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Gun Politics & Policy

Guide for finding data and research related to the politics of guns

Comparing US State Gun Laws

Comparing International Gun Laws

Federal & State Policy

 

Searching for legislation and legal cases by keyword can lead to an overwhelming number of results. Instead, start by searching Congressional Quarterly for your topic.

Use these reports and articles to identify specific bills and laws, focus on narrower issue areas, and get context for evaluating results. 

 

US Legislation (Congress & States)

 

Hearings, floor debate, voting: US Congress

 

 

Track Legislation: US States

 

US Law (Federal & State)

 

Understand a specific law:

 

Analysis and context for law:

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