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Reports show manufacturing dipping, record high background checks

by Alexander Harris

ATF's most recent report on U.S. gun manufacturing and exports indicates the nation saw a dip in firearms production in 2014.

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DOJ gets $29B to hire 430 federal agents, enhance NICS

by Jared Morgan

President Obama on Tuesday submitted his final budget, a $4.15 trillion annual plan, which includes additional spending his administration says will help reduce gun violence.

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Policy group proposes merging ATF with FBI

by Jared Morgan

The ATF is ineffective as a standalone agency and should be absorbed by the FBI, says the Center for American Progress, an independent nonpartisan policy institute based in Washington D.C.

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