Stopping the flow of guns from licensed dealers and legal buyers to the hands of criminals remains a near impossible task, a new federal study shows. More than 84% of the "crime guns" confiscated by police in Milwaukee and traced to a licensed dealer changed hands at least once before reaching their ultimate users, according to a report on gun traces conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. The third annual report is part of the agency's Youth... (GunPolicy.org)

First, here's the bad news. Pro-CCW (for carrying concealed weapons) gun zealots-mostly Republicans but with some Democrats on board-are on a roll in the lame-duck Michigan Legislature. Their so-called shall-issue package-bills that would make hash of Michigan's fairly restrictive CCW permit process and say yes to any sane non-felon who wants to pack heat-is back on the fast track. And it may well be enacted into law beginning next week. By some estimates, the result... (GunPolicy.org)