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Gun Policy
Proposed fixes on the state and federal level have been thwarted by a mix of NRA opposition and legislative indifference.
Year in Review
From an NRA-hating hunter, to an angry mother, to a group of Redditors, these people had a dramatic impact on how we viewed gun reform in 2015.
Data
An analysis of federal data reveals a pattern of intimidation-by-firearm.
Extremism
Arno Michaelis saw firsthand how white supremacists like Dylann Roof are arming themselves for a race war.
Background Checks
More than 1.7 million people have been blocked from buying a gun after failing federal background checks since 1998. But some reasons for denial are more common than others.
The NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 was intended to improve lapses in state record keeping that have allowed dangerous people like Dylann Roof to get a gun. Here’s why almost 90 percent of that money has never been spent.
Did the FBI ever complete it?
Analysis shows that guns are the element that deadly attacks have in common.
But expanding them would also require a cultural change.
Commentary
Dylann Roof's reported obsession with the Florida case is a reminder of the inherent dangers of "Stand Your Ground" laws.