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Special report: Guns in Virginia

The Virginian-Pilot and PilotOnline.com © March 2-5, 2008

It has been said that America was born with a gun in its hand. If that's so, then that partnership drew its first breath in Virginia.
A FOUR-PART SERIES

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U.S. gun laws vs. the world's
 		Joanne Kimberlin
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GRAPHIC SOURCES: Foreign Policy magazine, CNN, The Guardian, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, The Associated Press, Virginian-Pilot research.

ONLINE CREDITS: Joanne Kimberlin, introduction writer and narrator; Hyunsoo Leo Kim, primary photographer; Kerry Sipe, audio slide show producer; Miranda Mulligan, artist and designer; Mark Edelen, producer. 		gunsPTone_230x25 (2K)
Tech massacre only heated up the gun debate
 Gun protest sign
For 400 years, we've fought with our guns and over our guns. Elsewhere, the shootings at Virginia Tech last April might have ended the argument. Not in Virginia.
Sides find little middle ground
Can U.S. cities ban guns?
Milestones in gun control
Two views of the 2nd Amendment
Arms and the Va. Constitution
Virginian voices on guns

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In Virginia, firearms aren't a tough sell
 Man with daughter at gun show
Licensed gun sellers in the state have to run background checks on buyers. Unlicensed ones don't. Virtually anyone can walk into a gun show and walk away with a weapon hassle-free.
How U.S., Virginia compare
Tech killer got weapons legally
Newspapers take heat for ads
Gun history and trivia

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As street values rise, gun thieves get bolder
 ATF agent
Between gun shop break-ins and illegal purchases, local police and federal agents have their hands full trying to keep firearms out of the wrong hands. Proximity to the Northeast makes it tougher.
Graphic: Virginia's deadly export
Biting back at NYC's mayor
Project Exile flexes federal muscle
More gun history and trivia

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Caught in an arms race, Virginians pack more guns
 Gun safety class
Gun owners say it's a dangerous world and that they have the right to defend themselves, but not everyone draws comfort from the sight of a loaded weapon.
Graphics: Open vs. concealed carry
Owners tired of being typecast

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