background checks

Thousands Of Guns Have Been Sold To Domestic Abusers Thanks To This Loophole

Keeping firearms away from people convicted of domestic violence should be a national priority.
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Kelly Ayotte Wants You To Think She Voted For More Gun Background Checks. She Didn't.

Gabby Giffords' group is calling out the GOP senator for misleading people.
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Study Points To The Most Effective Way Of Reducing Gun Deaths

"Stand your ground" laws and the like tend to raise the number of gun deaths, the study found.
By Reuters

Republicans Support Tougher Gun Background Checks, Unless It’s Obama Suggesting Them

The president's proposal is popular with Americans of both parties, but easily politicized.
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Internet Gun Sales And Background Checks, Explained

By Alex Yablon, The Trace

Obama Enlists Healthcare.Gov Fixers To Tackle Gun Background Checks

By The Trace

Why Obama's Tiny Changes To Gun Policy Are Actually Really Important

They are an effort to make sure the push for new laws continues past 2016.
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Paul Ryan Wants Someone To Close The Gun Show Loophole, As Long As That Someone Isn't Obama

Things just seem better if a Republican does them.
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Obama May Act To Expand Background Checks On Gun Sales

Obama has repeatedly urged Congress to tighten gun laws.
By Reuters

Senators Had To Cancel A Press Conference About A Mass Shooting Because Of A Mass Shooting

Remember that time nine people were killed in Charleston?
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