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Gun Trafficking
An activist has sued the agency for information about U.S. guns smuggled to Mexico and Central America, data that researchers say would provide insights into cross border firearms trafficking.
The Gun Machine
In 1999, as the nation recovered from a decade of record homicides, more than 30 cities came together to hold major gun companies accountable. They faced a formidable foe — an NRA at the pinnacle of its power.
Gun Rights
The National Shooting Sports Foundation’s unsupported evidence about the number of high-capacity magazines in the U.S. has been introduced in cases that could have major implications for gun restrictions nationwide.
The Industry
Illinois is the eighth state to pass a law requiring gun companies to impose “reasonable controls” on their marketing and distribution practices. All of them took inspiration from the same New York bill.
In each of the last four congresses, Rep. Debbie Dingell proposed the legislation, which would give the Consumer Product Safety Commission oversight over firearms.
ATF
The injunction is unlikely to prevent the ATF from enforcing the rule nationally after a grace period that ended May 31.
Bulletin
After weeks of furor over the court’s lenient ethics rules, all nine justices signed on to a statement that essentially said they were doing just fine.
Law
A new coalition is also calling for terms limits and a code of ethics for the high court.
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.
The Supreme Court introduced a historical test that is upending gun laws across the country. The most recent policy to fall: a ban for subjects of restraining orders.
Gun Policy
Since the 1990s, John Lott has provided the empirical justification for looser firearms laws. Do his claims stand up to scrutiny?
A new law was supposed to exclusively fund states that have, or plan to pass, red flag laws. But a compromise broadened the criteria, complicating how to prioritize programs shown to decrease shootings.
Bang for the Buck
A quarter of the briefs filed in support of the NRA came from organizations and individuals who have been paid by the gun group. Only one disclosed the connection.
The Bruen decision is reshaping gun laws across the U.S. — and propelling a series of court challenges to existing regulations.
A gun regulation that's been shown to deter crime mirrors the rule overturned in Bruen.
