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Some of the encounters have turned violent, including shootings in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Seattle that left protesters wounded.

The FBI's background check system processed more than 3.9 million firearm background checks in June, an all-time high.

Protesters at anti-racism rallies across the country are coming face to face with police, but also with heavily armed civilians. America鈥檚 gun laws make it difficult to diffuse the tension.

Are they even effective?

The law is slated to go into effect July 1.

Some cities see summer jobs programs as part of a strategy to reduce gun violence. But the pandemic is forcing these programs to change.

States with the most restrictive combination of three gun laws saw an estimated 11% reduction in firearm deaths over three decades.

By declining to hear the appeals, the justices leave intact state gun laws in Maryland, Massachusetts and California.

While uniformed Guard members patrolling the streets creates an unsettling visual, some experts say the National Guard is less likely than police to escalate a situation to violence during a protest thanks to centralized rules of force and standards of accountability.

These laws are relatively new, and so there has been scant research on their efficacy.