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Jan 08

WATCH: Democrats introduce bill to expand background checks for gun sales

Democrats introduced legislation Tuesday to expand background checks for gun sales--eight years to the day after former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot at a constituent meeting.

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Dec 19

Watch 8:15
After policy reversal, hundreds of detained migrant children could be released

Hundreds of migrant children could be released from government custody as the Trump administration relaxes requirements for the adults sponsoring them. The shift was followed by an Associated Press report that some shelters house more than 1,000 children. Michelle Brane…

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Dec 11

ACLU condemns Nevada school policy for background checks

By Associated Press

Civil rights leaders are condemning a new school district policy requiring background checks for parents visiting their children's Reno-area schools, warning the discriminatory practice could have a chilling effect on immigrant families.

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Jun 10

Florida stopped doing gun permit checks for more than a year

By Gary Fineout, Associated Press

For more than a year, Florida failed to do national background checks that could have disqualified people from gaining a permit to carry a concealed weapon.

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Mar 10

Gun background check system riddled with flaws

By Martha Bellisle, Associated Press

Many states still aren't meeting key benchmarks with their background check reporting.

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Mar 04

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Lack of data means effects of gun laws aren’t well known

By PBS NewsHour

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…

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Feb 28

Which gun control proposals actually have a chance of becoming law?

By Lisa Desjardins

What exactly is on the table legislatively in Washington when it come to changing gun laws and school safety?…

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Feb 23

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The challenge of preventing mass shootings through mental health records

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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…

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Dec 26

Cities sue Defense Department over gun-check system failures

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

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.

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Nov 07

After the Texas church shooting, will the military fix how it reports crime?

By A.C. Thompson and T. Christian Miller, ProPublica

The Air Force and the military’s other armed services have known for years there were widespread problems with their reporting procedures.

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