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Can the New Congress Find Common Ground on Gun Safety?
If a group of Democratic and Republican members were interested in passing legislation in the 2021-2022 Congress that could meaningfully enhance gun safety in America, they should look to ideas that would actually reduce gun violence and could realistically become law.
Facts At-A-Glance
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13.7 million gunswere sold in the U.S. between March and June 2020, 3 million more than were sold in the same period the previous year.
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Nearly 600 mass shootingshave occurred in the U.S. so far in 2020.
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96% of public schoolsin the U.S. perform regular active shooter and lockdown drills.
