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Bang for the Buck
The organization’s leadership is focused on external threats, but the real crisis is of its own making.
Q & A
Criminologist Tom Nolan blames poor discipline for the shooting deaths of unarmed men like Michael Brown.
Data
An analysis of federal data reveals a pattern of intimidation-by-firearm.
Active Shooting
Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center is a headquarters for controversial "Jade Helm" military exercise, but gunman's motives are unclear.
Extremism
Arno Michaelis saw firsthand how white supremacists like Dylann Roof are arming themselves for a race war.
In Memoriam
Burial escorts ensure fallen Marines are treated with dignity as they're returned to their families.
Open Carry
Army Recruiting Command says it's worried that gun-wielding volunteers are going to "cause young Americans interested in joining the Army to decide not to visit our centers."
Mass Shooting
In the wake of Chattanooga shootings, outraged civilians volunteered to defend unarmed service members.
Culture
The city is considering tougher regulations for firearms dealers, but there is only one left: High Bridge Arms.
Why Ricky Byrdsong's widow continues to tell his story.
Politics
Despite backing NRA-approved bills over the years, the Vermont senator doesn't make the grade with the gun lobby group.
"Next thing you know,” says an ex-writer for an NRA magazine, “you’re a communist, socialist, anti-American who hates the Constitution.”
The Business of Guns
How the tiny village of Cherrydale, Va., became the target of tremendous ire from gun-rights activists.
Misdemeanor drug charges mean that the Charleston suspect wouldn't have been blocked by a background check.
The filmmakers behind the groundbreaking documentary chronicling the personal cost of American gun violence.
Hunters like Randy Newberg are standing up to state lawmakers in the West as they push to gain control of public lands.
