Nation Jul 02 New laws on tracking gun sales highlight divide between blue and red states By Stephanie Sy, Azhar Merchant
Nation May 26 How does U.S. gun policy compare with the rest of the world? Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 is on track to be the United States’ deadliest year for gun violence in two decades. How do other countries regulate firearms and respond to mass shootings?… By Jonathan Masters, Council on Foreign Relations
Nation May 11 Appeals court rules California’s under-21 gun sales ban is unconstitutional A federal appeals court has ruled that California's ban on the sale of semiautomatic weapons to adults under age 21 is unconstitutional. By Brian Melley, Associated Press
Nation Jul 01 Background checks, a metric for gun sales, hits an all-time high Historic numbers of background checks to purchase or possess a firearm have been conducted in June. It's just the latest month with record-breaking numbers since the system was created in 1998. By Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press
Nation Dec 03 Gun background checks are on pace to break record in 2019 Background checks on gun purchases in the U.S. are climbing toward a record high this year, reflecting what the industry says is a rush by people to buy weapons in reaction to the Democratic presidential candidates' calls for tighter restrictions. By Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press
Nov 27 5 important stories you may have missed By Erica R. Hendry, Ryan Connelly Holmes These days, it’s hard to stop politics from flooding your news feed. We take a moment every week to bring you important stories beyond the White House and the Capitol. Here’s what we’re reading now. Continue reading