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Gun background checks by type in Connecticut

By Andrew Ba Tran | January 4, 2016

Trend CT has previously looked at total background checks at the national and state level, but we wanted to drill a bit deeper into the data to analyze the different purposes for background checks.

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Mass shootings, legislation often spur gun purchases

By Andrew Ba Tran | December 14, 2015

After the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, and then after subsequent national tragedies, gun control legislation has been a frequent public policy debate, which often triggers an increase in firearm purchases.

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