States push gun nullification laws to resist federal rules
Kansas passes Made in Kansas gun act making it a felony to enforce federal law on in state weapons and similar bills appear in 37 states. Alaska and Missouri consider broad nullification measures while experts warn courts will strike them down and the move signals a political theater focus more on symbolism than enforcement.
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Firearm role in U S homicides shows persistent gun link
A Justice Department report notes a 39 percent drop in firearms related homicides from 1993 to 2011 and a 69 percent fall in non fatal firearms crimes, yet about 70 percent of homicides in 2011 involved a gun, mostly handguns, with regional differences and sources for firearms. It also discusses gun show background checks and prison inmate gun sources.
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