How do we stop the parade of gun deaths?

A first step: Biden should act urgently against “ghost guns.” [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~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~)|[nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiS0BbP0SyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTQ1JmVtYz1lZGl0X25rXzIwMjEwNDAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI4ODM4Jm5sPW5pY2hvbGFzLWtyaXN0b2YmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU0ODQzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgZVu7aGDRAtZ3Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)[Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-ad-marquee) ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiS0BbP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTkwJmxpPU5LJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1OS18yMDIxMDQwM1cDbnl0QgpgZVu7aGDRAtZ3Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [NYTimes.com/Kristof](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiS0BbP0TIaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9jb2x1bW4vbmljaG9sYXMta3Jpc3RvZj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD00NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ua18yMDIxMDQwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yODgzOCZubD1uaWNob2xhcy1rcmlzdG9mJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01NDg0MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYGVbu2hg0QLWd1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) April 3, 2021 A vigil in Boulder, Colo., for the victims of the May 22 King Soopers supermarket mass killing.Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images [Author Headshot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiS0BbP0TJaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY29sdW1uL25pY2hvbGFzLWtyaXN0b2Y_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmtfMjAyMTA0MDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjg4Mzgmbmw9bmljaG9sYXMta3Jpc3RvZiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTQ4NDMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmBlW7toYNEC1ndSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By [Nicholas Kristof](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiS0BbP0TJaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY29sdW1uL25pY2hvbGFzLWtyaXN0b2Y_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmtfMjAyMTA0MDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjg4Mzgmbmw9bmljaG9sYXMta3Jpc3RvZiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTQ4NDMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmBlW7toYNEC1ndSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Opinion Columnist Here’s a wrenching fact: More Americans have died from guns just since 1975, including suicides, murders and accidents (more than 1.5 million), than in all the wars in United States history, dating back to the Revolutionary War ([about 1.4 million](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiS0BbP0TMaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc25vcGVzLmNvbS9mYWN0LWNoZWNrL2d1bi1kZWF0aHMtd2Fycy8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmtfMjAyMTA0MDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjg4Mzgmbmw9bmljaG9sYXMta3Jpc3RvZiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTQ4NDMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmBlW7toYNEC1ndSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)). And a second fact, also from [my new column](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiS0BbP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8wMy9vcGluaW9uL3N1bmRheS9ndW4tZGVhdGhzLXVuaXRlZC1zdGF0ZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD00NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ua18yMDIxMDQwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yODgzOCZubD1uaWNob2xhcy1rcmlzdG9mJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01NDg0MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYGVbu2hg0QLWd1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA): In a typical year, more preschoolers, ages zero to four, are shot dead in the United States (about 80) than police officers (about 50 or fewer). And a third: The United States may now have more guns (around 400 million) than people (330 million). The United States has 4 percent of the world’s population but about 40 percent of firearms in civilian hands. This is an issue that I’ve been following for years, and unfortunately I don’t believe it’s possible to get meaningful legislation through Congress right now. But there are still steps we can take. [Read the column!](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiS0BbP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8wMy9vcGluaW9uL3N1bmRheS9ndW4tZGVhdGhzLXVuaXRlZC1zdGF0ZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD00NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ua18yMDIxMDQwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yODgzOCZubD1uaWNob2xhcy1rcmlzdG9mJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01NDg0MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYGVbu2hg0QLWd1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Sure, ‘Infrastructure’ is a Boring Word. And a Vital One! Infrastructure is one of those topics that puts people to sleep, and that’s probably why former President Donald Trump never got around to proposing a serious infrastructure initiative, even though it would have had bipartisan support and been a real accomplishment and meaningful legacy. But the U.S. needs new bridges, airports, rail lines and broadband. My part of Oregon was transformed by Franklin Roosevelt’s rural electrification, which vastly expanded productivity, and broadband-for-all can do the same. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiS0BbP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTg3JmxpPU5LJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1OS18yMDIxMDQwM1cDbnl0QgpgZVu7aGDRAtZ3Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ We think of Dwight Eisenhower’s infrastructure triumph as his interstate highways, which knit the country together. They were crucial for economic development. But it was also critical that Eisenhower invested in state universities and community colleges, as well as high schools, to boost “human infrastructure.” So while the cost for Biden’s proposal is enormous, it’s also an investment in a more competitive nation. The Shame Lies in Raping, Not in Being Raped In rural India, [a 16-year-old girl](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiS0BbP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wMy8zMS93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2luZGlhLXJhcGUtcGFyYWRlZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTQ1JmVtYz1lZGl0X25rXzIwMjEwNDAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI4ODM4Jm5sPW5pY2hvbGFzLWtyaXN0b2YmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTU0ODQzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgZVu7aGDRAtZ3Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) reported that she had been raped. The villagers beat up the alleged rapist, but they also believed the girl had shamed them by being raped. So they tied the girl to her alleged rapist and paraded them together around the village. They spat at the girl to show their contempt for her. Stories like this make me seethe; it’s because of incidents like this that my wife, Sheryl, and I wrote in our book “Half the Sky,” and obviously the tragedies persist. When will people understand that the shame lies in raping, not in being raped? The same lesson applies to Ethiopia’s brutal war in its Tigray region. My Times colleague Declan Walsh [reports](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiS0BbP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8wMS93b3JsZC9hZnJpY2EvZXRoaW9waWEtdGlncmF5LXNleHVhbC1hc3NhdWx0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmtfMjAyMTA0MDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Mjg4Mzgmbmw9bmljaG9sYXMta3Jpc3RvZiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NTQ4NDMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmBlW7toYNEC1ndSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) that rape has been used as a weapon of war in Tigray. This happens in part because of impunity, so it’s important for U.N. officials and world leaders to shout this from every mountaintop and make Ethiopian leaders understand that they may some day face accountability in a tribunal. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-1) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiS0BbP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTI4ODA4JmxpPU5LJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1OS18yMDIxMDQwM1cDbnl0QgpgZVu7aGDRAtZ3Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ ‘Ghost Guns’ Are Sadly Real, and Biden Should Take Them On I understand why Biden is focusing on infrastructure rather than gun policy, for meaningful gun legislation simply isn’t likely to get through Congress soon. But Biden can still take executive action on firearms, and his first step should be to act against untraceable “ghost guns,” assembled from kits, that white nationalist groups and criminals have seized upon. Ghost guns are spreading quickly, and new equipment allows them to be manufactured at home. So check out [my new column](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRiS0BbP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8wMy9vcGluaW9uL3N1bmRheS9ndW4tZGVhdGhzLXVuaXRlZC1zdGF0ZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD00NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ua18yMDIxMDQwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yODgzOCZubD1uaWNob2xhcy1rcmlzdG9mJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD01NDg0MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYGVbu2hg0QLWd1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) to see the scale of the firearms challenge in America and what we can do to confront it. 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