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Domestic Violence
Nevada is the latest state to try to keep guns out of harassers' hands.
Background Checks
Private transactions, exceedingly slow reviews, and laws that don’t recognize the threat from abusers all pose steep challenges to keeping firearms away from people who can’t legally possess them.
Both sides in the contentious Washington state background check fight say that their position is vindicated by newly reported FBI data.
In this 2011 video, California-raised Adam Gadahn makes it clear that Islamic extremists are aware of America's gun sale loopholes.
Gun Policy
The almost-forgotten story of the Gekas amendment.
