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Filmmaker Tiller Russell Humanizes What Happened at Waco

A new Netflix documentary shows how the seeds of political polarization that roil our culture today were planted at Waco.

Reason · Mar 21, 2023

‘Waco: American Apocalypse’ details the errors that worsened a deadly siege

The toll of the 51-day standoff between federal agents and David Koresh’s Branch Davidians still shocks in Netflix doc.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 21, 2023

Biden's Plan To Unilaterally Expand Background Checks for Gun Buyers Is Legally and Logically Dubious

The president wants to redefine federally licensed gun dealers in service of an ineffective anti-crime strategy.

Reason · Mar 14, 2023

Here’s how the government tracks guns used in crimes

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives traced 79% of guns from crimes in 2021.

USAFacts · Mar 9, 2023

KC-area firearm store settles lawsuit over gun trafficking. Will it make a difference?

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City has reached a settlement with a local gun store that will require the shop to pay $150,000, implement training to prevent straw purchasing and participate in a monitoring program.

Tribune News Service · Mar 8, 2023

Biden's Attack on 'Ghost Guns' Fits a Pattern of Lawless Firearm Regulation

The president and his predecessor both tried to impose gun control by executive fiat.

Reason · Mar 8, 2023

Bump stocks sales resume in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi after ATF misses deadline to appeal reversal of ban

WASHINGTON — Gun shops are selling bump stocks again in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi after federal regulators failed to appeal a ruling that lifted a ban imposed after a Las Vegas rampage left 58 people dead.

Tribune News Service · Mar 3, 2023

Right-wingers still can't get over Waco

Alec Jones, Gavin McInnes and Proud Boys still cite Waco to fuel anti-government attacks

Salon · Mar 1, 2023

30 years later, Waco siege still resonates – especially among anti-government extremists

Feb. 28, 2023, marks 30 years since the beginning of the Waco siege, the confrontation at a Texas compound that killed around 80 members of the Branch Davidian religious community and four federal agents.

The Conversation · Feb 28, 2023

Waco Offers New Insights From ATF Agents

Historian Jeff Guinn's account focuses on the ATF's oft-overlooked fiasco in the 1993 affair rather than the FBI's widely reported involvement.

Reason · Feb 28, 2023