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The Impact of Gun Violence
Regulating the Gun Industry
- - - Guns are the only consumer product manufactured in the United States that are not subject to federal health and safety regulation. This unique exemption has allowed the firearms industry to innovate for lethality rather than safety. We deserve, and demand, gun industry accountability.
      
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  - - Firearms and Accessories
  - - Regulate Firearms Like Other Consumer Products
      - Gun Product Safety Notices
      - Gun Deaths Compared to Motor Vehicle Deaths
    - Federal Firearms Licenses (FFLs)
  - - Firearms Marketing
    - Gun Trafficking to Mexico
Investigating the Gun Lobby
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Poisonous Pastime: The Health Risks of Shooting Ranges and Lead to Children, Families and the Environment

May 1, 2001

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This study documents how shooting ranges are poisoning children and polluting the environment with lead, yet remain almost entirely unregulated—exempt from even the Bush Administration’s new lead pollution reporting rules.

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