ATF Downgrades Penalties For Gun Sellers Providing Crime Weapons
Over two decades, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives let some notorious Midwest gun sellers off the hook for serious...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 8, 2022
- 1 min
Machine Gun Used in Sacramento Shooting Reflects Increasing Use
At least one of the guns recovered from the scene of the Sacramento shooting that left six dead was modified with an “auto-sear” or...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 8, 2022
- 1 min
3,600 Children Lose A Parent Each Year In Gun Violence
In 2020, over 19,000 people, including 1,376 children, were killed in gun homicides in the United States. An analysis of the deaths shows...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 7, 2022
- 1 min
Critics Say ShotSpotter Technology is Ineffective, Maker Disagrees
Critics of ShotSpotter technology used by police departments to detect gunshots say that the company's devices often confuse gunfire with...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 6, 2022
- 1 min
Gunshot Survivors' Medical Costs Rise 400 Percent In a Year
Medical researchers compared health care data of a control group and more than 6,000 gunshot injury survivors and their family members....
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 6, 2022
- 2 min
California Looks To Enact More Gun Laws After Sacramento Shooting
The weekend shooting in Sacramento, that left six people dead and at least 12 others wounded happened a few blocks from the Capitol in a...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 6, 2022
- 1 min
Ex-Federal Prosecutor Dettelbach Eyed As Possible ATF Chief
President Biden is expected to announce a new nominee to lead the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives after...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 5, 2022
- 1 min
People Living in Homes With Guns Face More Dangers, Study Says
Most U.S. gun owners say they own firearms to protect themselves and their loved ones. A new study suggests people who live with handgun...
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 31, 2022
- 2 min
ATF Revokes License of Nevada-Based Gun Manufacturer
The federal gun regulatory agency took the rare step of revoking the license of an U.S. gun manufacturer, a win for a gun control group...
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 31, 2022
- 1 min
Black, Hispanic Youth More Likely To Live In Areas With Homicides
In the five years before 2020, nine million children ages five to 17 lived in a Census tract where there had been at least one gun...
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 29, 2022
- 2 min
Polymer80, Largest Maker of 'Ghost Guns,' Faces Lawsuits
In 2020, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Claudia Apolinar and her partner, Emmanuel Perez-Perez, parked their cruiser in Compton with...
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 25, 2022
- 1 min
Devices Making Pistols Into Machine Guns 'Everywhere On The Street'
An investigation by The Trace and VICE News found that criminals and extremists are increasingly using small devices called auto sears to...
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 21, 2022
- 2 min
Gun-Rights Advocates Are Winning Policy Battles In The States
Most adults and of-age teens go through the same process of getting licensed to drive: classroom or online instruction, up to 100 hours...
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 18, 2022
- 1 min
Philadelphia Police Blame Social Media As a Driver of Gun Violence
Philadelphia police say that social media is a driver of gun violence in the city, WHYY radio reports. Deputy Police Commissioner Ben...