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ATF
Republicans in the House are making another run at gutting an ATF rule requiring border-state dealers to report suspect rifle sales.
Data
Even as firearms owners and non-owners largely support the same policies, new research finds a widening divide in presidential candidate preferences.
Concealed Carry
The finding comes as the NRA is endorsing state bills to make licensing and instruction optional for concealed carriers.
National Rifle Association
Major firearms brands are underwriting provocative videos that cast liberals and the media as enemies of America.
Gun Policy
It’s not about what the gun looks like — it’s how many rounds it holds.
Analyzing 37 years of data, a Stanford team finds no basis for a theory at the heart of the modern gun-rights movement.
The agency is now emailing dealers instead of just calling them.
Mass Shooting
How higher speed, greater mass, and more surface area increase the damage that rounds can do to human bodies.
Sources say Jimmy Lam used a TEC-9 style pistol, illegal to sell in the state for almost two decades.
That's according to an analysis of 25 years of incidents.
Gun Theft
Most dealers located near a recent burglary did not recall being contacted.
Politics
Here's how the furor fits into the conspiratorial playbook of Second Amendment organizations.
The NRA-backed Greg Gianforte, Montana's new congressman, could also lose his right to carry a concealed weapon in his home state.
Gun Trafficking
Tens of thousands of firearms smuggled from the United States help to fuel extreme rates of violence south of the border.
Background Checks
Here are three challenges NICS still faces.