CNN reached out the National Rifle Association for comment about the study and is awaiting a response. Although there is good evidence that state laws requiring universal background checks ...

new research indicates there's one area in which strong gun laws have proved effective. Adolescents in states that require universal background checks were less likely to report carrying a firearm ...

He directs the UC Davis Violence Prevention Research Program and the University ... Other problems in the implementation and design of background check policies also impair their effectiveness ...

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis ... found when it came to a person’s body weight and social background. We found that people from disadvantaged backgrounds ...