After the case went to the highest court, New York City amended its restrictions that prompted the lawsuit, even though they’d been upheld in lower courts.
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Minnesota violence project aims to understand mass shootings
Minnesota researchers have created a new database that seeks to help understand circumstances that contribute to mass shooting incidents in the United States
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Our View: Maine 2nd District candidate’s gun raffle is an immature political stunt
Eric Brakey may think he’s being provocative, but he ought to know better.
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Jim Fossel: Maine Democrats try to keep banning binge going
Bills that would ban plastic straws and vaping could get a spot on the second session agenda alongside strict gun control legislation.
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Road rage leaves 2-year-old with gunshot wound in Baltimore
The boy was in ‘somewhat stable condition’ Saturday and was expected to survive, police say.
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Abortion, immigrants, LGBT rights top Supreme Court’s new term
The court also could be front and center in the presidential campaign itself, especially with health concerns surrounding 86-year-old Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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Gun control must include background checks, Democrats tell Trump
Congressional Democratic leaders are telling President Trump that any proposal on gun control must include a House-passed bill to expand background checks for gun purchases.
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Ted Cruz warns a Trump deal with Democrats on gun control could lead conservatives to stay home in 2020
The Texas senator specifically referenced a possible deal between the Trump administration and a bipartisan group of senators on background checks.
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Commentary: The NRA is not a terrorist organization
The National Rifle Association richly deserves criticism for its role in preventing the enactment of sensible gun control legislation. The Los Angeles Times put the matter bluntly in an editorial in February: “Because of the gun group’s cynical hardline policies and near-religious embrace of the Second Amendment, more and more Americans live at daily risk […]
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Democratic leaders urge Trump to intervene with Senate Republicans on gun bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer say the president’s ‘urgent, personal intervention is needed.’