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Alex Yablon was a reporter and a founding staffer at The Trace.
Gun Safety
Smart guns hold promise, but firearms makers could implement these proven safety features right now.
National Rifle Association
But cops aren’t so sure about the gun group.
By peddling fear, the group makes safety technology a hard sell for members.
Conservative lawmakers in at least four southern states killed NRA-backed bills in 2016.
The Business of Guns
Frustrated sellers pushed the ATF to let them into the 21st century.
Background Checks
The decline follows predictions that an epic boom in firearms sales may finally be slowing.
Law Enforcement
The Justice Department will involve police in the development of new technology, with the ultimate aim of sparking consumer demand.
A Colorado district bought 10 military-style guns. They would be better off focusing on “environmental design,” John White says.
Election 2016
Pennsylvania’s Pat Toomey sponsored what would have been the toughest new national gun restrictions in 20 years.
But few regulations protect people or the environment from the hazards posed by spent ammo.
At the Democratic debate, the Vermont senator said he supports the right of Sandy Hook families to sue a gun manufacturer.
Gun Policy
In 2005, Sanders voted for a law that gives the firearms industry immunity from lawsuits. He still supports it.
Concealed Carry
Its call for the party to bar all armed security from its Philadelphia gathering makes for punchy rhetoric, but wobbly logic.
Is it possible America has reached peak gun?
The FBI performed more than 2.5 million of them.
