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States are taking very different approaches to public safety following high-profile shootings, some expanding gun rights and some restricting them. “We live in two different Americas, in essence,” one scholar

States are taking very different approaches to public safety following high-profile shootings, some expanding gun rights and some restricting them. “We live in two different Americas, in essence,” one scholar

Six months after a deadly mass shooting by an Army reservist, Maine lawmakers this week passed a wide-ranging package of new gun restrictions. Three months after a fatal school shooting, Iowa lawmakers this week passed legislation allowing trained teachers and staff to carry guns on school property. Two states. Two tragedies. Two different approaches to […]

Two states. Two tragedies. Two different approaches to improving public safety.

Lawmakers in states like Iowa and Maine are taking very different approaches to public safety following high-profile shootings.

Legislatures in about 20 states already have passed measures this year to expand gun rights or restrict access to firearms. Dozens more proposals are pending. The divide continues a trend seen last year, when more than half the states enacted firearms legislation, with Democrats generally favoring more limits and Republicans more freedoms for gun owners.

Two states. Two tragedies. Two different approaches to improving public safety.

Two states. Two tragedies. Two different approaches to improving public safety.

Two states. Two tragedies. Two different approaches to improving public safety.

Two states. Two tragedies. Two different approaches to improving public safety.