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Gun Policy
Legislators and activists cite research that shows low-level offenders are more likely than other groups to commit more serious violent crimes in the future.
Concealed Carry
Amid reports of a rise in backcountry shooting, a look back at the maneuvering that brought more firearms into America's most protected open spaces.
States in the top five for gun ownership had three times the rate of law enforcement homicides, per capita, than states in the bottom five.
Los Angeles, following in the footsteps of neighboring cities, is on the verge of passing the second of two new gun safety measures.
