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National Rifle Association
An analysis of $56 million in election spending shows a group willing to take out gun-friendly former allies.
City Limits
"So you think we’re doomed?” asks one mother living in a city where more than 100 people have been shot already this year.
Law
The legal move is their latest effort to avoid revealing industry secrets.
Data
A new study aims to clear up the misconceptions that may prevent life-saving conversations.
Conservative lawmakers in at least four southern states killed NRA-backed bills in 2016.
Tucson braces for legal battle in wake of new state law.
Election 2016
The editor of one influential website says he won't vote for him.
The Business of Guns
Frustrated sellers pushed the ATF to let them into the 21st century.
Domestic Violence
Law enforcement had no way to be sure Eulalio Tordil was in full compliance with his protective order, and now three people are dead.
Here's how some states are trying to fix that.