Many gun-design changes, Mr Vincent says, have come about not by decree but by the threat of liability suits brought by individuals.

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The real solution is in fixing the underlying problem: the design and certification of gun locks and gun safes.

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What the Mother Jones study omits by design are all examples in which a civilian with a gun stopped a shooting spree before four people were killed.

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The other proposals passed by the Judiciary Committee would expand background checks on gun sales, toughen laws against firearms trafficking and straw purchases, and design steps to improve school safety.

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