nytimes: Gun Control, China, Toni Morrison: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing

Republicans may be coalescing around a gun control measure. But not an assault-weapons ban or background checks. In the wake of the mass shooting in his state, Ohio’s governor proposed adopting a version of a “red flag” law, allowing the authorities to take firearms from a person deemed dangerous by a court. And House Republicans, under pressure to respond to the weekend’s back-to-back attacks, appear to be embracing a similar federal measure. more...