Hundreds of US Government Employees Have Become Gun Industry Sales
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In some of the most violent countries in the world, the Commerce Department has a mandate to help US gunmakers hunt for new customers.
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30+ Striking U.S. Firearm Industry Statistics [2023]: How Big Is The US Gun Industry - Zippia
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Indiana's Westforth Sports Linked to Hundreds of Chicago Guns — ProPublica
Alan Roberts on LinkedIn: The 15 Happiest Towns in America — Outside
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Shootings Have Surged — and Gun Companies Have Made Billions
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The United States Must Address Its Gun Trafficking Crisis - Center for American Progress
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Inside Biofire—and the Mind That Created the World's First Smart Gun - 5280
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Loopholes and Missing Data: The Gaps in the Gun Background Check System - The New York Times
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He procured guns from the U.S., then sent them to Mexico to fight 'El Chapo' loyalists in cartel civil war - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Gun Policy in America: An Overview
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30+ Striking U.S. Firearm Industry Statistics [2023]: How Big Is The US Gun Industry - Zippia
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Tracking regulatory changes in the Biden era