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Gun Policy
Ten states have already eliminated the requirement that gun owners obtain a permit before carrying a firearm in public.
The Business of Guns
If the deal is rejected, the class action could go to trial.
Concealed Carry
Proposals to repeal training and license requirements for carrying firearms in public are gaining steam — no thanks to the NRA, say the activists behind the movement.
The Gun Lobby
The gun group and Donald Trump agree on more than just the Second Amendment.
Commentary
The gun group has attacked the legitimacy of mainstream journalism for decades.
National Rifle Association
If he's tapped by Trump for a top post, will the gun lobby hold him to the standards it used to fight Obama’s nominees?
What is the National Rifle Association, if its leader no longer bothers to publicly address or try to redefine the mass shootings that shock the nation?
Jeff Ackerman's News-Review is a case study in why the silent majority of firearm owners is often missing from the gun debate.
Only a small percentage of New Orleans's guns were collected by authorities, but that hasn't stopped the group's mythmakers.
And why one moment in the killer's footage stands out as terribly important.
Why the Arms Trade Treaty doesn't threaten Second Amendment rights, but is such a perfect opportunity for scaremongering and fundraising by gun rights groups.
Did Texas Law Shield pressure gun owners into buying dubious legal coverage against criminal charges?
An appeals court just ruled that the state is allowed to ban physicians from talking about guns with their patients. But educating doctors about firearms could lead to an honest conversation about health risks with gun owners.
What I've learned about the economics of ammunition through a lifetime of shooting, and what it means for gun politics.
In Memoriam
"He was uplifting," said one person who knew him, but a run-in with armed men cut his life short.
