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A reader’s question unearths some troubling trends.
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A reader asks about a provision in the new Violence Against Women Act that requires the federal government to notify local officials when someone fails a background check.
San Jose, California, just became the first city to mandate gun liability policies. But will they work as advertised?
A reader's question prompts an exploration into the hurdles reporters face when trying to obtain gun trace information.
Texas has tried to sidestep legal challenges to its abortion ban by relying on citizens for enforcement. A reader wonders whether the same tactic could be used to restrict firearms.
More than half of all firearm deaths are self-inflicted. A reader's question touches on a fault line in the nation's conversation about guns.
A reader wants to know if a person concerned about their own mental health can voluntarily flag themselves in the federal background check database.
A reader wants to know if loss, theft, and breakage have a significant effect on the country’s civilian gun stock.
A reader asks about the differences between firearm homicide and suicide rates in the United States and the rest of the world.
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