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The Cushy Contract Behind Unsolved Gun Crimes
ROADBLOCKSExperts say this $85 million contract has likely impeded law enforcement’s ability to investigate shootings at a time when gun violence is surging.

NRA Tapped 50 Cent’s Bankruptcy Lawyers. Things Got Weird.
EXIT PLANInternal documents show the Brewer firm developed the NRA’s plan to declare bankruptcy and reincorporate outside New York—a strategy some insiders view with skepticism.

Victims of Color: Don’t Ignore Us in Gun-Violence Debate
URBAN VIOLENCERecent mass shootings have Congress searching for solutions to gun violence. America’s hardest-hit communities say what they need is funding for programs already saving lives.

Guns, Not Crack, Drove ’90s Murder Boom
HISTORYNew research contends that a surge in handgun production and possession propelled murder rates in American cites—until new restrictions on firearms reversed the trendlines.

Study: 4.6M Kids Live in Homes With Unlocked, Loaded Guns
BIG TROUBLEA new study published in the Journal of Urban Health also finds that people who own guns primarily for protection are less likely to store them securely.

NIH Funds Its Biggest Gun Study in 20 Years
THE KNOWLEDGE GAPA $5 million grant is bringing together a team of researchers from across the country to develop ways to prevent and reduce firearm injuries and deaths in kids.

Here’s Why American Teenagers Can Buy AR-15s
ROUNDSThe 19-year-old gunman who killed more than a dozen people at a Florida high school was armed with a rifle.

Bump Stocks Are Rare, But Not These Barely Legal Gun Devices
BUSINESS OF GUNSBump stocks are hard to find, but retailers are selling plenty of other devices that skirt the edges of federal law.

Mass Shootings Were Getting Worse Before Las Vegas Massacre
UNITED STATES OF VIOLENCEFour or more people are shot in the U.S. almost every day, and almost none of the incidents make news.
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