephen Miller.”

Jul 4 via Breitbart News

2 more on their file ›

Adam Gelb President and CEO, Council on Criminal Justice 4 on this issue

“Rates are falling in cities with very different public safety strategies, economic conditions, and political leadership”

on the homicide drop occurring across cities regardless of policy or leadership

Aug 15 via Associated Press

“The homicide drop is historic and crystal clear. But right now, what’s driving it is about as clear as a glass of milk,”

Aug 15 via Associated Press

“The consistency across the map should make us cautious about handing credit to any one leader, party, policy, or program before the evidence catches up.”

Aug 15 via Associated Press

1 more on their file ›

Bernie Moreno Republican Senator from Ohio 4 on this issue

“has said that Mr. Miller scalded her chest and stomach by throwing hot water from a skillet at her body; held a gun to her head; pushed her against a wall and hit her head; and fractured their daughter’s collarbone and bruised her shoulder.”

Aug 4 via MSNBC

“In the police reports, Moreno told police officers that Miller ‘threw her against the wall, which resulted in an obvious grab mark on her upper arm’ and had ‘previously held a gun to her head’ and threw hot water on her,”

on domestic violence allegations against Rep. Max Miller in a police report

Aug 2 via Washington Examiner

“previously thrown hot water at her, shoved her, and held a gun to her head; therefore, she couldn’t rule out that Miller caused their daughter’s fracture.”

Aug 1 via MSNBC

1 more on their file ›

Binu Palal prosecutor 4 on this issue

“He's the shot caller - in every instance in every iteration he's the leader of the South Side Crips”

on Davis's own repeated accounts of gang leadership proving he ordered the killing

Sep 1 via BBC News

“Duane Davis, in the culture of gangs, could not let that stand”

on the murder as gang-code retaliation for the casino beating of Davis's nephew

Sep 1 via Al Jazeera

“So what did he do? He acquired a firearm, got his group together and went hunting for Mr Shakur.”

on the deliberate, organized drive-by hunt for Tupac Shakur

Sep 1 via Al Jazeera

1 more on their file ›

Briahna Joy Gray 4 on this issue

“The LA police budget is 1/4 of the total city budget. Maybe with a little more money they can figure out how to stop blinding citizens protesting ICE.”

on LA police injuring protesters at demonstrations against ICE

Oct 17 on @briebriejoy

“Joe Rogan making a better argument for "defund" than half the Jacobin-left.”

Sep 2 on @briebriejoy

“Talking about Luigi as a “killer” without mentioning the tens of thousands of deaths Brian Thompson was responsible for is manufacturing consent for corporate genocide. The problem with cops is their selective enforcement of crime. It’s about protecting monied interests. Not you.”

Aug 17 on @briebriejoy

1 more on their file ›

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    Gunfight (opens Bookshop.org)

    Adam Winkler · 2011

    UCLA law professor Adam Winkler traces the history of American gun regulation and gun rights, from colonial laws to the Black Panthers and Heller.

  4. Argues from the right

    The War on Cops (opens Bookshop.org)

    Heather Mac Donald · 2016

    Manhattan Institute fellow Heather Mac Donald argues that police scrutiny after Ferguson led officers to pull back, and that crime patterns rather than bias explain policing disparities.

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