Research Guides: Gun Politics & Policy: Decision-Making (US & State)

US State Gun Law Scorecard (Giffords Law Center)
Useful data source for comparing gun-related laws across US states

US Gun Policy & Global Comparisons (Council on Foreign Relations)
Concise overviews of major gun policies in US, Canada, Australia, Israel, United Kingdom, Norway, and Japan (2017)

ProQuest Congressional
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Provides daily updated information on the U.S. legislature, including full text of bills starting in 1989, public laws starting in 1988, committee reports starting in 1990, House and Senate documents starting in 1995, Congressional Record starting in 1985, Federal Register starting in 1980, National Journal starting in 1977 and Congressional hearings

Track Legislation (Nexis Uni)
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View bills and trace legislative history

Options include: issue area, jurisdiction, year

Nexis Uni
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Formerly LexisNexis, find newspaper and magazine articles, news transcripts, reference works, and legal materials, including Supreme Court cases. Includes the New York Times from 1980-present.

Try Hein Online, which searches across law reviews (scholarly journals) and links to relevant cases

HeinOnline
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Provides searchable database of full text legal periodicals and primary documents. Subscribed libraries include: Law Journal Library, U.S. Congressional Documents, U.S. Federal Legislative History Library, U.S. Presidential Library, U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Supreme Court Library, and many others