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Campus Carry
The measure, which now heads to the governor’s desk, follows a firestorm of public criticism over the state’s original legislation.
The state's new campus carry law caused an uproar by allowing for armed fans. Under a proposed revision, schools that want to keep "sensitive areas" gun-free would need to submit a security plan to state police.
Criminal Justice
Steve Cook, a former federal prosecutor, fiercely supports controversial policies calling for lengthy prison sentences.
National Rifle Association
Speaking at CPAC, Wayne LaPierre vowed to aggressively defend the president “for the next eight years.”
Background Checks
Proponents of universal background checks helped set the stage for a victory in the Land of Enchantment, but the NRA is stepping up its counter-offensive.
In his final year as U.S. Attorney, the new Justice Department boss dramatically increased firearms prosecutions. The majority of cases targeted non-violent offenders.
Trump demanded reports on immigrants and crime. Existing research shows that they are not nearly the threat the president has made them out to be.
Stephen Miller's dystopian vision of America sounds a lot like what the National Rifle Association's CEO described in Guns, Crime and Freedom
His attorney general nominee pledges to increase federal firearms prosecutions — but tools for nabbing traffickers will remain lacking.
Gun Policy
The new president can't deliver on his vow to gut the Gun-Free School Zones Act on day one. But Republican lawmakers are laying the groundwork.
Politics
The attorney general nominee may have exaggerated his record as a US Attorney in the 1980s and 1990s. But his zeal for longer sentences is not in doubt.
Election 2016
Internal polling data shows how much standing with the NRA may have cost Kelly Ayotte in New Hampshire.
The Gunfighters
National polls show openness to tougher gun laws, but state lawmakers keep expanding gun rights and blocking reforms. One little letter explains why.
Democrats hope the issue boosts their chances against Marco Rubio, while a big gun safety group looks to topple a congressman near Orlando.
But leaders of a dozen gun rights organizations say they don’t know anyone planning to monitor voting.
