Special report: Guns in Virginia

The Virginian-Pilot and PilotOnline.com © March 2-5, 2008


	It has been said that America was born with a gun in its hand. If that's so, then that partnership drew its first breath in Virginia. A FOUR-PART SERIES

MAP: U.S. gun laws vs. the world's	PODCAST: Writer Joanne Kimberlin talks about the series
COMMENTS: Join a discussion of the series and gun laws	QUIZ: How much do you know about guns in Virginia?

GRAPHIC SOURCES: Foreign Policy magazine, CNN, The Guardian, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, The Associated Press, Virginian-Pilot research.

ONLINE CREDITS: Joanne Kimberlin, introduction writer and narrator; Hyunsoo Leo Kim, primary photographer; Kerry Sipe, audio slide show producer; Miranda Mulligan, artist and designer; Mark Edelen, producer.

Tech massacre only heated up the gun debate

For 400 years, we've fought with our guns and over our guns. Elsewhere, the shootings at Virginia Tech last April might have ended the argument. Not in Virginia.

Sides find little middle ground

Can U.S. cities ban guns?

Milestones in gun control

Two views of the 2nd Amendment

Arms and the Va. Constitution

Virginian voices on guns

In Virginia, firearms aren't a tough sell

Licensed gun sellers in the state have to run background checks on buyers. Unlicensed ones don't. Virtually anyone can walk into a gun show and walk away with a weapon hassle-free.

How U.S., Virginia compare

Tech killer got weapons legally

Newspapers take heat for ads

Gun history and trivia

As street values rise, gun thieves get bolder

Between gun shop break-ins and illegal purchases, local police and federal agents have their hands full trying to keep firearms out of the wrong hands. Proximity to the Northeast makes it tougher.

Graphic: Virginia's deadly export

Biting back at NYC's mayor

Project Exile flexes federal muscle

More gun history and trivia

Caught in an arms race, Virginians pack more guns

Gun owners say it's a dangerous world and that they have the right to defend themselves, but not everyone draws comfort from the sight of a loaded weapon.

Graphics: Open vs. concealed carry

Owners tired of being typecast