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  By the numbers: Deciphering gun death rates in America

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  How statistics on gun ownership, police presence and mental illness providers correlate to the total number of gun deaths in the nation

• White House wants to make it easier for law enforcement to use ‘smart guns’

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  While seemingly modest, the proposals came under fire from some police groups and gun rights organizations

• Federal government tracing of firearms is no exact science

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  Many years can pass between the initial sale and the time police encounter the weapon

• Rifles on campus: US college security forces add firepower

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  Police say rifles offer more firepower, longer range and greater accuracy than handguns

• Gun education, outreach curbs suicides

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  Police Commander Keith Caddy has been around guns since childhood, now he's doing outreach for the Gun Shop Project

• Mich. gunman who killed 6 had no barriers to firearms

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  With no criminal history or record of mental illness, residents who follow requirements can legally acquire firearms

• Pa. gun owner tells harrowing story of saving officer from attack

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  The man saw a group of almost 40 high school students surrounding an officer while some grabbed for his service weapon

• Fla. House passes bills to allow open carry, campus carry

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  They defend gun owners' Second Amendment constitutional rights and thought it would make the state safer

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  As mass killings rise, how can sheriffs keep guns from mentally unstable?

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  One in every 4 or 5 Americans is battling some form of mental illness

• House Republicans introduce bill allowing firearms on campus

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  House Bill 2072 bars universities and their governing boards from adopting any rule that stops from carrying a firearm

• Demand for concealed carry permits grows in NC

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  Since 1995, when the state gave the public the right to carry concealed handguns, half-million people exercised that right

• Obama moves to require background checks for more gun sales

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  Although he can't unilaterally change gun laws, Obama hopes that beefing up enforcement of existing laws can prevent deaths

• Wis. lawmaker pushes for more gun rights in reducing crime

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  A bill that would allow concealed weapons in college buildings and stadiums has become even more important

• Police lack access to terror watch lists states want to ban gun sales to

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  Neither the police nor licensed firearms dealers have direct access to the FBI's watch list

• Videos: Top cops ask civilians to arm themselves in wake of attacks

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  Several officers from around the country have gone viral asking their community to buy guns

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