The states with the highest number of background checks conducted were Illinois, Kentucky, Texas

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This report is a part of" Rethinking Gun Violence," an ABC News series examining the level of gun violence in the U.S.--and what can be done about it.？... But they were not able to trace it to the person who shot Darien.... Courtesy Judi Richardson Darien Richardson, 25, who was shot in her apartment in Portland, Maine in January 2010....

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A bipartisan group of senators is considering how Congress should respond to the horrific shooting of 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, restarting gun control talks that have broken down many times before.... Democrats would need 10 Republican votes to overcome a filibuster and get a bill through the 50-50 Senate.... Many states have adopted red flag laws, including Florida, which passed a law after the Parkland high school shooting in 2018, and Maine, which has a “ yellow flag ”

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of Connecticut to strike a long-shot bipartisan deal on background checks, said on Wednesday that