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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Everything old is new again. In Kansas City, Missouri, officials hope the old tactic of suing the gun industry will help reduce violent crime. -
With the debate over gun control heating up, certain terms and phrases tend to get thrown around improperly. Guns & America is here to help. -
The company will also stop allowing customers to openly carry firearms inside its stores, and called on lawmakers to consider passing new gun control legislation. -
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. -
The NRA says it’s shuttering NRATV, the bombastic online video network that sometimes strayed far from the organization’s core mission of gun rights into modern culture wars. -
LaPierre, executive vice president and chief executive officer of the organization since 1991, will retain his role after a vote by the NRA’s 76-member board of directors during a closed-door meeting in Indianapolis. -
Two years after the explosion at a crucial Army factory outside of Kansas City, the cause of the incident remains unclear. The ammunition plant run by a contractor suffers from a worker safety record far worse than its peers. -
While shielded by federal law from many suits, gun stores can be sued for negligence if they sell to a person they know, or should know, is likely to use the weapon illegally. -
Almost 25 years to the day after the Brady Bill first mandated background checks for some gun sales, House Democrats and a handful of Republicans voted to require background checks on all gun sales. It's unlikely the Senate will take up the measure. -
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.