Gun background check system riddled with flaws
Many states still aren't meeting key benchmarks with their background check reporting.
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Lack of data means effects of gun laws aren’t well known
As the debate around gun laws continues in the aftermath of the Parkland school shooting last month, a new report by the nonprofit RAND Corporation looks at some of the factors that could affect gun policies like background checks, age…
Which gun control proposals actually have a chance of becoming law?
What exactly is on the table legislatively in Washington when it come to changing gun laws and school safety?…
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The challenge of preventing mass shootings through mental health records
In the aftermath of the school shooting in Florida, there's been discussion of addressing those with mental and emotional problems. But preventing violence by using mental health records is more complicated than many realize. What systems are already in place…
Three large U.S. cities have filed a federal lawsuit against the Defense Department, saying many service members who are disqualified from gun ownership weren't reported to the national background check system.
The Air Force and the military’s other armed services have known for years there were widespread problems with their reporting procedures.
In Congress and the courts, gun control took center stage Monday. There was a partisan showdown in the Senate over four different measures. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court declined an appeal of semi-automatic weapons bans. Gwen Ifill talks to political director…
Readers are submitting a lot of stories about job offers being extended — then the employer pulls the plug with no consideration for what this means to the applicant.
President Obama recently laid out an executive action to strengthen enforcement of background checks on firearms, in an attempt to address gun violence in America. Judy Woodruff talks to former NRA president David Keene about his reaction to the president’s…
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