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.’
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NRA spars with Texas lieutenant governor on gun control
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick tells a Dallas newspaper that the state should limit private gun sales between strangers.
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Recent mass shootings add pressure to fund research on gun violence
Research on gun violence would help fill a knowledge gap about policies that are most effective at reducing injuries and death.
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New Zealand gun buyback exposes emotions, possibly hustlers
There are an estimated 1.5 million guns in the country, and so far 15,000 have been turned in.
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Walmart to stop selling handgun ammunition, ask customers not to open carry
The announcement comes days after a mass shooting in Odessa, Texas and two other back-to-back shootings last month, one of them at a Walmart.
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Neighbor: Texas gunman was ‘violent, aggressive person’
A neighbor of the gunman who killed seven people in West Texas described him as “a violent, aggressive person” who fired his guns at all hours of the night.
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Parkland shooting survivors issue sweeping gun control plan after Trump backtracks
The proposal also calls for a national licensing and registry system centered on responsible gun ownership and a ban on assault weapons.
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Crowd rallies in Portland for gun safety legislation
Following the recent mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, local gun-control advocates call for expanded background checks and so-called ‘red flag’ laws.
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Democrats plan to return to work early for gun legislation
Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee will be returning early from their summer recess to consider gun-violence legislation in the wake of this month’s mass shootings in Texas and Ohio