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Guns on the ballot: How mixed midterm results will affect firearm policy

  • Written by Alex McCourt, Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins University
imageOne in 10 American voters listed guns as their top concern.iStock / Getty Images Plus

The U.S. midterm elections took place on the backdrop of surging gun violence and in a year scarred by high-profile mass shootings.

And though exitpolls indicated that abortion rights and inflation were the top motivating issues for voters, views toward guns also...

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