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Community Violence
And why the public won’t have access to it anytime soon.
Law
Lawyers for slain firefighters seek to use the gun industry’s own guidelines to hold careless sellers accountable.
Mass Shooting
The stores owner says that Sarah Hopkins, who shared children with Cedric Ford, was a regular customer.
A 2014 Supreme Court case illustrates how a single vote could have meant a different outcome for the man who bought guns for the San Bernardino shooters.
Q & A
Shooters Shop sits just down the road from the notorious gun seller once known as Badger Guns. Here's how it avoids repeating its neighbor's offenses.
Background Checks
Activists say some female perpetrators don't understand "that the guns they’re buying are then passed on and used in crimes."
How We Fix This
Minnesota is the latest to enact laws to prevent "nominee purchases" and stem the flow of illegal guns. But do they work?
A legal odyssey finds its conclusion.
