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The Woman Who Took On the N.R.A. After Two Gun Suicides

July 30, 2026·56 min·5-min readnarrativenews
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This episode of The Political Scene explores the devastating personal and societal toll of firearm suicide in America through the harrowing story of Stormy, a woman who lost two partners to gun suicide, and her subsequent legal battle with the NRA. It reveals how the gun lobby has long

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Mike Spies

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People

Mike SpiesTyler FoggattStormyLouis TablerBarry MorsePaul Jorgensen

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The New Yorker

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National Rifle AssociationThe Trace

Topics

Criminal JusticeGun ControlInequalityInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismMental HealthUs Politics

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