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Guns Are Driving American Voters Further Apart

Even as firearms owners and non-owners largely support the same policies, new research finds a widening divide in presidential candidate preferences.

Concealed Carry

4 Out of 10 Self-Defense Handgun Owners Have Received No Formal Firearms Training

The finding comes as the NRA is endorsing state bills to make licensing and instruction optional for concealed carriers.

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14 Facts That Show How Gun Violence Affects American Kids

Nearly 20 U.S. children are shot every day.

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Only a Third of Gun Owners Think Gun Violence Is a Serious Issue

A thorough new Pew survey examines American gun ownership.

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Has Smarter Trauma Care Kept the Gun Homicide Rate in Check? Maybe Not as Much as Some Experts Thought

“We were deeply misled by the available statistics."

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19 Children Are Shot in America Every Day

A new study from the CDC offers a comprehensive analysis of the prevalence and patterns of firearm death and injury among children and teens.

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These 14 Facts Are Crucial to Understanding Gun Violence in America

What we've learned after two years on the beat.

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In Attacks by Right-Wing Extremists, Guns are More Likely Than Bombs to Kill and Injure

That's according to an analysis of 25 years of incidents.

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These Are the States Where Gun Crime Has Gotten Worse Since the 1990s

Shootings have decreased over the past quarter century. Except for where they haven't.

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A Majority Of Americans Oppose Carrying Guns In Public

A new study finds that most people, including gun owners, support limits on bringing firearms into places such as schools and college campuses.

Culture

When the Driver Who Just Cut You Off Also Has a Gun

Road rage incidents involving firearms have more than doubled since 2014, our analysis shows.

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The ATF’s Record-Keeping Issues Extend to Its Confidential Informant Program

DOJ Inspector General says the agency's oversight of the sources it pays to build cases needs "significant improvement."

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Baltimore Police Are Recovering More Guns Loaded With High-Capacity Magazines, Despite Ban on Sales

Facing rising homicides, officials are struggling to limit access to weapons equipped to fire more rounds without reloading.

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The High Cost of Treating Gun Violence Victims Hits Southerners Especially Hard

A new Stanford study tapped a massive database to show how shootings strain hospitals and taxpayers.

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15 Census Tracts, 97 Fatal Shootings, and the Two Different Sides to American Gun Violence

New data released by The Guardian reveal some of the nation's deadliest places.