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"I think that urban America has got to respect what rural America is about, where 99 percent of the people in my state who hunt are law abiding people," the 2016 Democratic presidential hopeful said to NPR.

Bernie Sanders Walks A Fine Line On Gun Control

3:23pm June 29, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

"I think that urban America has got to respect what rural America is about, where 99 percent of the people in my state who hunt are law-abiding people," the 2016 hopeful told NPR's David Greene.

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President Obama pauses while speaking in the White House Briefing Room about the church shooting in Charleston, S.C.

Obama Mourns Charleston Victims, But Laments 'Politics' Of Gun Control

8:44pm June 20, 2015

by Domenico Montanaro

After a shooting at a Charleston, S.C., church left nine dead, President Obama noted, "Mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries," but tighter gun controls in the U.S. were unlikely.

National

Supreme Court Rejects NRA Challenge To San Francisco Gun Rules

4:01pm June 08, 2015

by Richard Gonzales

The case centered on a law requiring residents to keep handguns under lock and key or to use trigger locks when not carrying their weapons. Another measure bans the sale of hollow-point bullets.

Closing loopholes in background checks for gun purchases would reduce the risk of death and injury, doctors' and attorneys' groups say.

Doctors Join Forces With Lawyers To Reduce Firearms Deaths

11:51am February 26, 2015

by Nancy Shute

More than 32,000 people die each year in the United States in gun-related suicides, violence and accidents. The physicians seek universal background checks and other measures to reduce the toll.

In 2010, Omar Thornton killed eight colleagues in Manchester, Conn., before killing himself. Private employers used to create their own rules about guns on their property. But over the past five years, many states have adopted laws that allow employees to

National

Do Guns On The Premises Make Workplaces Safer?

10:39am January 22, 2015

by Yuki Noguchi

Private companies used to make their own rules about guns on their property. But a growing number of states have adopted laws allowing workers to keep guns in their cars in the workplace parking lot.

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National

12-Year-Old Boy Carrying Replica Gun Dies After Cleveland Officer Shoots

3:08pm November 23, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

Police say they asked the boy to put his hands up; instead he reached for his waist-band and one officer shot twice. The boy died at the hospital.

This undated photo of Eric Frein was released Tuesday by Pennsylvania State Police. Frein, 31, is being sought in connection with last week's killing of a state trooper and the critical wounding of another.

National

Police Hunt For Armed 'Survivalist' In Pa. Trooper Shooting

12:54pm September 17, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Eric Frein, 31, has been identified as a suspect in last week's fatal shooting of one state trooper and the wounding of another.

The Armatix smart gun is implanted with an electronic chip that allows it to be fired only if the shooter is wearing a watch that communicates with it through a radio signal. It is not sold in the U.S.

National

A New Jersey Law That's Kept Smart Guns Off Shelves Nationwide

11:51am June 26, 2014

by Joel Rose

The law says that once "personalized" guns are available in the U.S., all handguns sold in New Jersey must be smart guns. So, to avoid triggering the law, vendors aren't selling them — anywhere.

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Crime

Gun Buy Back Program Attracts Big Crowd

11:33pm March 16, 2014

Winston-Salem's gun buyback program drew a big crowd to the city fairgrounds Saturday.

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Crime

Winston-Salem Will Buy Guns from Citizens

12:49pm February 19, 2014

The city wants the community to help put more guns under lock and key.