The public used to know when and how police guns turned up in crimes. But in 2003, Congress passed a law prohibiting the release of trace information.
Guns
The manufacturing, regulation and trafficking of weapons in the U.S. and around the globe
UPDATE: Guns banned from Saturday’s ‘Patriot Prayer’ in San Francisco
The Golden Gate National Recreation Area issues a permit, citing the First Amendment, but bans all weapons from Saturday’s rally.
Does running from police warrant suspicion?
High-crime neighborhoods in Baltimore, which happen to be predominantly black and poor, are policed differently from white, upper-class neighborhoods. And to some degree, that’s legal.
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Why California cracked down on oversight of armed security guards
Our investigation found regulators in California and many other states frequently license armed guards who are poorly trained, mentally unstable and prone to violence.
Armed security guards may face mental health check
Armed security guards in California soon may be required to pass a mental health evaluation if they want to carry a gun on the job.
Why mass killings are so rare in Japan
Why are mass killings so rare in Japan? Heavy regulation of firearms is one big reason – almost nobody owns a gun there.
The problem with turning to armed guards after mass shootings
In the wake of mass shootings, businesses, school districts and towns often turn to armed guards. But armed security guards can introduce a new kind of danger.
Living with the unreal: Grappling with Orlando’s aftermath
Reveal’s Stan Alcorn flew to Orlando, Florida, the day after the Pulse nightclub shooting with a borrowed radio kit and a simple assignment: Get to know a survivor. Bring back a person, not just a soundbite.
After Orlando
This week’s attack on a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, was the largest mass shooting in American history. On this hour of Reveal, we go to Orlando to hear from the LGBT community targeted by this violence.
A sonic memorial to the victims at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub
We use sound to illustrate the lives of the 49 victims of the Orlando, Florida, mass shooting over the course of 50 years.