Regulators have approved licenses for guards without conducting mental health evaluations or checking for evidence of substance abuse.
Guns
The manufacturing, regulation and trafficking of weapons in the U.S. and around the globe
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Coming Dec. 9: Hired Guns, a CIR and CNN investigation
A yearlong investigation by The Center for Investigative Reporting and CNN has found that despite the image of safety they project, armed guards often pose a threat in an industry rife with lax laws, minimal oversight and almost no accountability.
Posted inGuns, Guns and Society
Handguns often weapon of choice in school shootings
Last week’s shooting at Florida State University was at least the 42nd U.S. school shooting since 2000. Here’s a look at the guns shooters used and how they got them.
Posted inGuns, Guns and Society
Post and Courier exposes chilling domestic abuse in South Carolina
Series grew out of a collaboration with The Center for Investigative Reporting, the University of South Carolina and WCIV.