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Alex Yablon was a reporter and a founding staffer at The Trace.
Mass Shooting
The AR-15s used by Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik had been illegally modified.
Law Enforcement
One police officer killed. Six injured. In a state that bans the sale or transfer of gun magazines holding more than 15 rounds. For investigators, it all adds up to a few big questions.
Background Checks
A post-Thanksgiving shopping bonanza capped back-to-back record-breaking months for background check requests.
Data
Only 29 percent believe the group represents their views on universal background checks — while a majority of Republican gun owners are more likely to vote for candidates who do.
Culture
Bump fire devices let black rifles fire hundreds of rounds per minute. They've become hot accessories for the growing tactical weapons set.
The Business of Guns
“When I saw those Christians being murdered on the beach, I knew these guns could make a difference over there,” says TrackingPoint's founder.
Breaking down polls by party affiliation shows how GOPers' increasingly conservative views on gun laws drive the national split on a critical question.
Politics
Mining recent voting data for an assessment of the gun lobby's current potency at turning out votes.
Four things that convinced party leaders that gun reform has become a winning issue.
The Democratic presidential contender says he backed the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to shield Vermont gun shops from crushing lawsuits. According to legal experts, there was a less noble agenda behind the bill.
Open Carry
The optics could be dicey.
Gun Policy
The new National Defense Authorization Act also affirms the value of background checks for surplus military pistols.
Gun Rights
The legal morass created when school leaders are forced to go it alone on campus carry.
Hillary Clinton's gun platform would treat such high-volume sellers as "engaged in the business" — and use an executive action to make them part of the background check system.
More than half of the recovered guns had been purchased by the shooter or a family member in the last three years.
