Thomas Gibbons-Neff

The gunman wore a T-shirt from a popular gun-themed YouTube channel. The creator said he was “just in disbelief.”

I’m a national correspondent covering guns and culture. Here are five things I’ve watched, read or played recently.

From his Illinois home, he champions guns for all. The Times confirmed his real name and linked the firearm he helped design to terrorists, drug dealers and freedom fighters in at least 15 countries.

Homemade firearms are spreading faster than governments can keep up. For many gun designers, that’s the idea.

Former construction worker (58) from North Carolina said he was willing to fight and die in Ukraine and that he wanted Afghan recruits to fight there

A suspect is in custody after the incident at one of Donald J. Trump’s Florida golf courses on Sunday. Mr. Trump was unhurt, but the episode raised new questions for the Secret Service.

Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, told The New York Times in 2023 that he had traveled to Ukraine and wanted to recruit Afghan soldiers to fight there.

NYT: Homemade firearm gains popularity among extremists and insurgents globally.

In Arizona, groups like the Dewey preppers are ready for the apocalypse and for whatever might come after Nov. 5.