The vote gives the besieged agency responsible for responding to a national surge in gun violence a permanent leader after the president’s first nominee failed to win confirmation.
Tag: Firearms
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13 Guns Used in Harlem Shootout, Police Say, Underscoring Deadly Threat
The tally shows how ubiquitous firearms, many illegal, are in New York, with more legal ones anticipated after a recent Supreme Court ruling.
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Assassination of Shinzo Abe Shatters Image of Gun-Free Japan
Stringent rules on gun ownership had all but eradicated gun violence in the country.
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Show the Carnage
Would images from mass shootings shock the country out of its morbid malaise and into action to address the public health crisis guns have created?
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Accused Gunman Held Without Bail in Highland Park Parade Massacre
Questions mounted about how the man was able to buy several guns despite alarming police encounters and relatively strict Illinois laws.