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Crime Issues: Self-Defense & Gun Control
Background Checks
	Confronted With Gun Laws, Criminals Get A Little Help From Their Friends If Gun Laws Not Enforced, Why Pass More? GAO Report: Background Checks and Enforcement Actions Results Of First Year Of Instant Background Checks
Brady Gun Law
	Brady Act Did Not Reduce Gun Homicides The Gun Control Controversy Faulting The Clinton Administration's Anti-Gun Rhetoric Critics Question Clinton Gun Control Claims
Gun Control Myths
	Canadian Gun Registration Has Little Impact On Crime Gun Ownership Was Common, Not A Myth Gun-Control Laws Don't Stop Gun Crimes In Britain There's No Loophole at Gunshows (and Few Criminals) NCPA Brief Analysis: More Gun Control disguised as Crime Control Do Buybacks Get Guns Off The Street? Gun Buy-Back Programs Have Little Impact On Crime Research On "Rampage Killings" "Cease Fire" Working In Philadelphia Most Americans Don't Think Gun Control Is Effective Guns And Violent Crime Public Recognizes The Limits Of Gun Control Guns, Schools and Crime Gun Legislation is Misguided Swiss Are Safe, Even Though Firearms Abound TV Bias On Gun Control Ten Misconceptions About Gun Control Gun Control Advocates Spread Deadly Myths Myths About Gun Control
Gun Related Deaths
	Gun Study Assumes What It Purports To Find Inconvenient Facts For Gun-Control Advocates Deaths From Gun Use Decline The Truth About Kids and Guns Guns And Public Health Does Gun Control Reduce Crime?
Handgun Restrictions
	Firearm Registration In Canada May Misfire Experiences Of Canada, Hawaii Illustrate Pitfalls Of Gun Laws Poll Finds Opposition To Handgun Ban Unlicensed Gun Owners Effect Of Handgun Bans Study Shows Gun Control Doesn't Reduce Crime
Liability and Guns
	More States Nix Suits Against Gun Makers BATF To Crackdown On Suspect Gun Dealers Robert Reich Says Justice Dept. Lawsuits Threaten Democracy Gun Lawsuits Rife With Hypocrisy Public Not Behind Lawsuits Against Gun Makers Cuomo Idea On Gun Lawsuits Misses The Target Cities Suing Gun Makers Also Sell Guns Cincinnati Gun Suit Dismissed If Gun Suits Are Successful, Other Targets Will Pop Up When NAACP Leaders Supported Gun Ownership Threats Against Gun Ownership Boost Prices and Sales States Starting To Challenge Gun Lawsuits Gun Lawsuits Bad Public Policy Suing Gun Manufacturers: Hazardous to Our Health Lawyers Train Their Sights On Gun Makers In Face Of Challenge, Gun Industry Fragmented Suit Against Gun Makers Targets Wrong Group
Rifle Bans
	Sports Rifle Imports May Be Banned Assault Weapons Ban
Police And Guns
	Will "Ballistic Fingerprinting" Work? Police As Gun Suppliers Taking Away Police Guns
Safety Lock Requirements
	Risks Found In Locking Up Guns Cumbersome Gun Locks Aren't Child Proof Child Proof Locks On Guns?
Self Defense
	Dramatic Declines In Gun Deaths Scholars Challenge Gun History Good News About Guns: They Save Lives Will Criminals Switch To Knives? Gun Makers Face Shrinking Market Gun Debate Shifts To Courts Searching For Effective Gun Legislation Traced Guns Come From A Handful Of Dealers Threats Of New Gun Laws Prompt Surge In Sales Media Report Selectively On Gun Use Incidents L.A. Considers Gun Restrictions No Right To Protection From Police
Right To Carry Laws
	5th Circuit Court: 2nd Ammendment Guarantees Right To Bear Arms Guns On Planes: A Proposal Benefits Of Right To Carry Laws What Can Be Done To Stop Public Mass Shootings? Violent Crimes Drop In Texas Under "Concealed Carry" Gun Law Concealed Carry Laws Make Society Safer Lott-Landes Study: Concealed Carry Laws And Multiple Shootings When Citizens Can Protect Themselves Less Crime In Concealed Weapons States Concealed Carry Laws Reduce Crime
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