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Gun Policy
Proposed fixes on the state and federal level have been thwarted by a mix of NRA opposition and legislative indifference.
Data
A fuller look at firearm-related deaths and injuries in cities that made headlines this year.
In Memoriam
Reverend Sharon Risher lost her mother and two cousins in the Emanuel AME Church in June. She wants the world to know she’s still angry.
At least 4,080 people killed by gunfire. More than 9,000 wounded. The real story of the season was not the shootings that drew the most headlines.
Background Checks
More than 1.7 million people have been blocked from buying a gun after failing federal background checks since 1998. But some reasons for denial are more common than others.
Did the FBI ever complete it?