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Politics
The Florida Senator earns surprise kudos from Gun Owners of America.
As Democrats press their advantage on the issue, the GOP seeks a politically viable position.
Candidates vie to prove their gun reform bona fides as the party seizes an issue it believes it can win on.
The Democratic presidential contender says he backed the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to shield Vermont gun shops from crushing lawsuits. According to legal experts, there was a less noble agenda behind the bill.
A very close reading of "Donald J. Trump on the Right to Keep and Bear Arms"
Even in an election cycle marked by hot-button antics, the group's positions and rhetoric are notably high-proof.
Gun Policy
Americans a) support universal background checks and b) doubt that they work. How can both be true?
One 2016 presidential candidate has vowed to do that — and one researcher says it's possible. But only if Washington has the will to make the number drop.