Chris Haxel
Chris comes to KCUR as part of Guns & America, a reporting collaboration between 10 public media stations that is focused on the role of guns in American life. Hailing from Springfield, Illinois, Chris has lived in seven states and four counties. He previously served in the Army, and reported for newspapers in Kansas and Michigan. Chris lives in downtown Kansas City. He roots for St. Louis sports teams, which means he no longer cares about the NFL.
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Lowering gun violence was one issue on which Democratic presidential candidates spoke with nearly one voice. But researchers question the effectiveness of some of the Democrats' proposals. -
As Fred Nelson shuffled through a crowded convention center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a man tapped him on the shoulder to ask about a gun. In the span of about four minutes, he sold two guns to two different strangers for $600. And he did nothing illegal. -
For the first time in nearly a decade, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving constitutional gun rights. While the ruling will directly affect only a small group of people, the court's decision to accept the case could signal a new willingness to wade into questions surrounding the Second Amendment. -
![[File] Wanenmacher's Tulsa Arms Show in Tulsa, Oklahoma, would be among the thousands of gun shows across the country affected by legislation requiring universal background checks on gun sales.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/87188f5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x891+0+4/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnprapi.wamu.org%2Fsites%2F2%2F2019%2F01%2F010719-background-checks-chris-haxel-kcur-1600x900.jpg)
Lawmakers this week are reintroducing federal legislation that would require background checks on nearly all gun purchases — what they call "universal background checks." -
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In April 2014, a shotgun purchased by a straw buyer was used in a shooting rampage that killed three people in Overland Park, Kansas. The purchase also put the spotlight on Walmart, which sold the shotgun.
![[File] Wanenmacher's Tulsa Arms Show in Tulsa, Oklahoma, would be among the thousands of gun shows across the country affected by legislation requiring universal background checks on gun sales.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fdb0bae/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x891+0+4/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnprapi.wamu.org%2Fsites%2F2%2F2019%2F01%2F010719-background-checks-chris-haxel-kcur-1600x900.jpg)
