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Bulletin
It’s more about the transformation of the American political landscape than the president himself.
Gun Policy
The president's new directive largely aims to enforce the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and encourage more background checks.
Without exact figures, it’s difficult to separate fact from fiction.
“What kind of a message does it send?”
Chicago
Last month's sweeping law is garnering pushback for its assault weapons ban. But reform advocates have their own concerns about the state's long-term approach.
Ask The Trace
Breaking down the weapon seized in connection with the deadly mass shooting at a California dance hall.
Laws to expand the technology's use have passed in three states and the District of Columbia. But some are questioning its effectiveness.
The RAND Corporation’s latest gun policy report examined 18 popular laws for their effects on violence.
Ammunition isn’t regulated like guns. But it used to be. Advocates and lawmakers say it’s a missed opportunity.
The Newtown parents who waded into the gun control debate in 2012 have been a key political force ever since.
John Lott received a Montana property from a donor to his nonprofit. The man's son described him as a firearms enthusiast who was mentally and physically abusive.
In 1992, Yoshihiro Hattori was fatally shot in Louisiana after he knocked on the wrong door by mistake. His death spurred federal gun reform — but his parents and host family say America is going backward.
El Paso County, the site of the mass shooting at Club Q, is one of at least 37 Colorado counties that have declared themselves a “Second Amendment sanctuary” and openly defied the state's gun laws.
Community Violence
After the funerals, residents continue to pressure Texas officials to address gun access. It may become a fight that spans generations.
Since the 1990s, John Lott has provided the empirical justification for looser firearms laws. Do his claims stand up to scrutiny?
