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Gun background checks by type in Connecticut
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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
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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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Where firearms seized by Connecticut police came from
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More firearms seized and ordered traced by Connecticut police have come from Texas than from any other out-of-state source, according to data from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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Firearms recovered and traced in Connecticut double
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The number of firearms recovered and traced by law enforcement in Connecticut was in decline until last year, when about 1,340 were recovered — more than double what was reported in 2013.