Cart 0 $0.00
IRE favicon

IRE News

As Firearm Ownership Rises, Florida Gun Murders Increasing

"Murders by firearms have increased dramatically in the state since 2000, when there were 499 gun murders, according to data from Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Gun murders have since […]
Tags:
Read More

Botched ATF sting in Milwaukee ensnares brain-damaged man

"ATF agents running an undercover storefront in Milwaukee used a brain-damaged man with a low IQ to set up gun and drug deals, paying him in cigarettes, merchandise and money, […]
Tags:
Read More

Leads in ATF sting gone wrong end in dead ends

In a follow up to their investigation on an ATF sting gone wrong, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has found that all leads on the stolen, government-owned Colt M4 have ended […]
Tags:
Read More

Penalties and prosecution light as illegal gun market thrives in Minnesota

Over the last decade, federal prosecutors pursued only eight domestic gun-trafficking cases in Minnesota, according to court records examined by the Star Tribune. Federal law enforcement officials say their limited […]
Tags:
Read More

Story of stolen semi-automatic reveals shadowy circulation of handguns

The Star Tribune tells the story of how one cheap semi-automatic handgun was stolen, and then used in three violent crimes in Minneapolis. The long and shadowy circulation of handguns like […]
Tags:
Read More

Extra Extra Monday: A ruling's tainted legacy, a botched signature and corporate catch shares

The New York TimesRuled a Threat to Family, but Allowed to Keep Guns“Advocates for domestic violence victims have long called for stricter laws governing firearms and protective orders. Their argument […]
Tags:
Read More

Federal government quietly scaling back once-heralded ballistics network

An investigation by KING TV in Seattle reveals the federal government has been quietly scaling back a nationwide ballistics network that was once heralded as a high-tech tool to fight […]
Tags:
Read More

Appeals of denied permits get guns into questionable hands

"Since 2003, at least 299 people deemed too dangerous or otherwise unfit for a gun-carry permit were able to obtain them on appeal to the sheriff or a judge, a […]
Tags:
Read More

Washington police departments sold seized firearms

In its continuing series of investigative reports on gun crimes, Seattle’s KING TV found that police departments have not only been taking firearms off the streets with gun buyback events […]
Tags:
Read More

Extra Extra Monday: Crime inside NFL stadiums, Boeing supply chain outsourced, NRA freebies

The Sacramento BeeGuns rule street in west Lemon Hill neighborhood“Between January 2007 and November 2012, no other similarly sized area in Sacramento County had more reports of two categories of […]
Tags:
Read More
109 Lee Hills Hall, Missouri School of Journalism   |   221 S. Eighth St., Columbia, MO 65201   |   573-882-2042   |   info@ire.org   |   Privacy Policy
crossmenu linkedin facebook pinterest youtube rss twitter instagram facebook-blank rss-blank linkedin-blank pinterest youtube twitter instagram
My cart
Your cart is empty.

Looks like you haven't made a choice yet.