‘Everybody owns a gun. It’s like having a cordless drill’

‘Everybody owns a gun. It’s like having a cordless drill’

From teenagers with glocks to middle-aged mums with shotguns – these portraits from Melbourne photographer Tom Franks place an Aussie lens on US gun culture.

  • byMeg Watson

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How my kids are adjusting to life in a country with more guns than people
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How my kids are adjusting to life in a country with more guns than people

I hadn’t planned to write about gun violence as soon as I moved to the United States,but this relentless stream of killing is impossible to ignore.

  • byLiz Gooch
Kentucky judge shot dead in his chambers by sheriff,police say

Kentucky judge shot dead in his chambers by sheriff,police say

Governor Andy Beshear said after the shooting:“There is far too much violence in this world,and I pray there is a path to a better tomorrow.”

Tip from Australia among those warning of risk of Georgia school shooting:report

Tip from Australia among those warning of risk of Georgia school shooting:report

The teenager and his father,who were interviewed by law enforcement in 2023 in connection with online threats about carrying out a school shooting,have been arrested.

  • byRich McKay
Head of US Secret Service resigns following Trump rally shooting

Head of US Secret Service resigns following Trump rally shooting

Kimberly Cheatle’s resignation came after a scathing hearing in which she was excoriated by both sides of politics over the assassination attempt.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
While Trump is being canonised by his party,Biden is being flagellated by his

While Trump is being canonised by his party,Biden is being flagellated by his

The insurrection against the decrepit president would be perfectly sensible if the Democrats had a compelling candidate to replace him.

  • byPeter Hartcher
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Impeached,convicted and shot at. Will anything stop Donald Trump?

Impeached,convicted and shot at. Will anything stop Donald Trump?

Republicans say they are more united than ever before,galvanised by the failed assassination of Trump and a shambolic Democratic Party under a weakened president.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
‘For the first time,I feel unsafe.’ Trump attack has fearful Australian MPs on edge
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‘For the first time,I feel unsafe.’ Trump attack has fearful Australian MPs on edge

Australia does not have America’s gun culture or record of political violence,but many of our politicians are increasingly concerned about their security.

  • byDavid Crowe
Republican Party’s transformation is complete. It is united behind Trump

Republican Party’s transformation is complete. It is united behind Trump

If there was ever any doubt that this is Donald J. Trump’s party,it has ended. Friends and former enemies alike have realigned behind the MAGA platform.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Guns,ammo and jails:How speculators made a quick profit on the ‘Trump trade’

Guns,ammo and jails:How speculators made a quick profit on the ‘Trump trade’

Picking investment winners under a Donald Trump regime has become the market’s latest sport.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Assassination in the USA:Why does America take aim at its leaders?

Assassination in the USA:Why does America take aim at its leaders?

Access to guns does not fully explain the intensity of American political violence. There must be something more.

  • byPeter Hartcher