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Many Suicides Prevented By Increased Use Of Red-Flag Laws
Luc-John Pentz of Connecticut was 30 years old, struggling leaning heavily on alcohol. His sister Adriana found out he had purchased a...
Crime and Justice News
Mar 112 min read
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'Perceived Neighborhood Disorder' Linked To Youth Carrying Guns
Residents’ perception of disorder in their neighborhoods — litter, abandoned buildings, public drug use, robust police presence — may...
Crime and Justice News
Mar 62 min read
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Supreme Court Likely To Quash Mexico's Suit Against Gun Makers
The Supreme Court appears likely to quash a lawsuit by the Mexican government accusing U.S. gun makers of aiding and abetting traffickers...
Crime and Justice News
Mar 52 min read
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D.C. U.S. Attorney Revives Federal Gun Charging Strategy
The interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, Ed Martin, promised to "flood the federal district court" with gun prosecutions...
Crime and Justice News
Mar 42 min read
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Gun Makers Asking Supreme Court To Block Lawsuit By Mexico
U.S. gun companies are asking the Supreme Court to stop an unusual lawsuit from Mexico that coincides with a critical moment for...
Crime and Justice News
Mar 32 min read
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Are Community-Based Efforts To Combat Gun Violence Working?
The nation has been trying to deal with high levels of gun violence for decades. Have many efforts to combat it been successful? The...
By Ted Gest
Feb 282 min read
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Might Patel Appointment At ATF Signal A Merger With FBI?
President Trump’s appointment of FBI Director Kash Patel to serve as acting chief of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and...
Crime and Justice News
Feb 282 min read
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Pro-Gun Bills May Finally Pass With GOP 'Trifecta' In Washington
For 30 years, Republicans in Congress lawmakers have filed the same bill to let people carry concealed guns in all 50 states, regardless...
Crime and Justice News
Feb 212 min read
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Medical Experts Attempt To Track Bullet Lethality Like Viral Diseases
Physicians and firearm researchers are working to create a common metric to measure the lethality of different guns and bullets — an...
Crime and Justice News
Feb 193 min read
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Maryland Officials Sue Glock Over 'Switches'
Baltimore and Maryland authorities on Wednesday sued Glock, the maker of some of the best-selling handguns in America, in an attempt to...
Crime and Justice News
Feb 122 min read
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Trump Launches Rollback Of Biden Gun Control Moves
President Trump issued an order aimed at rolling back President Biden's gun policies, including regulations on ghost guns, expanded...
Crime and Justice News
Feb 92 min read
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Leader Of Shuttered Federal Gun Violence Prevention Office Remains Optimistic Despite Change In Administration
It’s been two weeks since President Donald Trump took the oath of office for a second time. His inauguration thrust out the Biden...
Crime and Justice News
Feb 62 min read
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Gun Lobbyists Politically Weaponized Personal Data On Gun Owners
Millions of people had their sensitive personal information compiled over two decades by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, working...
Crime and Justice News
Feb 62 min read
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Guntube: How Youtube Is Influencing Gun Culture
A sprawling community known as 'guntube' — firearms channels on Youtube that have tactical training tips, firearm reviews, and test...
Crime and Justice News
Feb 62 min read
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'Trump Slump 2.0' Hits The Gun Sales Business
Texas gun dealer Michael Cargill was elated at President Trump ’s re-election because it meant that the flurry of firearms restrictions...
Crime and Justice News
Feb 32 min read
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Bondi's Gun Record Doesn't Satisfy Second Amendment Advocates
As Pam Bondi awaits Senate confirmation to be Attorney General, one part of Trump’s coalition isn’t happy about her nomination: Second...
Crime and Justice News
Jan 312 min read
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New Gun Laws, Led By Secure Storage, Progress in WA Legislature
Sandra Ramirez’s son Joseph was hanging out with friends last February at the home of a boy whose parents owned a gun. One of the...
Crime and Justice News
Jan 312 min read
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U.S. Appeals Court Voids Law Requiring Handgun Buyers To Be 21
A federal appeals court ruled against a federal law requiring young adults to be 21 to buy handguns, finding it violated the Second...
Crime and Justice News
Jan 312 min read
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Georgia Legislators Propose Anti-Child Gun Violence Bills
A Georgia Senate Committee announced Tuesday it is proposing new legislation surrounding gun storage and school safety as part of an...
Crime and Justice News
Jan 292 min read
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Ghost Guns Still A Threat Despite Falling Numbers At Crime Scenes
Toward the end of 2024, federal law enforcement officials celebrated a banner year in their fight against homemade, untraceable “ghost...
Crime and Justice News
Jan 222 min read
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