gun control
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New York Bill Would Require a Criminal Background Check to Buy a 3D Printer
New York residents eyeing a new 3D printer may soon have to submit a criminal background check if a newly proposed state bill becomes law. The recently introduced legislation, authored by state senator Jenifer Rajkumar, aims to snub out an increasingly popular loophole where convicted felons who would otherwise be prohibited from legally buying a…
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Gunshot Survivors Are Traumatised For Years, Study Finds
The findings of a new study involving gunshot survivors are unlikely to surprise you—but they aren’t any less depressing. It suggests that many survivors are left physically and mentally devastated by their experience, even years later.
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U.S. Gun Deaths Reached A Record High In 2017
The number of Americans who were killed by firearms in 2017 reached a record high, according to a recent CNN analysis of data from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. There were almost 40,000 gun-related deaths last year. The majority of these deaths were suicides.
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Facebook Will Stop Showing Ads For Gun Accessories To Kids
Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty) As of now, Facebook users under the age of 18 can be served advertisements for firearm holsters, flashlight-mounts, and silencers, and other gun accessories. But a new policy is supposed to but an end to that starting June 21.