The comment came about a month after the mass shooting that killed 23 people and injured dozens more in El Paso.
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New York to restrict gun carrying after Supreme Court ruling
New York City will begin posting signs proclaiming the iconic tourist destination Times Square as a ‘Gun Free Zone.’
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Biden defends FBI, promotes ban on assault-style weapons
‘It’s sickening to see the new attacks on the FBI, threatening the life of law enforcement and their families, for simply carrying out the law and doing their job,’ the president tells a crowd in Pennsylvania.
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In new gun law, a quiet breakthrough for victims of abuse
Victims of abuse and their families saw a quiet breakthrough this summer when a new bipartisan gun safety law made it more difficult for intimate partners convicted of domestic abuse to obtain firearms.
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The Maine Millennial: Let’s get specific about guns and gun storage
A national campaign for access to safes and trigger locks shouldn’t wait until the next mass shooting.
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After Supreme Court ruling, it’s open season on U.S. gun laws
The court battles come as the Biden administration and police departments across the U.S. struggle to combat a surge in violent crime and mass shootings.
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Democrats push for 1st semi-automatic gun ban in 20 years, but Rep. Golden is opposed
Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee objected to the proposal, calling it an attack on Second Amendment rights.
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Gabby Giffords documentary comes as gun debates stay center stage
The film ‘Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down’ is partly an intimate look at Giffords’ recovery after the January 2011 shooting that left 6 people dead and 13 others wounded outside a Tucson supermarket.
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Congress sends landmark gun violence compromise to Biden’s desk
Fifteen Senate Republicans backed the compromise, but that still meant that fewer than one-third of Republican senators supported the measure.
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States with strict gun-permitting laws consider next steps
‘We do not need people entering our subways, our restaurants and movie theaters with concealed weapons,’ says New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.