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Mass shootings encourage first time gun owners in California, study finds
by Christen SmithA new study released this week suggests mass shootings may encourage California’s potential gun owners to make that first purchase. The research, published Tuesday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, concluded California’s handgun sales spiked 53 percent in the months following the Sandy Hook shooting in December 2012 and 41 percent after the San Bernardino […]
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Study: 1 in 5 U.S. gun buyers avoid background checks, less than previously thought
by Brian SeayA new study supports a long-held belief by pro-gunners that a decades-old figure about the number of guns bought without background checks is wildly inflated.
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Two-thirds of Americans okay with docs talking guns
by Jacki BillingsSixty-six percent of the over 3,900 respondents indicated that it’s at least sometimes appropriate for docs to talk guns. Thirty-four percent thought otherwise.
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