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Crime and Justice News
- 7 hours ago
- 2 min
'Buy Now, Pay Later' Comes to Online Gun Purchases
As the gun market comes under fresh scrutiny after recent mass shootings, one company's "buy now, pay later" model for online purchases...
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Crime and Justice News
- 7 hours ago
- 2 min
What Tipped Balance in Gun Law Negotiations
The bipartisan gun bill that President Biden signed into law on Saturday was a product of unlikely pairings of senators and advocacy...
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Crime and Justice News
- 3 days ago
- 2 min
Many State Gun Laws Will Be Challenged Under High Court Ruling
The Supreme Court’s ruling striking down New York's permitting requirements for concealed weapons is likely to have ripple effects...
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Crime and Justice News
- 3 days ago
- 2 min
Congress Likely To Finalize First Major Gun Bill In Decades on Friday
The Senate broke a years-long stalemate and passed a bipartisan gun violence package. After weeks of talks, senators passed the most...
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Crime and Justice News
- 4 days ago
- 2 min
More Legal Gun Carrying Likely As High Court Voids NY Gun Law
In a key ruling for gun rights, the Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a restrictive New York gun law. The The 6-3 decision is...
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Crime and Justice News
- 4 days ago
- 2 min
OK Constitutional Carry Laws Mean Tough Decisions For Police
An incident in Broken Arrow, Ok., raised fresh questions about how witnesses and law enforcement should respond when people walk around...
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Crime and Justice News
- 4 days ago
- 1 min
If Senate Gun Bill Passes, It May Be The Last Success For Years
Democrats call the Senate’s bipartisan gun safety bill a first step to combat gun violence, but the second step isn’t coming anytime...
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Crime and Justice News
- 5 days ago
- 2 min
Senate Gun Agreement Features Red-Flag Law Aid, Mental Health
Senate negotiators reached a long-awaited deal on a bipartisan gun safety bill to take firearms away from dangerous people and provide...
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Crime and Justice News
- 6 days ago
- 2 min
Federal Gun Background Check System Has Limitations, Flaws
The bipartisan gun control bill being hashed out in the Senate leans heavily on a mistake-plagued bureaucratic workhorse familiar to...
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Crime and Justice News
- 6 days ago
- 1 min
MO Senate Candidate Greitens Criticized For 'RINO Hunting' Ad
Republican Missouri Senate candidate Eric Greitens is facing criticism and condemnation Monday after sharing a political ad urging...
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Crime and Justice News
- 6 days ago
- 2 min
Gun Industry Group Serves As A Tool For Crafting Senate Gun Bill
To many people, the only name that springs to mind when it comes to gun rights and influence in Congress is the National Rifle...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jun 17
- 1 min
Senate Gun Negotiations Delayed Amid 'Boyfriend Loophole' Talks
Senate negotiators failed to reach a final deal on the text of a gun-safety proposal, which means the bill probably will be delayed at...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jun 16
- 2 min
Some Second Amendment Groups Opposing Federal Gun Control Bill
When it comes to the negotiations taking place on Capitol Hill after a spate of mass shootings, Congress’s most outspoken proponents of...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jun 16
- 2 min
Three States Won't Submit Mental Health Info To U.S. Gun Database
Federal officials say the FBI’s database of people prohibited from purchasing firearms works only if it has “complete, accurate and...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jun 15
- 1 min
How Four Senators Came Together To Write Compromise Gun Bill
One day after the mass shooting of 19 children and two teachers in Texas, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) held a rare off-the-cuff press...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jun 15
- 2 min
New Ohio Law May Arm Teachers After 24 Hours of Training
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill allowing teachers to carry guns in class after 24 hours of training, over opposition from teachers...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jun 15
- 2 min
Gun Proposals Would Have Stopped Only 1/3 Of Recent Mass Killings
An average of six times a year since 2015, a person with a firearm has committed mass murder in a public place in the U.S. After each...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jun 15
- 2 min
States More Active Than Congress In Enacting New Gun Controls
While Congress has not passed new gun restrictions after public mass shootings in recent years, hundreds of measures have passed in...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jun 14
- 2 min
Many Hurdles Remain On Details of Federal Gun Law Deal
The bipartisan group of senators who struck a deal on gun legislation over the weekend need to stick together to sell it to colleagues...
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