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Background checks blocked an all-time high of 300,000 …

In this March 25, 2020, file photo semi-automatic handguns are displayed at shop in New Castle, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

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Background checks for buying guns in the U.S. have spiked …

Palm trees stand next to the Martin B. Retting, Inc. guns store as the coronavirus pandemic continues on March 24, 2020, in Culver City. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Father of Parkland Victim Escorted From State of the Union …

Fred Guttenberg (C), who lost his 14-year-old daughter in the Parkland, Florida, school shooting is removed after yelling during the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2020. (Credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

High School Students in States Requiring Universal Background …

A child looks at a rifle during a demonstration for "Take Your Child to Work Day" at the Pentagon April 25, 2019, in Washington, D.C. (Credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump Again Backs Stricter Background Checks But Disapproves …

A gun seller demonstrates a firearm to potential buyers during the Nation's Gun Show on Nov. 18, 2016, at Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, Virg. (Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

South Dakota Becomes Latest State to Allow Concealed Handguns …

A handgun is seen in a file photo. (Credit: CNN)

Law Barring Immigrants in U.S. Illegally From Owning Guns …

A man chooses a gun at the Gun Gallery in Glendale, California, April 18, 2007. (Credit: GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images)

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Pro-Gun Group Sues ATF and DOJ Over Trump Admin’s …

The gunman in the Las Vegas massacre may have rigged his guns with devices that enable a shooter to fire bullets rapidly, mimicking automatic fire. (Credit: John Moore/Getty Images via CNN Wire)

Minimum Age for Buying Rifles, Shotguns Raised to …

An attendee looks at handguns at the Smith & Wesson booth at the 2018 National Shooting Sports Foundation's trade show in Las Vegas on Jan. 23, 2018. (Credit: Ethan Miller / Getty Images)

California Restricts Carrying of Concealed Weapons …

Preparations are underway February 16, 2018, for the February 17-18 South Florida Gun Show at Dade County Youth Fairgrounds in Miami. (Credit: MICHELE EVE SANDBERG/AFP/Getty Images)

Shooting Homicides on the Rise, With Guns Used in …

An attendee looks at handguns at the Smith & Wesson booth at the 2018 National Shooting Sports Foundation's trade show in Las Vegas on Jan. 23, 2018. (Credit: Ethan Miller / Getty Images)

Plans for 3-D Printed Guns to Be Legally Available …

A settlement between gun-rights activists and the government has cleared the way to post plans for 3-D printed guns online. (Credit: Marisa Vasquez via CNN)

Gun Rights Advocates Rally in Westwood, Opposing …

Gun rights advocates rallied in Westwood in a protest that appeared considerably smaller than the massive crowds seen around the nation as March for Our Lives protests unfolded that same day on March 24, 2018. (Credit: KTLA)

‘Preserve Our Second Amendment’: Gun Rights Advocates …

Pro-gun advocate Trevor Jackson talks to an anti-gun supporter during the March for Our Lives rally on March 24, 2018, in Oklahoma City. (Credit: J. Pat Carter/Getty Images)