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Law Enforcement
Tracking a firearm's chain of custody is standard operating procedure for law enforcement — but the agency responsible for handling requests frequently can't answer essential questions.
Background Checks
The same loophole allowed the Charleston shooter to purchase the weapon he used to kill nine worshippers last year.
Data
That’s more than once per school day.
Culture
After my daddy died, I wanted nothing to do with his guns. Years later, they’ve revealed a connection that we never had the chance to enjoy in life.
History
Why Time and Newsweek refused to run the group's startling ad.
Chicago
A "Becoming a Man" counselor on how he helps kids persevere in a city where shootings are everyday occurrences.
Politics
But Democrats who staged a sit-in will probably vote against it.
A compromise bill to close the gap is still viable. Its GOP sponsors just need six more votes.
Here’s what we know about how the government collects and organizes those names, and how the database has evolved.
National Rifle Association
A new tool from Slate sifts through more than 25 years of the gun group’s expenditures.