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Politics
With the polls deadlocked and Hillary Clinton hammering his record, the Vermont Senator seeks to convince persuadable voters that they can trust him to take on the NRA.
National Rifle Association
C.J. Grisham questions Charles Cotton’s loyalty to the cause in the latest skirmish between insurgents and the gun rights establishment.
The seesawing numbers found in its 2014 New York state disclosure belie the group's image as a political juggernaut.
The Business of Guns
The author of the study sees the finding as encouraging news for smart gun makers.
In Memoriam
Photography major Michael Zbieranowski launched social media project Someplace Else to understand the gun violence epidemic in the U.S.
Gun Policy
Supporters and opponents of the moves seemed to occupy entirely different universes.
Armed With Reason
The state and local level is often where the rubber meets the road when it comes to firearm policy.
Thousands of malfunctioning firearms have been sold since guns were exempted from safety regulations by the Consumer Protection Act.
Background Checks
"I don't believe in fairy tales," says a board member of a trade group set to meet with the ATF next week.
The legislation would have updated a controversial law widely seen as a detriment to the technology.