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Mass Shooting
Moments of selflessness, from Orlando to Thousand Oaks.
Gun Policy
The state's efforts to ban the devices have been stymied in court, leaving plenty of them in circulation.
Another dozen people were injured in the chaos at the popular country music bar, which attracted students from nearby colleges.
Politics
Big spending by gun reform groups in suburban districts helped Democrats win the House, while NRA-backed Republicans flipped Senate seats in Trump country.
Law Enforcement
A national database of shell casings has been deployed unevenly. So the DOJ is encouraging lawyers who want to use it to link and crack cases.
In the wake of the Tree of Life attack, the City Council is trying to find its way around NRA-backed pre-emption statutes.
Extremism
Why one criminologist thinks toxic online speech could motivate more white supremacists to plot gun rampages.
National Rifle Association
The gun group has long opposed taggants for gunpowder, depriving bombing investigators of a valuable tool.
Community Violence
Tapped out by its battles over lead-tainted water, the Michigan city is grappling with another public health crisis: It’s losing kids to guns at nearly twice the rate of Chicago and Detroit.
Research suggests that animal abusers are five times more likely to commit violent crimes against people than non-abusers are.