The ATF, charged with policing the gun industry, lets dealers get away with falsifying records and selling firearms without background checks.
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The National Rifle Association is one of the most powerful special interest groups in America. We’re investigating how it spends its money.
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Gun Policy
The post-Newtown spike in gun legislation continues as the issue settles into a new normal.
In Memoriam
The filmmakers behind the groundbreaking documentary chronicling the personal cost of American gun violence.
Politics
And he was one of them.
The Business of Guns
Organizers of the two-day weapons fair promise gun buyers "no paperwork, no infringement."
Q & A
Hunters like Randy Newberg are standing up to state lawmakers in the West as they push to gain control of public lands.
Concealed Carry
Thirteen years after 9/11, why do passengers continue to stow guns in their carry-ons?
The Gun Lobby
By following his own money, investigative reporter Alan Berlow unearthed a number of revelations about the secretive organization.
Gun Theft
"It’s a crime of opportunity.”
Smart guns have been in development for decades, but the technology still has to overcome extreme skepticism from gun buyers—and law enforcement may be the key.
