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May 19, 2013

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This Jan. 16, 2013, photo shows a Glock representative explaining features of the Glock 37 Gen 4.45-caliber pistol at the 35th annual SHOT Show in Las Vegas. As state and federal leaders debate new gun laws in response to a series of mass shootings, the Reno Gazette-Journal analyzed the prosecution of federal firearms cases under current laws. The investigation found that in the cases prosecuted in the past five years, many defendants were not charged with every law they violated, accepted plea deals that let many charges disappear and secured relatively lenient punishments compared to what they could have faced.

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This Jan. 16, 2013, photo shows a Glock representative explaining features of the Glock 37 Gen 4.45-caliber pistol at the 35th annual SHOT Show in Las Vegas. As state and federal leaders debate new gun laws in response to a series of mass shootings, the Reno Gazette-Journal analyzed the prosecution of federal firearms cases under current laws. The investigation found that in the cases prosecuted in the past five years, many defendants were not charged with every law they violated, accepted plea deals that let many charges disappear and secured relatively lenient punishments compared to what they could have faced.