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Gun Rights
The invite-only group of lawmakers gleefully defied GOP leaders to defeat the terror gap bill.
Gun Policy
The State Department simply clarified existing firearm manufacturing rules at the request of another organization, officials say.
Criminal Justice
To reverse a sharp decline in firearm convictions, New York City is pursuing another experiment with specialized gun courts. But making illegal weapons charges stick can be vexingly hard to do.
The tough new laws start rolling out next year. Some SoCal gun owners say they simply won’t comply.
Domestic Violence
A new study on law enforcement deaths found that domestic disputes are more likely than other scenarios to lead to an officer getting shot. One Massachusetts officer isn’t surprised.
In Memoriam
The unjust coda of Anna Bui, a young singer who poured herself into sharing the joy that music brought her.
Safe Storage
"When a child sustains this type of injury, the amount of damage is increased exponentially.”