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Arkadi Gerney

Arkadi Gerney is a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress.

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Run and Gun

A Law to Make a Million Zimmermans

<p>If Congress signs off on concealed carry reciprocity, a Florida law that allows known scumbags to own and legally carry guns across state lines might become <i>every</i> state’s law.</p>

Arkadi Gerney

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Polls

Guns Go Down in Virginia

In the most powerful gun lobby’s home state, an extreme position on background checks may have cost a Republican candidate his race. What Virginia means for the future of gun control.

Arkadi Gerney

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Devil in the Details

How the NRA Undermines the Law

Recognizing that it may not be able to stop a new law requiring universal background checks for gun sales, the National Rifle Association is trying to write in a gaping loophole, reports Arkadi Gerney.

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