Guns - xoJane

Gun Target Manufacturer Makes A "Bleeding" Ex-Girlfriend Target For People To Shoot At, And It's Just As Horrible As You Might Expect

Lesley — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400

You ever read about something that makes you despair for the human race? That's going to happen right now.

My Sister Was Murdered With An Assault Weapon, and Better Gun Laws Might Have Stopped It From Happening

Lisa Benjamin Goodgame — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:00:00 -0400

For me, the Senate's actions yesterday are personal because the weaknesses of our laws made it possible for three criminals to acquire the assault weapon that killed my sister.

You Can Now Create a Semi-Automatic Firearm in Your Own Home, and Cody Wilson, the 25-Year-Old Behind the Technology Is Scary Charismatic

Mandy — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:30:00 -0400

I went to the Vice world premiere of Erin Lee Carr's "Click. Print. Gun." last night having no idea what I was in for.

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: I Had A Plan To Take A Gun To School

IHTM CONTESTANT — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:30:00 -0500

It was easier for me to get my hands on a gun than it was to get help from any adult at school.

Speaking Up About Gun Culture Made People Want To Hurt Me

Haley B. Elkins — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:30:00 -0500

I was unnerved that some people didn’t just disagree with me: they wanted my very existence, my very humanity, erased, as painfully as possible, starting with my vagina.

I'm Mentally Ill, And I Carried A Gun Every Day For 5 Years

Aly Mo — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:00:00 -0500

As an armed security police officer, I carried a side arm and a semi-automatic rifle everyday while I was on shift. People with mental illness can be responsible with a firearm, and like me, they can even be kick-ass first responders that are ready to serve their communities.

In The Wake of Newtown, Violent Movies And Video Games Just Seem Wrong

Somer Sherwood — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:00:00 -0500

In the wake of the deaths of six- and seven-year-olds in Newtown, CT, giving my kid a toy gun just doesn't seem right. And I am not at all comfortable with the violence marketed to kids through video games and movies.

It Happened To Me: I Had My Husband Commited, And It Cost Me Our Marriage

Daleen Berry — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:00:00 -0500

I take mental illness very seriously. So I’ve never regretted having my second husband committed to a psychiatric ward -- and would do it all over again, if need be.

How a Gun-Loving West Texas Girl Learned to Fear Assault Weapons

Haley B. Elkins — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:00:00 -0500

For every outraged indigence about "trampling" on the second amendment, with every word and breath, I am that young woman again, sitting in her truck in a parking lot, alone except for a 911 operator.

Yesterday, My Family and I Were At the Mall When Someone Started Shooting

Stephanie Kaloi — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:00:00 -0500

Sean and another dad simultaneously yelled, “Someone's shooting in the mall!” at the same time that I literally leapt out of my seat, pulled my child out of a tunnel by his feet, and ran.

Keep Crazies Away From Guns! Single Parents Are the Problem! And Other Gems From Last Night's Debate

s.e. smith — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:31:00 -0400

The United States has a very complex and tormented relationship with guns, and a debate format is just really not the best place to be exploring gun policy, gun violence and gun ownership. So I braced myself for a wild ride, and I got one.

I've Got Two Tickets to the Gun Show

Marianne — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:00:23 -0400

Somehow we just keep drifting back to the case with the compact Ruger 9mm, like it's calling my name.

PUT A GUN IN IT: THE PROPER PURSES FOR PISTOL PACKIN’ MOMMAS

Alison Freer — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:00:24 -0400

If you are a babe who owns a gun, you might need one of these.

SERIOUSLY? Gun Range Target Lets Horrible People Shoot Trayvon Martin for Funsies

Lesley — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:00:19 -0400

On my only visit to a gun range, I mostly learned that the Second Amendment is super important to ensure that douchebags can fire many bullets at racist gun range targets. AMERICA!

I Was at the 49ers/Raiders Game Where Those People Got Shot

Daisy — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:18:33 -0400

What's happened to our society that people now shoot each other at football games?

I'll Try Anything Once: Spy School

Emily — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:02:23 -0400

My day of espionage, and how learning poker made me feel like a better woman.