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Purchases by people barred from buying guns skyrocketed in 2020 Graham Kates © Getty/iStockphoto Generic gun An unprecedented number of people who are legally barred from owning guns managed to buy them in 2020 through the so-called "Charleston loophole," according to data obtained by the advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety. The "loophole" allows gun dealers to complete sales after three days if a buyers background check has not been completed by the FBI. If the agency la...

Organization Advocating Against Gun Violence Launches Book Club By Claire Kirch | Feb 03, 2021 Everytown for Gun Safety, through its Moms Demand Action grassroots arm, has launched the Moms Demand Action Book Club, a discussion group open to the organization’s six million supporters who advocate against gun violence via their state chapters. “This is a new opportunity for volunteers to engage with one another on issues that intersect with gun violence,” noted Shann...