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The flow of firearms across state borders and its impact on gun violence in the United States.
No — does not currently have a standing, comprehensive national ban on ; the expired in 2004 and while has repeatedly introduced new federal assault-weapons bills since then, none has become permanent...
A is, in practice, a near‑automatic bar to most sworn policing jobs: and many state and municipal law enforcement hiring rules explicitly require an honorable or under‑honorable‑conditions separation ...
found in possession of firearms without proper authorization face overlapping criminal and : federal prosecution under statutes like 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) can result in felony charges, while immigration ...
The idea that “America is a collection of smaller countries” is a useful metaphor for highlighting deep cultural, geographic and political differences across the United States, a thesis popularized by...
States with more permissive, “lax” gun laws consistently show higher rates of mass shootings and other firearm deaths than states with stricter laws, according to multiple time‑series and cross‑state ...