2020 Will Be a Big Year for the Gun Issue
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Gun Policy
Congress Will Fund Gun Violence Research for First Time in Two Decades
House and Senate appropriators struck an agreement that will inject $25 million into studying a problem long obscured by a dearth of government-backed research.
Illinois Passed a Red Flag Law. A Coalition of Advocates Is Working to Ensure It’s Used.
Just 41 gun seizure orders have been sought since the law was enacted in January. Campaigners hope publicity is the missing ingredient.
Gun Reform Is on the Agenda. But Victims of Color Aren’t.
Priorities in Congress have given short shrift to community gun violence, activists say.
Gun Violence Researchers Find Their Field at a Crossroads
Private funding is attracting new scholars and new ideas, but scientists say federal dollars remain the missing ingredient.
When Congress Returns, Will It Act on Guns? Here’s What to Watch For.
A guide to the policies and players that could prove key in the gun violence debate.
San Diego Is Showing California How to Use Its Red Flag Law
The city has used the law aggressively — and says it has prevented suicides and mass shootings.
California Red Flag Law May Have Prevented Mass Shootings There, Study Finds
Californians have used the state’s gun violence restraining order process to seize guns from potential mass shooters in nearly two dozen cases.
Diving Into the Data on Assault Weapons Bans
Here’s some of what we know about how the laws have worked in the real world.
Texans Are More Supportive of Gun Reform Than You Might Think
But public sentiment has rarely translated into action in a state where Republicans dominate.
In Ohio, a Red Flag Bill Will Have to Surmount an Increasingly Pro-Gun Legislature
Republican Governor Mike DeWine and his GOP predecessor both favored the civil gun seizure tool. After Dayton, there may be a new political window.
After El Paso, Texas Republicans Put the Focus on Mental Health. Experts Say That’s Misguided.
Critics say blaming mass shootings on mental illness is a canard that distracts from real discussions about gun laws.