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Why Isn’t Congress Passing More Preventative Laws?

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Amzad Ali, age 14, and IndyKids Staff   After the February 14 school shooting at in Parkland, Florida, lawmakers in Congress began work on a bipartisan bill to improve the background check system for owning guns. The current background National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) was created in 1998. Since then, it has blocked …

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What Are Current Restrictions Around Gun Ownership?

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Sema Koc, age 12   Right now, citizens of the United States are being faced with mass shootings that put students’ lives at risk. When overviewing the statistics of school shootings compared to other nations, results can be shocking. Louisiana has the least restrictive gun laws, requiring no background checks, licenses, or official permits to …

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